TEXTILE TRENDS
Monochrome
Classic pairings of black and white—with a touch of gray—are made modern with new fabrics and yarns, an exaggerated scale or metallic trim.
Watercolors
Designers use painterly techniques and fluid color play to give textiles a watercolor effect.
World Traveler
Designers go on a world tour for inspiration culled from traditional textiles and updates in modern colorways and fabrics.
Everything’s Rosy
Textiles designers head to the garden for inspiration, adding a dash of romantic rosy shades to florals, laces, animal patterns and abstract prints.
Lineup
Striped patterns range from geometric abstracts to free-form conversations and to nautical stripes in traditional and candy-colored variations.
NEWS
Supima's Man of the Year
Werner Bieri, left, former chief executive officer of Buhler Quality Yarns, was named Supima “Man of the Year” at the organization’s 59th annual meeting in Coalinga, Calif.
Taiwan’s Technical Textiles, Fashion Fabrics on Display at the CMC
Fabrics made from recycled polyester, crushed oyster shell and nano-tech particles were among the offerings in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center in Los Angeles during a two-day business matchmaking session organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation.
StyleShoots Aims to Simplify the Process of Online Product Display
Visitors to the recent Liberty Fairs trade show in Las Vegas had a chance to demo a new system designed to make e-commerce easier.
Vertical Textile and Apparel Maker Grupo Karim’s Selects NGC for PLM and SCM
Vertical textile and apparel maker Grupo Karim’s has tapped NGC Software’s product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to help the company manage its operations in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Pakistan.
Denim Resources
Cotton Incorporated, The Denim Bank, Grace in LA, Invista, iSKO, Laken Kyra, People vs. West, Shol Textiles, Trim Networks Inc.
Cone Adds More Vintage Selvage Looms at White Oak Mill
To keep up with demand for American-made selvage denim, Cone Denim is increasing capacity of selvage denim by 25 percent by installing several vintage selvage looms at its historic White Oak mill in Greenboro, N.C.
Bayer E3: Traceability From Field to Finished Product
A new program launched by Bayer CropScience—a division of healthcare, agricultural and high-tech materials giant Bayer—lets retailers and consumers track the supply chain right to the farmer who grew the cotton.
Taiwan Textile Matchmaking at the CMC
The Taiwan Textile Federation is hosting its first-ever business matchmaking session in Los Angeles Aug. 22–23 at the California Market Center.
Emsig Introduces Unbreakable Button
New York trim supplier Emsig Manufacturing Co. has introduced an unbreakable button the company promises can withstand a compression test of 2,000 pounds per square inch.
Sourcing & LA Textile
Alanon Inc., Asher Fabric Concepts, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., California Label Products, Cinergy Textiles, Designer Fabric Warehouse, GModa Textiles/Gina Valdez, Geltman Industries, Keylin Inc., King America/Kamtex Textile Group, Philips-Boyne Corp., Progressive Label, etc.
New NCTO President Takes Over
The National Council of Textile Organizations, a Washington, D.C., trade group that merged with two other textile organizations in March, has a new president.
Hyosung Expands Creora Spandex Facility in Vietnam
In anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership proposed trade agreement, spandex producer Hyosung will unveil a newly expanding facility in Nhon Trach, Dong Nai, Vietnam, beginning late summer.
Buhler Names RadiciSpandex’s Moran CEO
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., the Jefferson, Ga.–based yarn spinner, has named RadiciSpandex Corp. executive Marty Moran as the company’s new chief executive officer, replacing Werner Bieri, who retired earlier this year.
