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  • Bauhaus Vintage Fabrics - blog & news

    This iconic 1972 design by Susan Collier & Sarah Campbell was inspired by the Gunta Stolzl tapestry which hangs in the Bauhaus. A vibrant colour palette of reds, greens, pinks and blues - a stunning fabric...

  • Echino — Japanese cotton fabrics by Etsuko Furuya - blog & news

    Japanese fabric designer Etsuko Furuya's use of vibrant colors and inspiring patterns in these echino fabric collections' allows our imaginations to run wild with unique and wonderful ideas for crafting, sewing and home decorating projects!... [15 photos]

  • Australian Hand Screen Printed Fabrics - blog & news

    All fabrics of these Australian designers are hand screen printed! Beautiful works from "Aunty cookie", "Sprout design on white", "Pippijoe" and "Ink and Spindle"... [7 photos]

  • Water Pollution and the Textile Industry — Latest in Textile Technology - blog & news

    The textile industry has a big pollution problem. The World Bank estimates that 17 to 20 percent of industrial water pollution comes from textile dyeing and treatment. They’ve also identified 72 toxic chemicals in our water solely from textile dyeing, 30 of which are cannot be removed. This represents an appalling environmental problem for the clothing designers and other textile manufacturers. With consumers eager to purchase eco-friendly products, water pollution from dye houses and coloration treatments could be a major hurdle for apparel manufacturers. How can a company claim to sell a “green” shirt if the dyeing process used to color the garment wastes and pollutes water?...

  • Annie Trevillian, Textile Artist - blog & news

    Annie Trevillian is a textile designer and artist with strong technical skills and experience in textiles design and printing including digital technologies. She has earned recognition for a place in the history and practice of printed textiles in Canberra from her continued involvement in all aspects of textile printing both as a practitioner and as an educator... [6 photos]

  • Textiles of the future - blog & news

    Europe's textiles industry faces heavy competition from other parts of the world, especially China. This video shows though that it's not all doom and gloom... [video]

  • Traditional vs modern textile industry. - blog & news

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  • Textile Research Journal - blog & news

    The Textile Research Journal introduce new concepts, innovative technologies, and improved understanding of textile materials, processes, chemistry and systems. Textile Research Journal includes research on: fibers, fibrous assemblies, textiles, and other fiber-based materials such as nonwovens including novel, non-traditional applications, such as in technical textiles, reinforced composites, geotextiles, personal care products, filtration, transportation, health care and biomaterials, smart, intelligent, electronic, and nano applications...