Recent Articles by FabricLink's

Network Partners

The following articles are provided by our Network Partners, including the ECOTEXTILE News, Industrial Fabrics Association International, Knitting International & Textile Intelligence. Additonal articles have been provided by Geartrends and KnitAmericas. The articles highlight recent trade shows; fabric, apparel and technology trends; and, cover textile industry issues and overviews.

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• Material World Miami, Fashion Eco-Fabrics - Spring '08
• Outdoor Retailer Show, Outside the Box Eco-Developments - Winter Market '08
• Material World New York, East Coast Wakes Up to Eco-Textiles- Fall '07
• Fabric Buyers at Material World, Miami, Hunt for Ecotextiles - April '07
• Aiming To Set The Sustainability Standard For Trade Shows - OR Winter '07

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT REVIEW (Industrial Fabrics Association Intenational)

• New Products & Services - New fabrics combine fashion & function for a wide range of possibilities; May '07
• The Great Outdoors - High Performance Fabric with both fashion & function for outdoor rooms; April '07
• Architects & Fabric - Achieving Greater Material Performance; March '07
• Moving Smart Fabrics to Market - Electronics, Fashion, & the Consumer Feb. '07
• Focus on Nanotechnology - International Textile Machinery Exhibition Jan. '07
• Medical TEXnology - Steps to bring your new products to market Nov. '06

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Knitting International

• LA Textile Show - Novel Knits Steal the Showutdoor Reatiler Show for Summer '09
• Outdoor Reatiler Show, Natural Fibers & Seamless Technologies- Winter Market '08
• Outdoor Reatiler Show, Protective Fabrics Steal the Show - Summer Market '07
• Sustainable Technologies Provide Main Focus for Buyers at OR Winter Market '07
• Fabrics Dazzle In LA - LA Textile Show Summer '07
• Buyers Trend to Green Fabrics, OR Show, August '06
• LA Textile Show, June 06
• Techtextil, North American Showcase, May '06
• Fashion Meets Performance at OR Show, January '06

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• Extended Education: Studies Underway to Quantify Wicking Textiles- May '08
• Extended Education: Outdoor Retailer Launches Project PR, Students Design Competition - March '08
• Extended Education: Creative Opportunties for Future Textile Professionals - January '08
• The Green Scene, Price & Performance Top Consumer Concerns - March '08
• Challenges To Going Green with Performance Fabrics Feb. '07

News Letters

• 2009 Show Calender Gets Crowded with Slew of New Trade Shows - July '08
• Material Worled: Politics, Trade & Competitiveness - May '08

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OTHER PAST ARTICLES BY SUBJECT

 

TECHNICAL SPORTS TEXTILES

• Outdoor Optimism from Concept III
• Welded and Glued Seams - Fall '04 GearTrends
• Laminates - January '04 GearTrends

APPAREL

• Sustainability: Can It Last? EcoTextile News
• Material World Show New York - Winter 2005 KnitAmerica
• Material World Show Miami - Summer 2005 KnitAmerica
• Swimwear Fabric & Trends for 2005/06 KnitAmerica
• CAD Systems Fulfils Speed t Market Needs - Fall 2005 KnitAmerica
• Seamless Knits - Summer '04 GearTrends

HOME FURNISHINGS

• Outlast Technologies Adaptive Comfort Performance Products KnitAmerica

INDUSTRIAL FABRICS

• Industrial Fabrics Association Show - Fall 2006 IFAI

SAFETY & PROTECTIVE

• Industrial Fabrics Association Show - Fall 2005 IFAI
• Thermoregulating Fabrics KnitAmerica
• Durability and UV Protection in Fabrics KnitAmerica

MEDICAL

• Industrial Fabrics Association International - Fall '04 IFAI
• Anti-Microbial Fabrics - January '04 GearTrends
• Durability and UV Protection in Fabrics KnitAmerica