So sorry to have been neglecting you, dear readers, but some big changes are in the works for Textile Talk. We don’t mean to keep you out of the loop, we just have some details to work out and...
So I thought I’d share this absolutely beautiful image of the textile that seems to be all over the runway. Happy Friday!
I know I’ve told you about Source4Style in the past. But for those of you who don’t remember I’ll do a quick recap. S4S is the premier B2B online marketplace that allows designers...
Do you know the company Mannington Commercial? Yes? No? Doesn’t matter, actually. The reason I am telling you about them is that they’re holding a contest and I think you should know ab...
I cannot wait to check out this textile exhibit at Cristina Grajales Gallery in Manhattan. Hechizoo Textile, working with skilled weavers and artisans, creates rugs, upholstery and curtain fabric as...
While sitting on my couch, sipping tea, and allowing my mind to wander, I was reminded of one of my favorite design books, Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed. I bought it years ago at the MET after...
I do love being exposed to innovative uses of non-traditional textiles, specifically in the field of fashion. So I was excited to be introduced to Alba Prat’s work. While this neoprene garment ...
Hello Everyone. I hope you have been enjoying a wonderful turkey-induced long weekend, as I have. In light of the mini vacation we are all having, I’m not going to go on and on about any topi...
Ok, so apparently if you want to attend a textile show in the month of February, you have to go to France. While I’m not opposed this idea, I think most of us will be stateside so I’m go...
If you’re lucky enough to live in the ever exciting San Francisco Bay area, you should take an afternoon to visit the textile exhibit To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color It’s been up s...
I was looking at my copy of the latest Eco Textile News and was reminded show season is coming up again. Here are just a few global textile shows coming up in January. Are you going? To which ones?...
A textile topic that I don’t often cover is Wall Coverings. I’m not sure why. I love wallpaper. Beautiful, colorful, and often times playful, it’s such a lovely addition to a roo...
While browsing The New York Times’ T Magazine, I came across an article that I found especially delicious, as it combines two of my loves: food and fashion. On November 16th, Barney’s Dep...
Hey folks. You may remember not too long ago when I shared the resource Source4Style, place for you to discover all your sustainable textile needs. Well, I came across a fun, and more importantly int...
Whenever I get a call from someone looking for fabric, one of the first things they ask is “How much?”…how much do I have to order, how much time until I can get the fabric, how muc...
Recycled ground coffee used to make an odor control, fast drying, environmentally friendly, absorbent fabric. Brilliant!
On this crisp November Friday, I thought I’d share a beautiful splattering of screen printed fabrics from Sweden based company Just Scandinavian. The prints are bright, fun, playful, applied to...
I found this video on YouTube on DigiFabrics from Shapeways. While I think they’re pretty cool and definitely want to touch and manipulate them, I can’t really picture how they’re ...
Who doesn’t love a good contest, right? It motivates, inspires, and promotes a healthy dose of competition. With that in mind, someone sent me an email about a Color Contest being put on by H...
15 Textile Companies or Fabulous Fabric Folks you should follow on Twitter: Airdye Lynne Bruning Spoonflower InterweaveNews TrueUp TexworldUSA SurfaceDivine TheTextileBlog KnitWorks TheTextileMuseum ...
Just a reminder: TexWorld USA registration in New York is open! Looking to source fabric for next season? Who’s going?
Pantone introduced Capsure this week. In case you’re wondering what it is, it’s a small device that reads color on any surface and matches it to a Pantone, for your designing convenience....
Hi Folks. I was introduced to this amazing video recently and couldn’t wait to pass it along. Water soluble fabrics are used to create garments. What a fantastic experiment of chemistry and f...
Just thought I’d share this fantastic use of textiles in the recent contest: Reconstruction 2.0, where Parson’s School of Design students deconstructed and reconstructed discarded press s...
Yes, that Starbucks. No, they haven’t stopped making coffee. What they have started doing, though, is furnishing their interiors with a revolutionary new textile made from natural and renewab...
So, yes, it’s wool week. Interesting. I have to say I really didn’t have any inkling of the existence of the Campaign for Wool until I stumbled upon an article on the British Vogue webs...
I’m not sure if you know this about me, but I really enjoy highlighting local, family-owned, generations-old companies in the fashion and textile industries. It’s these mom and pop busin...
Have you ever stumbled upon a new company that seems to have managed to fill a niche that was so desperately in need of being filled, it’s unbeliveable that no on jumped on it sooner? Well, tha...
Even though I’m not one to follow any of the shows during fashion weeks with religious fervor, I have to say that I really enjoyed looking at the Kenzo collection. While always whimsical, the ...
I was reading through the many updates of the various LinkedIn groups I follow and I came across a request from a member in search of a short run embroidery factory (or individual) based on in the Un...
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