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Textile Talk Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!

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...

Dec 21, 2010 Like

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Lace Fabric is Everywhere

So I thought I’d share this absolutely beautiful image of the textile that seems to be all over the runway. Happy Friday!

Dec 11, 2010 Like

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Source4Style: A Textile Sourcing Platform’s Anniversary Updates

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 to search and...

Dec 10, 2010 Like

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Interior Textile Designer Competition

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 about it....

Dec 9, 2010 Like

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Hechizoo; New York Textile Exhibit

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...

Dec 1, 2010 Like

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Extreme Beauty; Textiles & Fashion

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...

Nov 30, 2010 Like

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Non-Traditional Textiles at Their Best

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 is...

Nov 29, 2010 Like

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The Fluid Dress; Not Your Grandma’s Knitting.

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 topic...

Nov 26, 2010 Like

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Textile Shows in March. Is That All There Is?

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 going to...

Nov 24, 2010 Like

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A Textile Exhibit To Dye For

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 since July...

Nov 23, 2010 Like

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Upcoming Textile Shows. Who’s Going Where?

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?...

Nov 18, 2010 Like

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Neglected Textile Topic: Wallpaper Design

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 room. When I was in...

Nov 17, 2010 Like

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Barney’s Approach to Food, Fashion, and Sustainability

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 Department...

Nov 16, 2010 Like

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What You Didn’t Know About Silk Worms

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...

Nov 15, 2010 Like

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Soaring Costs of Textile Raw Material; How Are You Dealing?

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 much money to buy...

Nov 12, 2010 Like

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The Perfect Hybrid: Fabric Made From Coffee!

Recycled ground coffee used to make an odor control, fast drying, environmentally friendly, absorbent fabric. Brilliant!

Nov 11, 2010 Like

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Printed Textile Inspiration

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...

Nov 5, 2010 Like

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DigiFabrics; What is Their Textile Application?

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 used. I mean, how...

Nov 4, 2010 Like

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A Color Contest for Textile Print Designers

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 How...

Nov 3, 2010 Like

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Textile Tweets: Stay Connected

15 Textile Companies or Fabulous Fabric Folks you should follow on Twitter: Airdye Lynne Bruning Spoonflower InterweaveNews TrueUp TexworldUSA SurfaceDivine TheTextileBlog KnitWorks...

Oct 29, 2010 Like

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Reminder: TexWorld Registration is Open!

Just a reminder: TexWorld USA registration in New York is open! Looking to source fabric for next season? Who’s going?

Oct 28, 2010 Like

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Pantone Introduces CAPTURE

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. It seems...

Oct 27, 2010 Like

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Water Soluble Textiles; Watch the Dress Disappear

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...

Oct 22, 2010 Like

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Louis Vuitton Garments Slashed and Sewn to Create Wearable Art

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 samples...

Oct 21, 2010 Like

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Starbucks Foray into Sustainable Textiles

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 renewable...

Oct 20, 2010 Like

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It’s Wool Week. Did You Know That?

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 website....

Oct 14, 2010 Like

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ZipperStop; Sourcing the Extras

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 businesses that...

Oct 13, 2010 Like

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Source4Style; The Sustainable Designer’s Sourcing Site

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, that is...

Oct 12, 2010 Like

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Kenzo Collection; A Fabric Frenzy

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...

Oct 8, 2010 Like

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Embroidery Companies Introduce Yourselves

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...

Oct 7, 2010 Like

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Textile Talk

Textile Talk Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!

Lace Fabric is Everywhere

Source4Style: A Textile Sourcing Platform’s Anniversary Updates

Interior Textile Designer Competition

Hechizoo; New York Textile Exhibit

Extreme Beauty; Textiles & Fashion

Non-Traditional Textiles at Their Best

The Fluid Dress; Not Your Grandma’s Knitting.

Textile Shows in March. Is That All There Is?

A Textile Exhibit To Dye For

Upcoming Textile Shows. Who’s Going Where?

Neglected Textile Topic: Wallpaper Design

Barney’s Approach to Food, Fashion, and Sustainability

What You Didn’t Know About Silk Worms

Soaring Costs of Textile Raw Material; How Are You Dealing?

The Perfect Hybrid: Fabric Made From Coffee!

Printed Textile Inspiration

DigiFabrics; What is Their Textile Application?

A Color Contest for Textile Print Designers

Textile Tweets: Stay Connected

Reminder: TexWorld Registration is Open!

Pantone Introduces CAPTURE

Water Soluble Textiles; Watch the Dress Disappear

Louis Vuitton Garments Slashed and Sewn to Create Wearable Art

Starbucks Foray into Sustainable Textiles

It’s Wool Week. Did You Know That?

ZipperStop; Sourcing the Extras

Source4Style; The Sustainable Designer’s Sourcing Site

Kenzo Collection; A Fabric Frenzy

Embroidery Companies Introduce Yourselves

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