Group of artists from Western Turkey's Izmir province seek to revive the 700-year-old Ottoman printmaking tradition, Tokat style printmaking, also called calico printing, is a hand print art in which patterns are imprinted on textile fabrics, usually of cotton or calico material. It's named for its birthplace, the Tokat province of mid northern Turkey. Calico printing is an ancient art that originated in India and Turkey. The bright patterned fabrics were imported by European countries unt

India's textile and apparel exports, particularly for the domestic markets, grew at a healthy rate of 6-7% in the first quarter of the current financial year 2017-18. This was despite the impact and shock of the “demonetisation” of currency at end of 2016. India’s textile and clothing (T&C) sector is one of the most robust export sectors. However, India’s global share remains low, despite the strength of its complete textile value chain, and the availability of diverse raw material base w

The new outlet follows the success of their flagship store which opened in HCM City two months ago. Located at the centre of Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, the new store will introduce H&M’s latest designs for women, men, and kids, with shoes and accessories at reasonable prices, including a range of Basics products, which are favoured by customers. Fredrik Famm, country manager of H&M Southeast Asia said the company is constantly looking for new locations to open additional stores a

The government has taken an initiative to allocate 500 acres of land to the country’s readymade garment exporters for setting up an ‘RMG Block’ in the Mirsarai Special Economic Zone of Chittagong. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday asked its members to inform the trade body within seven days about their interest in buying industrial plots in the SEZ. In a circular, BGMEA president Md Siddiqur Rahman said that the trade body started talks with the Ban

China's central bank governor said the economy could grow 7 percent in the second half of this year, accelerating from the first six months and defying widespread expectations for a slowdown. The uncharacteristically explicit growth forecast by Zhou Xiaochuan came just days ahead of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party Congress, where President Xi Jinping is expected to strengthen his grip in a leadership reshuffle. While China produced forecast-beating growth of 6.9 percent in the first ha

A modern $92-million textile unit will be built in Uzbekistan by the Namangan Sharbati joint venture, the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity and Ozbekyengilsanoat joint stock company by late 2018. The factory will annually produce 10,000 tonnes each of polyester fibre and yarn, 20 million meters of mixed fabrics, and 7,000 tonnes of blended linen. The factory will be exempt from paying corporate income tax, value added tax and mandatory contributions to the Republican Road Fund unde

Trading session at cotton market witnessed buying of second grade lint on the higher side with stable physical prices. Buyers also made forward deals for a month's delivery period in second grade of cotton. On the other hand buyers and sellers looking for better grades remained busy in price wars to make deals. Most deals for second grade of lint changed hands at around Rs 6,500 per maund, during trading session in Punjab and Sindh stations. Raw grades of lint changed hands at Rs 5,975-Rs 6,0

Amazon.com Inc has ventured into private-label fashion, offering office clothing, jackets and dresses under names like Goodthreads and Paris Sunday, is now planning to foray into private label sportswear, tapping some of the biggest athletic apparel supplier. Pushing into active wear would bring fresh competition to some of the world’s biggest athletic brands. Makalot Industrial Co, a Taiwanese vendor that produces clothing for Gap Inc, Uniqlo and Kohl’s Corp, is making apparel for the Amazon

Domestic textile majors in Kerala State are making a beeline for the traditional Khadi and handloom production hubs with lucrative offers for outright procurement of their products, while the State government is gearing up to execute a textile modernization plan. Key players were coaxing the Khadi and handloom production units in Kannur and Thrissur, to begin with, to sell their products at competitive prices and also seeking an assurance that they would consistently meet the demand for a fix

In Part 3 of a series of articles looking at how knitters can use synthetic fibres to create fabrics and garments with advanced performance properties, David Mason assesses the extent to which nylon can provide moisture management. Marketing claims on product labels, and advertisements in sports publications and the popular media present confusing information regarding fibres and fabrics which are used in sportswear or indeed any end-use that states they are designed to keep the wearer’s skin