Wilton’s Browngrotta arts will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the works of contemporary textile and fiber artists, such as the richly toned basketry of Mary Merkel-Hess, shown above. —Tom Grotta photo In an 1895 barn at the site of a renovated former horse farm, artwork hangs in the bright, open space — pieces ranging from deeply colored basket-like pieces by Mary Merkel-Hess to a composition made of rubbed ochre on paper with a woven map by Chris Drury. These w

The 31st edition of Portugal Fashion Week is beginning on October 16, 2012 at the Museum of Design and Fashion, in Lisbon, with ‘timeline’ theme. The opening day of the five-day event will see catwalk shows by six young designers. Another 10 young designers and four fashion schools will present their creations on the ramp during the event. Some of the established designers who will showcase their creations at the event are Anabela Baldaque, Katty Xiomara, Storytailors, Felipe Oliveira Bati

The remarkable increase of exhibitors, nearly 100 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions, an 80% from the previous year, proves that Yarn Expo is now at the right place and at the right time. Yarn Expo Autumn will be held from 22 – 24 October, in over 3,000 sqm of exhibition space in Hall E6, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. It will take place parallel to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Cinte Techtextil China and the China International Knitting Fair and for the first t

A Dunedin designer is turning out vintage-inspired, handcrafted lingerie that is both edgy and classic, Emily Cannan reports. Kate Martin provides a sweeping-arm introduction to her home studio, simultaneously laughing off the quaint but style-stuffed space from which she works. Tall rolls of fabrics in a range of paisleys, lace, polka dots, silks and ruffles obscure the wall, while a rack is loaded with custom patterns, feather boas and some original vintage garters and corsets. A large

Mexico has accused China of breaking World Trade Organization rules by giving tax breaks and other favourable deals to its own clothing and textile businesses, the global trade body said on Monday. Mexico filed a complaint with the WTO saying Beijing was effectively subsidizing Chinese companies in those sectors by exempting them from income taxes, value-added taxes and municipal taxes, the organization said in a statement. Other Chinese support that Mexico said broke WTO regulations include

The textile and garment sector will take several measures to achieve its export target this year, according to the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas). Exports in the first nine months were worth US$10 billion, a year-on-year increase of seven per cent, but concerted efforts are indeed required to hit the target of $17-18 billion, it said. The industry faces certain difficulties that will significantly affect production and trading, and serious efforts are needed to resolve them

Regional PP prices bounced up 1 cent per pound in September, after falling a total of 27 cents between May and August. Market sources said the increase may have been caused in part by increased sales of propylene monomer into the gasoline market, which would have left less material available for PP production. A potential second Mexican petrochemicals complex for the Braskem SA/Grupo Idesa joint venture also is featured in this week's video. The JV will open its first plant making PE and relat

Chinese scientists have set a world record by harvesting 12,575 kg of seed cotton on a single hectare of land in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The output, 838.31 kg per mu (0.067 hectares), has surpassed the former world record by over 100 kg per mu, said Li Xueyuan, deputy director of the Cash Crop Research Institute under the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The record was achieved on an experimental field in the Tarim Basin, n southern Xinjiang through the us

Like-for-like sales at Hennes & Mauritz returned to growth in September after falling in August, easing fears about the impact of the global slowdown on the world's second-largest fashion retailer. The Swedish budget apparel firm said on Monday sales at stores open a year or more grew 6 percent in local currencies in September, above the average forecast of 4 percent growth given by analysts in a Reuters poll. That compared with a 4 percent drop in August which H&M blamed on unusu