Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the leading fabric and craft specialty retailer in America, is making it easy to create a happy, handmade Holiday this season with a collection of projects and products designed for craft and sewing enthusiasts young and old, beginner or expert. The 2012 Holiday Craft Catalog from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is a collection of products and accompanying projects chosen specifically for this Holiday season by the craft and sewing experts at Jo-Ann. Festive hom

Duxiana is pleased to announce three new fine linen fabrics for the Duxiana bed accessory collection. Available in stores now, the Relax collection by Kirkby Design and two new designs from Mark Alexander, the Random and Dusk collections will be added to Duxiana’s assortment of luxurious duvets and fine linens to complement any Duxiana luxury bed. Relax by Kirkby Design features an open textured weave with an informal, "slubby" nature but is extremely hard wearing. With its very subtle sheen

Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures continued to slip since our last report on October 25, as December dropped another 347 points to close at 69.26 cents. The December contract has basically been flatlined near the 70 cents level for the last 7 sessions, holding against a generally bearish sentiment thanks to decent physical demand for nearby shipment. There is still hardly any crop pressure evident from foreign growths, with the three largest crops outside the US (China

The clothing and textile industry is still facing a grim export situation, as the sector saw only slight growth in the first three quarters, an industry expert said Thursday. Data from the China Textile Industry Association showed that the sector's total export volume grew by 1.04 percent to 192.69 billion US dollars in the first nine months of the year. Gao Yong, the association's vice president, said at a national textile conference held on Thursday that China's shares in major overseas mark

The Duchess of Cambridge isn’t exactly a party girl (despite what certain tabloid headlines might suggest), so it’s not every day we get to see her pull a glamorous evening gown out of her closet. But lo! Tonight she stepped out for a gala dinner at Middle Temple Hall in London to celebrate the University of St. Andrews‘ 600th anniversary in a long lace Temperley London number. We last saw Middleton wear the look to the War Horse premiere in January, however she switched up the look slightly

Korean government has provided 5 million dollars to Textile University of Faisalabad for introducing new courses on modern trends pertaining to textiles. Federal Secretary Textiles, Shahid Rasheed, said here that 57 per cent of country's exports were based on textile sector and Korean government was extending generoushelp to usher reforms in this vital sector. Addressing members of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), he said that Korean government has also established an institute

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Ahsan Bashir has said that Pakistan would witness bumper cotton crop this year, expectedly a total of 15 million bales. He has described it as a phenomenal outcome of the Free Market policy of the government, which has also ensured record cotton prices to the farmers over the last three years. While appreciating the government for keeping intact the free market mechanism in the larger interest of all stakeholders including growers, ginners

Multinational Technical Service LLC, a well-known and acknowledged company in Dubai merged with Global Fashion Sources (GFS), a well-established garment manufacturing company in Bangladesh to expand the horizon of UAE garments buyers. Multinational Technical Service LLC has started to play their part through working together to share efforts and serve UAE garments buyers. It has proven itself worthy previously and is willing to now gain outstanding reputation in the garments sector. To gain th

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce its participation in a report examining the impact of new technology and innovation on fashion. The Innovation in Fashion Report was part of a project carried out by leading fashion retail publication Drapers with the aim of defining the role of innovation in today’s fashion industry. The report sheds