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Compact retractable shade canopy extends livable space

April 12, 2024

…A recent addition to a private home in Queenstown, New Zealand, is a highly articulated addition that provides comfortable protection from sun and heat, inspired by the country’s…

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Culp Inc. hires Paige Seadler as director of product marketing in mattress fabrics division

April 10, 2024

…Paige Seadler, Culp Inc.’s new director of product marketing for Culp Home Fashions, the company’s mattress fabrics division. Image: Culp Inc. Culp Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries,…

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NCTO praises DHS textile, apparel enforcement plan

April 8, 2024

…from undermining this critical industrial base in order to help drive business back home. We are grateful to Secretary Mayorkas and the entire DHS team for this essential plan and…

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Keri Ames grows Yachtsman’s Canvas, trains fabricators

April 1, 2024

…and surrounding marinas. While she continued to work in the software industry, Ames set up a five-year plan to leave her corporate job and make marine canvas fabrication her full-time…

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Looking back, looking ahead: Textile industry trends

April 1, 2024

…year. Furthermore, 87% of the materials and fibers used to make clothing alone will end up either in incinerators or landfills, and only 20% of discarded textiles are collected.  To…

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Agricultural textiles adapt to climate change

April 1, 2024

…footprint associated with getting materials from point A to point B, achieving cost savings by sourcing closer to home and greater predictability in obtaining supplies.  Among the structures offered by…

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Geosynthetics companies navigate the infrastructure law

April 1, 2024

…have when it comes to utilizing their products,” he says. “Don’t be lax and say, ‘I think our products are compliant.’ Don’t make any assumptions or take anythingfor granted.”  Curry…

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Succession planning for transitioning your family business

April 1, 2024

…please realize that I am not saying these individuals were or are failures. Far from it! But for whatever reason, I had assumed these individuals hit home runs immediately, and…

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New smart textile fiber developed with recycled cotton

April 1, 2024

…applications in health or exercise monitoring. The research was published in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers in December 2023. Funding came from the National Science Foundation and the Walmart Foundation….

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Newest employee benefit: bitcoin

April 1, 2024

cost to them. Above: Olivia working in the embroidery department. In an effort to attract employees who are interested in innovative technologies and who are long-term thinkers, custom-apparel company BlueCotton…

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