Death, taxes and canvas repairs

December 2, 2025  |  Features

Death and taxes may be certain, but for those who own boats, so is canvas damage. For many marine fabricators, the industry is becoming increasingly complex due to computerized patterning software, innovative high-tech materials and tools, and advanced methods for accomplishing just about anything. …
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Highlights from Advanced Textiles Expo 2025 in Indianapolis

December 2, 2025  |  Expo Report, Features

Advanced Textiles Expo this year returned to the Midwest for the first time in more than a decade, coming back to a region with thousands of fabricators. That resulted in a lot of first-time attendees at the show as new faces filled the expo hall show floor at the Indiana Convention Center.
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Kevlar reduces weight in race car parts

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

World Rally Championship race cars have incorporated Kevlar® EXO™ in their new crash-resistant fuel bladders, lowering the component’s weight by about 20%.
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Biodegradable fiber could mean less fishing-net waste

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

Researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) have developed a high-performance polyester-amide (PEA) fiber that decomposes by more than 92% in one year under marine conditions and is also compostable and recyclable. The scientists envision gill nets made of the material…
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Water-repellent textile finish research uses cottonseed oil

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

Much work in the textile industry is happening regarding removing PFAS and formaldehyde from finishes to create greener alternatives.
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Naturalmat mattresses made with recycled denim

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

Naturalmat, based in the U.K., offers sustainably made mattresses and bed linens, utilizing materials such as coconut fibers and recycled denim.
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Telavalue finds textile waste is a billion-dollar business

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

A Finnish research project called Telavalue concluded that recycling could bring parts of the textile production chain back to Europe as big business.
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Tensioned textile lamp could lead to smart fabrics in cars

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

In the interactive textiles feature in December 2023’s Specialty Fabrics Review, an expert postulated that controls one day could be incorporated directly into a vehicle’s fabric surfaces. That might be a step closer with a prototype tensioned textile touch lamp that took a year of multidiscipli…
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Ark Nova travels outside Japan for the first time

December 2, 2025  |  Swatches

The Ark Nova, a mobile inflatable amphitheater created in response to the 2011 natural disasters in Tohoku, was installed for the first time outside of Japan at the Lucerne Festival Sept. 4–14 in Switzerland.
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Numat Technologies, Milliken & Company announce strategic partnership

December 1, 2025  |  Company News, News

Numat Technologies Inc. and Milliken & Company have announced a strategic supply relationship to develop next-generation protective fabric solutions for defense, first responder and industrial customers. The integration of Milliken’s advanced textiles with Numat’s Sentinel® metal-or…
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