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Connecticut releases additional information on PFAS in Consumer Products Law

October 1, 2026 | Industry News, News

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a document with additional information about the state’s PFAS in Consumer Products Law. The document — “Connecticut’s PFAS in Consumer Products Law” — provides information to manufacturers, …

A car headliner in a Model A interior restoration that ‘rules’

October 1, 2026 | Projects

Even though Oklahoma City, Okla.’s Boatman Marine Canvas primarily focuses on custom watercraft projects, sometimes there’s a “uniquely different” project that just can’t be passed up. Such was the case when employee and upholstery expert Dwight Miller brought in his mid-restoration Model …

A broad view of narrow fabrics

October 1, 2026 | Markets, Product Trends

In some ways, narrow fabrics are a STALWART segment of the textiles industry, says Ted Fetterman, vice president of sales and marketing at Bally Ribbon Mills in Bally, Pa. “What’s nice about that is there’s a stability.”

Succession planning 101

October 1, 2026 | Business, Markets

Any successful business eventually catches the eye of potential buyers. However, a good sale can only happen if the company is strong beyond the surface level. A viable succession plan is a powerful way to build resilience and strengthen the company’s continuity.

Rediscovering natural fibers’ technical prowess

October 1, 2026 | Advanced Textiles, Markets

When it comes to technical textiles, fossil-fuel-based fibers have proven themselves via performance, price and popularity, but there are signs that natural fibers once again are finding a seat at the table. Sustainable wool, cotton and bast fibers have underappreciated assets that can be exploited …

Textile industry uses of AI and automation

October 1, 2026 | Business, Features

As experienced workers retire faster than new employees can replace them, companies are investing in artificial intelligence and automation tools. Business uses include saving their employees for higher-skilled tasks, improving safety, and developing digital training tools that will help preserve an…

Moving from traditional to digital fabrication methods

October 1, 2026 | Business, Features

Digital fabrication tools have been around for decades, and they can assist with scaling, consistency between jobs and storing patterns long term, among other benefits. However, making this transition takes time and effort that may feel insurmountable to a small business.

Camel Custom Canvas’ president Susan Cain reflects on learning

October 1, 2026 | Features, Perspective

One of the first things president and owner Susan Cain mentions about Camel Custom Canvas, in Knoxville, Tenn., is the people who have helped sustain it for more than 107 years. Employees have decades of service, repeat customers continue to return, and industry peers are an important source of supp…

Fully recyclable monomaterial shoes

October 1, 2026 | Swatches

One of the biggest environmental challenges with modern running shoes is that they are made from many different materials, making them difficult to recycle. Now, researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft institutes are exploring a new approach: making a running shoe from a single material. …

Plant produces postconsumer recycled BHET

October 1, 2026 | Swatches

A demo unit in Japan successfully produced BHET, the base monomer of a 100% recycled polyester, from “several tens of [metric] tons” of postconsumer textile waste from Europe, an April release noted.