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Futuristic fabrics

Emana® technology is now enhancing two collections by Myshapes, an Italian company. Emana smart yarn was developed by Fibras of the Solvay Group and manufactured and distributed in Europe exclusively by Fulgar, an Italian company that produces nylon and covered yarns worldwide. The two collections are Active for women and S-Man Fire for men. The [...]

By |2017-02-20T15:12:43-06:00August 1, 2016|

High-grade leather substitute

Teijin Cordley Limited, the Teijin Group’s manmade leather business, has developed Maestley™, a new high-grade leather substitute. Maestley has a texture and richness equivalent to natural leather. The company plans to expand the Maestley lineup by leveraging its production technologies for high-end shoes and bags with improved comfort, durability, breathability and moisture permeability. It will [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:46-05:00August 1, 2016|

Sheltering safety standards

Reaching a maximum height of 115 feet, this 700-foot-long by 300-foot-wide dome engineered and fabricated by Dünn Lightweight Architecture is one of the largest fabric-covered structures in the U.S. Photo: IIHS. Rain or shine, fabric roofing structure allows a crash test facility to continue research year-round. Earlier this year, the National Safety Council [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:46-05:00August 1, 2016|

Antique sewing machine museum attracts Expo attendees

  Harry Berzack, president of The Fox Co., standing with his display of New England-type machines. The museum has probably the world’s best collection showing the variety of different versions of these machines. Photo courtesy of Heysemberg Uribe. One of the special attractions being offered to attendees at this year’s IFAI Expo in [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:45-05:00August 1, 2016|

International flair

Home décor authority Joe Ruggiero’s latest collection of Sunbrella® fabrics is titled “Exotic Lands.” Persian influences can be seen in Delhi and Delhi II, which feature large-scale, floating “buta,” or “paisleys” as the Persian droplet-shaped motif is called in English. Persian flair can be seen in the bold colors of Berry, Indigo, Pesto, Wren and [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:43-05:00August 1, 2016|

Bold predictions: What’s realistic for smart textiles

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanowebs with fibers of about 250nm can be functionalized with metal oxides to create smart self-cleaning filters. Photo: Dr. Uday Turaga, Texas Tech University. The words smart textiles have generated much discussion in the industry and the media recently. India-based market research firm Markets and Markets has estimated that the [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:42-05:00August 1, 2016|

Getting the word out about fabric graphics

Interpreting the interior of a conch shell, the SeaShell from The Originators Design was a custom design and on-site build for an air freshener pop-up store. The structure utilized air-brushed stretch fabric and a lot of highly contorted PVC frame. Photo: SC Johnson & Son. Fabric graphics have become a marketing and branding [...]

By |2019-11-21T14:48:05-06:00August 1, 2016|

Space-themed fashion explores possibilities

“Magma”garment designed by Katharina Sjördstrand, student at ESMOD Berlin. Photo: ©ESMODBerlin. To mark the 2014–2016 European Space Agency (ESA) mission to the International Space Station, European fashion schools from the astronauts’ home countries explored the future of fashion and all its technical possibilities. “Couture in Orbit” was a project of ESA and the [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:37-05:00August 1, 2016|

Providing “shady deals” since 1972

The House of Canvas manufactures and installs residential and commercial window awnings, patio awnings, shade screens, roll curtains and retractable awnings. Photo: The House of Canvas Inc. Debbie Lacy, general manager of The House of Canvas Inc., Glendale, Ariz., takes pride in her family owned and operated custom awning business. From residential and [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:33-05:00August 1, 2016|

For leather and webbing

Model 70TT Model 25TT The 70TT is a butane-powered handle that burns for approximately 30 minutes on mid-setting and is refillable; it comes with a hole-burning tip that works on synthetic materials and is useful for trimming close threads. Eight additional attachments are available. Slightly smaller, Model 25TT burns about 20 [...]

By |2016-08-01T00:00:33-05:00August 1, 2016|
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