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The Role of AI in fashion design & manufacturing

AI has become a handy assistant for every type of manufacturer, and the fashion pros are finding it particularly inventive. Fashion design is embracing its...

Alex Wills

Creating Sustainable Fabrics From Textile Waste

The British Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) is the country’s largest network for recycled textiles, bringing together global and British brands, designers, manufacturers and suppliers....

Alexander Wills

New Life For Old Fabrics – Upcycling & Recycling

There are various ways to transform old fabric and waste into something new that people can wear. But the more we recycle and upcycle material,...

Sharon Preston

Shop Local & Help Small Businesses Thrive

When you shop local, you buy from a local producer or supplier who specialises in something, whether it’s baked goods, a speciality food or clothing...

Sharon Preston

Silk Fabrics Guide: All About Silk Fabric

Of course, the Chinese have a romantic legend attached to silk production: they believe that weaving silk cloth was invented by the wife of the...

Sharon Preston

Digital Textiles in Fashion & Digital Fabric Design

For centuries, the textile industry has helped designers bring their creative ideas to life. Today, this exciting industry continues to innovate, and textiles have become...

Sharon Preston

Leather Alternatives in 2025: Plant-Based Leather

Unlike real leather, which has the highest environmental impact among all materials used in the fashion industry, most plant-based leather materials have a comparatively good...

Artemis Doupa

The Importance of Biodegradable Textiles as Eco-Friendly Fabric

If we strive for anything in 2025, let it be towards sustainability. And while we consider the importance of going green, we should strive for...

Sharon Preston

Fabric Innovations in Polyester Recycling

Did you know - it takes between 20 to 200 years to recycle polyester fabric. This sobering fact has global governments scrabbling to find methods...

Artemis Doupa

Sustainable Fabric Dyeing & Textile Innovations 2025

Sustainable isn’t a buzzword, it’s a necessity so that fashion garments stop polluting our landfills, rivers and oceans. The less water and chemicals used to...

Alexander Wills

The Global Fashion Glut: Fast Fashion Clothing

Sadly, brands like Shein, Temu, Forever 21 etc are so inexpensive that they usually cost less than food essentials, like a dozen eggs. No matter...

Artemis Doupa

Fabric Sustainability: Future Trends for Sustainable Synthetics

We’ve compiled a handy go-to guide covering everything happening in the textile industry right now, from new textiles being created to fabulous designs on fabric,...

Artemis Doupa
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