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This is a press release by TESTEX on January 14, 2025. The news is posted here as is it. OEKO-TEX® New Regulations 2025 Fostering trust within the textile and leather industry remains the mission of OEKO-TEX®. Since trust relies on consistently high standards, the OEKO-TEX® Association has released the updated testing criteria, limit values and…
CAVA, the stylish and adaptable athleisure wear brand is excited to introduce ADPT ™, their first-ever signature blend of fabric and technology designed for all-day ease and movement. Buttery smooth, super stretchy and moisture absorbing, ADPT ™ is an innovative fabric blend of nylon and spandex and is available in 50+ styles and colours. Designed…
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IFC and Star Garments Partner to Expand Textile and Apparel Manufacturing in Togo. Star’s latest factory is a result of IFC’s Cotton-to-textiles Value Chain Study in West Africa, which focuses on developing manufacturing capabilities and building an integrated regional textiles value chain across multiple countries in West Africa. This venture marks Star’s first venture in…
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In the garment designs, various trims are attached and joined to garments. Further to finish and pack the garment we need to attach several accessories to individual garments. In this context let’s explore the different types of trims and accessories used in ready-made garments. Make a list of trims and accessories for your styles. Remember…
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In a garment factory each department has its some core tasks that cannot be done by other departments and personnels from other departments. The industrial engineering department set up with work study team and industrial engineers who are trained and skilled with certain activities. It is also true that earlier days, people were running…
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What is Shade? Different shades of any items are of the same color with variations in color tone and depth. In a single color, you can get many shades. To match the actual color and shade, fabrics sample is matched with the color standards (Pantone shade card). What is Shade Variation in Fabrics? Fabric shade…
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Anticipating a boost in the manufacturing sector, signing of the FTAs, the recent growth in the textile exports, bundled with the Indian government’s focus on making India a ‘global manufacturing hub’ has set up encouraging prospects for the stakeholders of the Indian textile value chain. This optimistic industry outlook is also evident in the spirit…
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The full form of POM is point of measurement. This means that the list of measurement points needs to be measured to ensure the garment measurement. The list of POMs for the inspection depends on the product type and the buyer’s quality requirement. In a garment measurement inspection sheet, a pre-defined list of POMs is…
US apparel retail market imports apparel items from various countries to supply the demand of its consumers. In the sourcing country’s list Asian countries remain on the top. According the USFIA statistics, top countries that has supplied apparel products to US in year 2023 are listed below. In the list top 5 countries are China,…
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A garment export house is basically a production house where garments are made for overseas buyers. Garment export houses take orders from buyers or buying agencies and process the order in a factory to produce finished products. To process an order from sourcing of raw material to cutting to stitching to packing to dispatch goods…
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