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Textiles Minimum wages for Bangladesh cotton textile workers likely soon: BTMA 22 Jan '24 1 min read Pic: Adobe Stock Bangladesh is expected to announce the minimum wage structure for its cotton textile sector within the next fortnight, according to the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA).Incidents of labour unrest in some cotton textile mills demanding a minimum wage structure have been reported recently.The association has already contacted the government's labour and employment secretary Ehsan-E-Elahi and top officials of the Minimum Wage Board, who assured the former about the announcement in near future, BTMA said in a release.Bangladesh is expected to announce the minimum wage structure for its cotton textile sector within the next fortnight, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has said following incidents of labour unrest in some cotton textile mills recently. The wage structure will be immediately implemented following the announcement, along with all arrears.#The wage structure will be immediately implemented following the announcement, starting from the month prescribed by the government, along with all arrears. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS) More Textiles News - Bangladesh... -->
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From chunky hair beads and rollers to sink strainers and brake pedals, Nairobi-based photographer Thandiwe Muriu (previously) finds fashionable use for ordinary objects. Worn as glasses that obscure a subject’s identity, the repurposed items add cultural flair to Muriu’s vibrant portraits and are connected to both her background and Kenyan life, more broadly. Red fringe evokes the tassel that hung from her uncle’s Toyota Corolla, which transported the artist home from school each day, while the orange plastic drain catcher references the joy found in sharing chores. More
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What began as a simple appreciation of fabrics printed with vibrant geometries and hypnotic motifs has morphed into a stunning celebration of African culture. Thandiwe Muriu’s ongoing Camo series cloaks models in arresting garments that disguise them in textile surroundings, leaving just their hands and faces visible. “When I source fabrics, I look for something that I can look at and it almost feels alive,” she says. “Something bold, slightly confusing on the eyes, and less traditional. More
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Textiles China's Top Textiles selects Coats Digital's FastReactPlan 07 Jun '22 5 min read Pic: Zhangjiagang Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd Coats Digital has announced that Chinese apparel manufacturer Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd has selected Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution to be rolled out at its headquarters and across its sub-contractor production facilities within China. FastReactPlan was chosen to realise a seamless exchange of information between a number of systems.The solution will provide a solid foundation for the company’s overall digital transformation strategy, as it seamlessly connects and consolidates information across disparate sources into one highly visual, unified system, to provide a clear overview of planning and production capacity for management and employees.Established in 2010, Top Textiles has enjoyed steady growth over the past 12 years, and is headquartered in Zhangjiagang. The company has over 300 staff and specialises in womenswear and coats. It is a key supplier to leading US brands. Top Textiles’ headquarters, located on the Yangze River delta, is home to apparel production floors, technology rooms, fabric colour services, product testing and inspection areas; whilst production is carried out through 50 expert sub-contractors all over China. Its' orders are realised through carefully tailored methods that maximise efficiency for seamless production and superb quality. Top Textiles is deeply committed to meeting its corporate social responsibility objectives, and the well-being, job satisfaction, safety and provision of fair compensation and benefits for all staff is of paramount importance for the company.Coats Digital has announced that Chinese apparel manufacturer Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd. has selected Coats Digital's FastReactPlan solution to be rolled out at its headquarters and across its sub-contractor production facilities within China. FastReactPlan was chosen to realise a seamless exchange of information between a number of systems.#"Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan has become the core solution for our digital transformation. We quickly needed to improve management visibility to all siloed information across different departments to realise a single version of the truth that would help us to optimise all planning and manufacturing processes. The solution was expertly integrated into our ERP and MES systems to ensure information seamlessly connects between all key systems and lays a solid foundation for our future digital journey,” general manager, Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd., Alles Yang said.Following continuous company growth and development, Top Textiles wanted to respond quickly and effectively to industry demands for a more flexible and responsive, digitally-advanced supply chain that could quickly react to changing consumer trends and ensure a timely delivery of services at the same time, the company said in a press release."The rapid change in consumer preferences and demand makes it increasingly more difficult to grasp what will be the next trend to storm the market. At the same time, this leads to fragmented orders and more flexible delivery requirements, meaning that planning becomes more complex. These scenarios demand more stringent requirements for information management and we hope that FastReactPlan will greatly improve our ability to deal with complex problems quickly, whilst ensuring the communication between our factories and business departments runs more efficiently and smoothly,” IT director, Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd., Yan Fang, said.Prior to the FastReactPlan implementation, Top Textile’s capacity planning was incoherent and lacked accuracy, since information was stored in different places, within in-situ filing cabinets, across emails and telephone records. Unnecessary and time consuming duplication of records meant management were too busy trying to collate data across a myriad of sources, to have time to properly analyse the data to understand potential challenges and find workable solutions."Through communication with the FastReactPlan team, the most direct benefit of FastReactPlan is to concentrate all key information in one system and replace many Excel files, which can effectively reduce the workload of the planning team. This means that staff can use more time to maximise production capacity and foresee potential problems in advance, rather than just dealing with many troubleshooting problems such as materials handling. The superior visualisation interface of FastReactPlan makes this a reality,” operation director, Top Textile Import and Export Co. Ltd., Waily Zhang, said.The negative impact of not having a single view on all data at Top Textiles, included: unnecessary inventory costs; efficiency losses due to unplanned and frequent data duplications; unscheduled production shutdowns because fabric did not arrive on time; quality risks due to production instability; and high discounted sales, as a result of missing in-season trend demands.“With FastReactPlan, the capacity planning of each of our factories can now be perfectly balanced, to provide a realistic delivery time-frame for the benefit of both the sales team and the customer. FastReactPlan will help us to reduce troubleshooting, production delays and any unnecessary overtime, and will ultimately improve production efficiency and reduce manufacturing costs which will directly benefit our bottom line,” Yang added.“Top Textiles is a highly respected Chinese apparel manufacturing company and we are delighted that FastReactPlan will play an instrumental role in its digitisation journey. FastReactPlan will enable Top Textile’s planning teams to input key data just once, greatly reducing workloads and human error to significantly improve the response speed of the planning process. We look forward to working closely with Top Textiles to help them achieve their digitisation goals, and ensure the company remains agile, flexible, effective and profitable in an increasingly volatile and demanding industry environment,” Liv Zhang, commercial director, China, Coats Digital, said. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR) More Coats News... More Textiles News - United Kingdom...
It is hard to believe when first looking at the work of Cayce Zavaglia that it isn't infact photography or photo realistic paintings but embroidered portraits mostly of family, friends and other
Kirsty Whitlock is a Leicester-based textile artist whose mixed media work deconstructs newspapers, carrier bags and discarded items to make political statements.
Textiles Heimtextil 2023 in Germany gathers over 44K buyers from 129 nations 16 Jan '23 8 min read Heimtextil Trend Space. Pic: Messe Frankfurt / Pietro Sutera Heimtextil 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany ended on a high note with 44,000 buyers that took advantage of the opportunity to participate in the global market for home and contract textiles and gain a bundled overview of global textile innovations—from fibres, yarns, upholstery and decorative fabrics, functional textiles, outdoor fabrics, artificial leather, and wallpapers to bed and bathroom textiles, mattresses, sleep systems, curtains, and decorative cushions.The top ten exhibiting countries were China, India, Turkiye, Pakistan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, and Great Britain. The event featured 2,400 exhibitors from 129 nations. The top visitor countries included Germany, Italy, Turkiye, the United States, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Pakistan, India, and Greece, according to a press release by the fair’s organiser Messe Frankfurt.“Heimtextil made a powerful return to January and set all the signs for success as a barometer for the trade fair business year—with an outstanding degree of internationalisation of 129 participating nations,” said Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt.Heimtextil 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany ended on a high note with 44,000 buyers that participated in the global market for home and contract textiles to gain a bundled overview of global textile innovations—from fibres, yarns, and decorative fabrics, functional textiles, outdoor fabrics, artificial leather, and wallpapers to bed and bathroom textiles.Compared to 2020, the leading trade fair for home and contract textiles achieved an increase in the degree of internationalisation—in terms of exhibitors to 94 per cent and in terms of visitors to 82 per cent. There was growth on the exhibitor side compared to the pre-pandemic edition from Turkiye and Pakistan. In 2023, there were also more buyers from Italy, Turkiye, Spain, and especially Greece.“The outstanding internationality proves: In times of geopolitical challenges, Heimtextil is the most important place-to-be for the global home textiles industry—both for new business contacts and market opportunities as well as for the redefinition of supply chains and important cooperations to overcome production bottlenecks,” Braun continued.Heimtextil 2023 marked the return to new global contacts, networking, and ordering. Personal encounters were at the heart of Heimtextil 2023 and were celebrated in full exhibition halls. This was also reflected in the active ordering of the visitors.“We had a fantastic Heimtextil with many new and old contacts. We will continue to participate in Heimtextil in the future. Our customers include major European brands, but we also had visitors from the US, Japan, South Africa, and South America at our booth. Our main customers include IKEA, H&M, and Jysk, among others. Our most important message is sustainability. We have received many awards for this, for example, we were named the world’s most sustainable company by UN Habitat this year. Even our stand construction is completely sustainable,” said Shafiqul Alam Selim, managing director Karupannya Rangpur Ltd from Bangladesh.According to representative surveys, 80 per cent of exhibitors had already achieved their trade show goals by the third day. Satisfaction with visitor quality was also very high; 72 per cent of visitors were top decision-makers.In addition to the diverse range of high-quality volume business from Asian exhibitor nations, the focus was also on European design and retail volumes—a mix that resulted in particularly high visitor satisfaction—92 per cent of buyers achieved their trade show goals.Innovative material developments from natural raw materials such as mushrooms, plant fibres, or recycled waste products provide impulses for the future of home textiles. This was clearly demonstrated by the Future Materials Library at Heimtextil. The majority of the global textile industry has long since set out on the path to sustainably redesigning manufacturing processes and forming strong partnerships and measures for transparent supply chains. To this end, Heimtextil exhibitors offered products, solutions, or suggestions at many booths.The opportunity for personal exchange, inspiration, and more know-how was offered by an extensive and multifaceted supporting programme. This included guided tours at the trade show, high-profile lectures, events, and special themed areas.“The lectures are one reason for me to come to Heimtextil. Otto Group has set itself the goal of becoming even more sustainable and making this a topic for its customers. That is an exciting and indeed important task. Therefore, in addition to the trend presentations, I am particularly interested in what is happening in terms of the circular economy and sustainability. The presentation by Caroline Till, for example, was extremely exciting, as she also made the connection to innovative materials for which there are no standards yet. Top-quality presentations like these open up important new perspectives for companies. I really pick up knowledge here,” reported Ursula Streblow, head of curtains and decorations, OTTO, from Germany.It was not only the Trend Space in Hall 9.0 with the integrated Future Materials Library and the material innovations for the interior sector shown there which was impressive. In the lead of the conception of this year’s Heimtextil Trends ‘Textiles Matter’ was the British future agency FranklinTill with co-founder Caroline Till, member of the Heimtextil Trend Council.With trade fair visitors’ significantly increased demand for sustainable products and solutions, the need for more transparency is also growing. This was evident, for example, in the Green Village in Hall 12.0, where interested visitors met label providers, certifiers, and companies that have made an integral commitment to sustainability.In the Green Lectures on the stage of the Green Village, certifiers, industry experts, and NGOs spoke about solutions, best practices, and challenges around sustainability in the contract business. The Green Tours led interested trade visitors to selected exhibitors and their sustainable product solutions.Interior designers and architects experienced curated innovative exhibitor materials up close at the new Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Library. In guided tours, the curators of the Library explained to the international hospitality experts the innovative strength, impressive design, and functional properties of textiles such as flame-retardant, sound-absorbing, light-resistant, antimicrobial, and water-repellent. A filigree and at the same time flame retardant curtain, fabrics with antibacterial effect made entirely of recycled polyester yarns, or light and flowing fabrics for sound insulation represented the enormous potential and the wide functional range.The Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Directory gave visitors an optimal overview of the numerous international exhibitors with solutions for the contract sector and allowed them to target them.“Heimtextil 2023 was a complete success for us. Especially the quality of the visitors convinced us, and we were able to meet many potential new customers. We offer a sustainable product collection with our outdoor fabrics and are pleased to present these at this year’s Heimtextil, where sustainability is emphasised,” reported Antonio Romera, area manager Bliss by Citel, from Spain.Future-oriented topics, such as textile trends in hotel design or the sustainable use of high-quality materials, were discussed by experts and trade fair participants in the numerous formats of the specialist programme, including the popular Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Tours or Lectures.In the new area for fibres and yarns, Heimtextil also met the growing demand for textile materials for preliminary stages. For the first time, visitors found a global range of fibres and yarns for decorative and upholstery fabrics compactly arranged in Hall 4.0. This was supplemented by exhibitors with outdoor fabrics as well as imitation leather.“We are delighted to exhibit our products here as Reliance Industries and Heimtextil both have the common key focus area of sustainability and circularity. We are overwhelmed to receive an extraordinary response to the launch of HEXaREL—Graphane enhanced Fiberfill—specially designed to enhance high altitude performance, at Heimtextil. It has been a wonderful experience to showcase our products and be the part of world’s leading sustainable textile companies. The Heimtextil exhibition is the perfect place to witness the latest trends in the textile industry products and materials,” said Rakesh Bali, senior vice president–head marketing at Reliance Industries Limited from India.For the bedding trade and retailers, Heimtextil 2023 offered an extended supporting programme. In addition to the established Heimtextil Conference ‘Sleep & More,’ sleep tours were offered for the first time and were very well received. Sleep coach and preventologist Markus Kamps guided interested visitors to selected exhibitors and provided exciting insights into the topic of ‘healthy sleep’.Among other things, the Sleep Tours took visitors to a sustainable mattress made from marine waste or a CO2-neutral fibre that is used in bedding, among other things. At the Heimtextil Conference ‘Sleep & More,’ experts from research, industry, and design spoke about the science of sleep, sustainable trends, and challenges facing the retail trade. Exhibitors took advantage of the high internationality of Heimtextil visitors to open up new markets and strengthen their export business, added the release.“Heimtextil is strategically crucial for us. This is where we present our new products and meet our important international customers, decision-makers, and interested visitors. We will be back at Heimtextil as an exhibitor in 2024,” said Petra Schweigert, managing director of OBB Oberbadische Bettfedernfabrik GmbH from Germany. “At Heimtextil we met new international contacts that are essential for our business. This trade fair has enabled us in a great way which was impossible for several years due to the pandemic. We exhibited here over four days to an attractive, international audience—from Northern Europe to Australia,” said Çagri Ovayurt, managing director, L'appartement / Veritas Tekstil Konfeksiyon Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S from Turkiye.The next edition of Heimtextil will be held from January 9–12, 2024. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB) More Messe Frankfurt GmbH News... More Textiles News - Germany...
Working on this piece with printed images of bones, a bit frustrating at the moment as I don’t really feel I like it. Some moments I think this will be OK but not when I see it from a distance. I think deep down one usually knows when something is working. I decided today to just play around with it and try and have fun, and that approach has helped. Let’s face facts, it doesn't really matter to anyone but me. Sketchbook page:- I am working on black commercial felt, with painted fabric and, of course, a touch of bandage. I hope some of you had a look at Art Click TV as I thoroughly enjoyed two of their free videos and hope they will continue with the experiment in the future. I am really enjoying looking at the work on this site, and finding it both inspiring and daunting in its wonderful simplicity and authenticity. It is the work of Alice Fox who is currently artist in residence at Spurn Point.
From chunky hair beads and rollers to sink strainers and brake pedals, Nairobi-based photographer Thandiwe Muriu (previously) finds fashionable use for ordinary objects. Worn as glasses that obscure a subject’s identity, the repurposed items add cultural flair to Muriu’s vibrant portraits and are connected to both her background and Kenyan life, more broadly. Red fringe evokes the tassel that hung from her uncle’s Toyota Corolla, which transported the artist home from school each day, while the orange plastic drain catcher references the joy found in sharing chores. More
With Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day happening this week, poppies are popping up everywhere. Check out my roundup of poppy knitting patterns if you’d like to make some of your own, and do…
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Textiles | Indian textile heritage at risk; call for preserving cultural legacies 25 Nov '23 5 min read Pic: Adobe Stock Insights India's textile heritage, rich in tradition and craftsmanship, is at a crossroads. The global shift towards fast fashion and mass-produced garments poses a threat to India's unique textile traditions, especially handlooms and silk products. Despite the sector's economic and cultural significance, it struggles to compete with cheaper, mass-produced textiles.
Apparel/Garments BTMA urges Bangladesh govt to cut VAT on buying of textile waste 15 Aug '23 2 min read Pic: Adobe Stock Insights The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has called for the withdrawal of a two-stage value-added tax on the purchase of textile waste from domestic sources and recycled cotton yarn from the waste. It urged authorities to introduce a new harmonised system code for recycled cotton fibre to avert complexities over VAT and supplementary duty on the products. The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) recently called for the withdrawal of a two-stage value-added tax (VAT) on the purchase of textile waste from domestic sources and recycled cotton yarn from the waste.In a letter to National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hena Mohammad Rahmatul Muneem, BTMA president Mohammad Ali Khokon urged the board to introduce a new harmonised system (HS) code for recycled cotton fibre to avert complexities over VAT and supplementary duty on the products.He requested the board to take effective measures to stop export of all kinds of garment and textile waste.The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has called for the withdrawal of a two-stage value-added tax on the purchase of textile waste from domestic sources and recycled cotton yarn from the waste. It urged authorities to introduce a new harmonised system code for recycled cotton fibre to avert complexities over VAT and supplementary duty on the products.Recycling industries now pay 7.5 per cent VAT while purchasing textile waste from domestic vendors and 15 per cent VAT is applicable for selling recycled fibre or cotton produced from that waste to spinning mills.Therefore, there is no incentive for spinning mills to use domestic recycled fibre as they can import virgin cotton free of duty, Khokon said.The country’s readymade garment industry produces around 400,000-500,000 tonnes of waste annually and only 5 per cent is recycled by domestic firms.Virgin cotton imports could be reduced by 30 per cent that could help retain $1 billion annually if the waste generated by export-oriented textile and garment factories could be fully recycled, he noted.Moreover, after the country graduates from the least developed country status in 2023, it will face challenges as higher tariffs would be imposed on garments exported to the European Union, while those produced from recycled fibre would enjoy a 30 per cent duty rebate, making garments from Bangladesh cost-competitive, he added.NBR should exempt the recycled industry in the textile sector from all kinds of duty, he suggested. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS) More Apparel/Garments News - Bangladesh...
