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Potential of Electronics in Textiles and Clothing (Electronic Textiles) Electronic textiles (E-Textile) or electronics in textiles and clothing provide revolutionary new opportunities in various fields, especially in the field of health care. But for sustainable development, they must be made of renewable materials. A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has now demonstrated a thread made of conductive cellulose that offers… Read More »New Cellulose Filaments: The Huge Potential of Electronics in Textiles and Clothing

Oeko Tex Standard 100 is familiar to everyone in textile and fashion industry. Today I’m going to write a long and complete blog to tell the full story of it with other eco-textile certification standards both worldwide and domestic of China. Section 1 Eco-Textile Certification Standards and Labels 1 International Eco-Textile Certification Standard 1.1 Eco-Textile Standard 100 (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) Oeko-Tex Standard 100 is issued… Read More »Oeko Tex Standard 100 and Other Eco-Textile Standards Worldwide You Should Know

1. Textile Ecology and Ecological Textiles Textile Ecology is a science that studies the interaction and connection between organisms and the environment in which they live. The environment is the carrier for the organism to carry out all life activities. “Environment” includes physical environment (temperature, water, sunlight, etc.) and ecological environment (relative to organisms, any influence from other organisms). The environment is relativity, it is… Read More »Textile Ecology and Ecological Textiles

The main reason for this blog is to understand the current status of the global ecological environment, and understand the environmental impact of textile industry activities on the ecological environment. Human and Ecological Environment 1. The concept of ecological environment The so-called ecological environment is not clearly defined in domestic and foreign literature. It is composed of various natural factors and human-centered factors. A complex… Read More »Environmental Impact of Textile Industry to Our Mother Earth

Under the COVID-19 pandemic, the US apparel retail rate started to grow In May. Today we are bring a blog with the full details in all retail categories with the data for your reference. In May, US retail sales fell by 1.3%, a decline that exceeded market expectations. This shows that the federal government’s fiscal measures are less effective in stimulating consumption. At the same… Read More »US Apparel Retail Continued to Grow in May

Why Does The Fabric Shrinkage Happen? Shrinkage is a phenomenon that the length or width of textiles changes in a certain state after washing, dehydration, drying and other processes. Shrinkage degree involves different kinds of fibers, fabric structure, different external forces during fabric processing and so on. The shrinkage of synthetic fiber and blended fabric is the smallest, followed by wool, hemp and cotton fabric.… Read More »Fabric Shrinkage, How and Why?

Under the influence of the epidemic, the traditional international fashion week had to move from offline to online from last year. And it will keep the online style in the next few years. Global fashion brands start to deploy new online fashion market in China. International brands that are more optimistic about the Chinese market (especially online fashion market) also no longer assume a “superior”… Read More »China: New Online Fashion Market for Global Fashion Brands

What will you talk with your customer if the topic relates to wool fabric? I know you will mention wool fabric for coat like alpaca, angora, camel hair, cashmere, lamb’s wool, melton, merino, mohair and shetland. Besides of these regular types of wool fabric, today I will share some ideas about the other types of wool fabric in a different classification. Wool Fabric for Coat… Read More »9 Types of Wool Fabric for Coat: Weaving Methods and Properties (Part Three)