As part of its ongoing mission to encourage textile research, education, and communication, AATCC now offers books from the Woodhead textile series. Each volume addresses a topic of special interest within the textile community. Written and edited by experts in the field, the books provide practical, up-to-date information and a thorough understanding of the subject [...]

SCORE (“Counselors to America’s Small Business”) is pleased to announce the formation of a public/private partnership to accelerate small business growth through access to broadband. SCORE, Fortune 500 companies and leading technology firms will launch a national initiative to accelerate broadband adoption. The consortium will help increase small business growth through the use of broadband [...]

The International Oeko-Tex® Association has issued an updated 2010 Restricted Substances and Limit Values List (RSL) which will be used to certify textile products to the Oeko-Tex Standard 100. The RSL is updated at least once each year after Oeko-Tex scientists evaluate it against worldwide governmental regulations such as REACh in Europe and CPSIA in [...]

Two Texas Tech University student “jeaniuses” were named winners of the first Denim Runway competition for designing the best new women’s and men’s jeans. The competition was sponsored by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA) and Cotton Council International (CCI), in collaboration with the university’s College of Human Sciences Department of Design’s Apparel Design and Manufacturing [...]

Problem: Printing may cause fabrics to lose their flame retardancy if the fireproofing agent does not ensure flame retardancy for inks added during printing. Solution: Mediatex signage fabrics, Troja, Bermuda, Air and Presto from Stick-On Signs retain their fire retardancy after printing. These fabrics meet B1 German certification, in accordance with standards accepted throughout Europe. [...]

Serene summer afternoons under a pergola (a distinctive overhead arbor open to the sky) just became more carefree. Walpole Woodworkers, Walpole, Mass., a manufacturer of home products, has joined forces with ShadeFX Canopies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to introduce Shade Pergolas, a beautiful combination of soaring pergola shape and automated retractable canopy. The open-topped pergola shape [...]

It’s not just another pretty façade; new Imagic Weave architectural fabric couples stainless steel woven wire mesh and LED technology to wrap buildings in a luminous and programmable media screen. The transparent mesh skin is wrapped around airports, sports stadiums, parking ramps and shopping malls to project colorful text, images or live broadcasts on a [...]

{ Nautilux Custom Canvas } Red Bank, N.J., U.S.A. This full enclosure for a Main Cat 30 consisted of 14 panels and three screen insert panels. A forward center window encompasses the mast with a form-fitting collar for a weathertight seal. An aft center door panel gives access to the cockpit area. The goal was [...]

{ JSI } St. Petersburg, Fla., U.S.A. JSI was asked to build non-traditional cockpit cushions for a Beneteau sailboat to create a more comfortable area on deck, matching and extending living spaces below. The completed cushions have an overstuffed look with more of a home upholstery feel. This has become a standard style for the [...]

{ Canvas Experts Inc. } Ocean City, Md., U.S.A. Happy with two previous cigarette boat covers, Canvas Experts’ client returned to them for another full cover to protect his power boat during travel and storage. The company spent more than nine hours to create 16 pattern templates, and spent more than 80 hours sewing to [...]