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In memoriam: Denise Ann Offray, 1952–2026
September 29th, 2026
Denise Offray, owner and CEO of OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, passed away May 2, 2026. Denise dedicated her life to her family business and the textile industry. Starting as a teenager spending her summers working as a switchboard operator in the customer service department of C.M. Offray & Son, Denise would go on to play pivotal […]
Design and e-textiles workshop scheduled
September 28th, 2026
The Design for Technology Integration with Electronic Textiles Workshop will be held at North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles October 29-30, 2026. Organized in collaboration with the University of Southampton, U.K. it’s being hosted by Dr. Amanda Mills and Dr. Marie O’Mahony. Smart textiles are transforming the future of wearables in applications from […]
Trade and tariffs, Part II: What can be done
September 28th, 2026
Photo: © Kettaphoto | Dreamstime.com. Editor’s Note: As president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), Kimberly Glas is in a unique position to view the impact this administration’s approach to trade in general, and tariffs, in particular, has had on the textile industry. In Part II of an interview conducted with Glas, she also […]
Cotton-like fabric stores and releases heat
September 28th, 2026
A ball of the phase-change fiber aerogel (PCFA), which can also take the form of flat sheets. Photo: Adapted from ACS Energy Letters 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c00363. Cotton may be soft and warm, but it’s not generally recommended for cold-weather sporting activities because it traps moisture, becoming wet and ultimately drawing heat away from the body. […]
Fusing silk gives it Kevlar-like strength
September 28th, 2026
The leftmost bar of fused silk was created at 203 deg F and the rightmost bar at 473 deg F, both at 5,100 atmospheres. Photo: Tufts University. Silk is known for its beauty and comfort in luxurious clothing, but it also has a range of uses from edible food-preservation wrappers to skin-friendly wearable health monitoring sensors. A simple […]
Synthetics are turned into furniture with structural fusion
September 28th, 2026
A group of chairs designed and constructed by the Fast Fashion Architecture project uses heat to form structural products from discarded, nonbiodegradable textiles. Photo: Soft Brutal Chairs Group | image ©Piers Allardyce. Fast Fashion Architecture is a research project developed by London-based multidisciplinary designer Taylor Leung of 12103 Design Studio in collaboration with several other designers […]
New U.S. bill targets textile waste
September 28th, 2026
U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has introduced the Textile Waste Reduction Act, which would establish a federal framework for reducing textile waste. The bill would require federal action, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead the coordinated effort, develop a National Textile Circularity Strategy and complete an assessment of required policies, investment and implementation measures. […]
Media One acquires Premex Solutions
September 25th, 2026
Image: Media One Media One, a full-service integrator and distributor of wide-format printing solutions, announced that it has acquired the U.S. business and assets of Premex Solutions, a supplier of print-ready fabrics for the digital textile printing industry. The acquisition builds on Media One's growing portfolio, alongside Fisher Textiles and Hyperflex Vinyls, and expands the […]
Discounted hotel, airline rates available for Advanced Textiles Expo 2026
September 18th, 2026
Through Oct. 5, get discounted hotel rooms for Advanced Textiles Expo®, Nov. 3–5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., and the Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference Nov. 2. Discounted flights with Delta Air Lines are also available for Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) members and nonmembers. Join textile industry professionals for educational sessions, hands-on […]
NC State to host free FutureTEX webinar
September 18th, 2026
North Carolina State University (NC State) will be hosting a free webinar Oct. 8, 2026, 3–5 p.m. EST. This informational webinar will share more about the university’s recent FutureTEX award and drive industry engagement in the initiative. The FutureTEX award — which includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million […]