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Consumer confidence partially rebounds in May
May 29th, 2025
Image: Dreamstime.com/ © Apartura The Conference Board released the May 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence increased by 12.3 points in May to 98.0, up from 85.7 in April. The cut-off date for preliminary results was May 19, 2025, and about half of the responses were collected after the May 12 announcement of […]
The Mitchell Group EVP Ann Brunett shares thoughts on tariffs in Washington Post op-ed
May 28th, 2025
Ann Brunett, The Mitchell Group's EVP and COO. Image: The Mitchell Group Ann Brunett, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Mitchell Group, and her thoughts on the U.S.'s tariff policy were included in a Letter to the Editor published in The Washington Post May 5. The piece, entitled "Makers of clothes, […]
INDA honors Lynda Kelly, Carl Cucuzza with 2025 Lifetime Service Awards
May 28th, 2025
Image: INDA The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has announced that Lynda Kelly and Carl Cucuzza are the recipients of the 2025 INDA Lifetime Service Awards. Kelly and Cucuzza are being recognized for their key contributions to the advancement of the nonwovens industry and INDA. “I am thrilled to recognize Carl and Lynda […]
Textiles Monterey Group acquires Patrick Yarns
May 26th, 2025
Image: FilSpec USA Textiles Monterey Group has announced the acquisition of Patrick Yarns, previously a part of the Coats Group. Located in Kings Mountain, N.C., the facility will now operate under the name FilSpec USA. FilSpec Inc. operates as an independent company within the Textiles Monterey Group of Companies. This acquisition strengthens FilSpec’s commitment to […]
Liz Hershfield named Cotton Council International executive director
May 23rd, 2025
Liz Hershfield, Cotton Council International's (CCI's) new executive director. Image: CCI Cotton Council International (CCI) announced that Liz Hershfield will lead CCI, the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC), as its new executive director. Hershfield succeeds Bruce Atherley, who retired at the end of March. "Strong leadership and innovative strategies are essential […]
New IPC standard set for e-textile wearable reliability
May 22nd, 2025
The electronics industry association IPC has announced the release of IPC-8981, Quality and Reliability of E-Textile Wearables. This standard sets baselines for testing and classifying e-textile wearables, addressing key challenges in product reliability, performance and quality assurance. IPC-8981 introduces a common framework for evaluating wearables that integrate electronics directly into textile materials—applications that span healthcare, defense, […]
New e-textile helps deafblind people understand live conversations
May 22nd, 2025
A prototype smart glove for deafblind people supports real-time communication. Photo: Nottingham Trent University. Thousands of people who are born deafblind will understand live conversations for the first time thanks to new research into smart textiles being developed by Nottingham Trent University (NTU). This first-of-its-kind study will eventually allow the spoken word to be translated […]
New thread is invisible to infrared cameras
May 22nd, 2025
A new thread from Durak Tekstil has infrared invisibility. Photo: Durak Tekstil. Turkish thread manufacturer Durak Tekstil has developed its new Durak Poly-Strong PC-IR sewing thread to provide infrared (IR) invisibility. Developed as a solution to the infrared problems experienced by the military and security industry in the sewn areas of clothing and other materials, the new IR […]
Fiber computer allows apparel to “understand” the wearer
May 22nd, 2025
This single, elastic fiber contains a series of microdevices, including sensors, a microcontroller, digital memory, bluetooth modules, optical communications and a battery, making up all the necessary components of a computer. Photo: Yoel Fink, edited by MIT News. MIT researchers have developed an autonomous, programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could […]
Trade and Textiles in the New Global Era
May 22nd, 2025
According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), tariffs and uncertainty surrounding trade policy due to recent U.S. policy shifts will lead to the decline in global trade volume by 0.2 percent in 2025, contrary to growth predictions in January 2025. Global trade is heavily influenced by two major economies, the U.S. and China, which are […]