The Challenge

Actions to mitigate the unsustainable environmental and social impacts of the textile and clothing industry tend to focus on fibres and process chemicals on the textile side[1] and wages and […]

The problem of textiles’ soiling is not a new one. Natural and synthetic textiles all get soiled during use by various mechanisms, including mechanical adhesion, adhesion by electrical forces or redeposition of s […]

When I first started studying Fashion Design back in 2008, I thought it was all about self-expression, aesthetics and being desirable. While all this still applies, I learnt that it means nothing if you do it at […]

The Challenge
Through a succession of waves starting in the 1960s, production capacity and employment in the European Textile and Clothing (T&C) industry were continuously reduced and moved overseas. Former […]

The Challenge
The Re-Framing of Consumer Markets was identified by TCBL as one of three strategic axes of intervention to trigger eco-systemic change in the textile and clothing sector.

As a value-based […]

Awakening

Eight years ago, Rhian Kempadoo of Kempadoo Millar had completed her Millinery training and was working in costume. A works trip to New York with her boss proved to be pivotal in the direction her […]

TwinForce’s HoloFashion app shows what an augmented show room of the future could look like: conveniently select the fabric and see what your jacket will look like. In life size in your own environment.

The textile finishing industry gives fabrics and garments their final appearance and properties. It employs traditional processes that are not environmentally friendly. These industrial activities have some […]

Cotton and other cellulosic substrates comprise over 40% of world textile production. Of all the dyes used for the colouration of cellulosic fibres, reactive dyes find the greatest use with over 50% of world […]

Introduction
Industry 4.0 is the latest stage in the evolution of global manufacturing where digital technologies are being used to respond to changes in consumer demand driven by our ‘on-line’ society. Customers […]

The use of chemicals is one of the key factors in the sustainability and has a particular relevance in the textile and clothing sector, due not only to the legislation related with chemicals used (specially REACH, […]

Several chemical substances have always been used to make clothes, which through water discharges and household care can be harmful for the environment and toxic for human health. To protect fresh and sea water […]

Water is used extensively throughout textile processing operations. Almost all dyes, specialty chemicals, and finishing chemicals are applied to textile substrates from water baths. In addition, most fabric […]