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World cotton consumption is projected to increase to 26.7 m tons in 2018-19 while world cotton production is estimated at 25.7 m tons.
Production in China is projected to decrease to 5.6 m tons based on reduced planting area, while consumption is forecasted to increase to 8.4 m tons.
US production, meanwhile, is projected to decrease to 4.2 m tons with exports projected to increase three per cent.
Reduced yields in 2017-18 in India are contributing to lowered planted area for 2018-19 with exports projected at 8,40,000 tons representing a 24 per cent decrease from the previous season. Production in Brazil for the 2017-18 season is forecast to be 1.9 m tons, a 26 per cent increase from 2016-17, with 9,00,000 tons projected for export. Production for the West Africa region in 2017-18 is estimated at 1.2 m tons, representing a 13 per cent growth from the previous season, with exports for the region expected at 1.04 m tons.
A third consecutive season of growth in demand for cotton, coupled with a decline in world cotton production and poor weather conditions in both China and the US – the world’s leading exporter of the fiber – is adding another layer of uncertainty to the cotton market.
Denny Gandasoebrata, alumnus of Cinematography Institute, Jakarta Arts Institute has pursued the art of textile craft or the art of cloth as it is popularly known.
The word ‘art of cloth’ means the ‘art of textile craft.’ Denny Gandasoebrata himself, since five years, later focused on choosing patterns of tie n dye or shibori. Shibori is an art from Japan, where a pattern on fabric is created by dyeing process in dye.
The basis for making Shibori is similar to batik, where some parts of fabric are 'protected' so as not to get dyed.
The end result gives the pattern according to the colored part and is 'protected' by using techniques such as folding, twisting and tying the fabric and dipping it on the dye, usually indigo.
The material used to tie the fabric will hold the dye, so the fabric area underneath will not change color.
According to EU ambassador in Bangladesh, the development made in enhancing safety in garment factories in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse is indeed commendable and impressive.
Sustainability Contact which is an ILO-brokered agreement between Bangladesh and EU is responsible for the business behaviour. Later, the US and Canada joined the compact to supervise the safety progress in the country's garment sector. There are some problems, however, that still remain to be addressed in the Sustainability Compact.
The Accord, the Alliance and the government's engineers have been inspecting and remediating the garment factory buildings after the Rana Plaza building collapse. According to e Accord and the Alliance, less than 2 percent of the garment factories in Bangladesh are vulnerable. So far approximately 90 percent of the remediation works in the associate factories of the Accord and the Alliance has been completed.
The government has even appointed a good number of labour examiners and have lessened the percentage of required workers to form trade unions to 30 per cent.
Bangladesh is eligible for trade privilege to the EU, accounting for the highest rate of utilizationlast year 65.7 percentit is a good player among the 49 least-developed countries. In the meantime, the EU will remain its duty-free profit to Bangladesh under the GSP plus arrangement even after completion to the developing country bracket.
According to data from the Export Promotion Bureau the country exported goods worth $18.68 billion to the EU last fiscal year, which was 54.57 percent of the total exports.
Bangladesh’s exports grew 9.01 per cent year on year in May.
The main driver of the growth, garments exports, grew 9.77 per cent year on year in the first eleven months of the fiscal year. Knitwear exports rose 11.48 per cent and woven garment exports were up by 8.15 per cent.
Garment exports account for more than 80 per cent of national exports.
Earnings from garment export even crossed the 11 months’ target at 3.24 per cent.
Though Bangladesh’s garment exports are performing strongly in new markets like Japan, India, Russia, South Africa, Australia and Latin, exports to the US are declining as China, India and Vietnam are performing well in the US market.
The country's garment factories are full of orders from international retailers and brands, thanks to the massive progress in workplace safety carried out by Accord and Alliance.
Exporters have also benefitted from the depreciated exchange value of Bangladesh’s currency.
Cotton, cotton products, and yarn exports went up by 15.86 per cent in the July-May period. Earnings from jute and jute goods rose by 6.99 per cent. Home textile exports rose by 11.67 per cent, footwear by 2.55 per cent, furniture by 21.33 per cent, bicycles by 4.47 per cent and ceramic products by 10.92 per cent.
The Chuu - 5kg jeans, from Korea, reportedly make one look about five kg lighter. Or at least have a slenderizing effect. The new brand of denim jeans for women that claims to be the perfect fit. The jeans are already popular in Asia and are making their way to the US.
Here's how they work their magic. The Chuu denims have undergone multiple style modifications before finalizing the perfect denims. The team behind the jeans aimed to create silhouettes that will fit the body shape of their customers perfectly.
So no matter the size - the moment one zips up the jeans, they are supposed to hug to the natural curves of the body, while emphasizing the parts that should be given slightly more attention. The butt starts looking perkier and the thighs a little slimmer.
These jeans are super comfy and stretchy. They fit like skinny jeans but with a seriously tight fit and minus the fussy buttons and zip. Plus, pockets in front and back add functional symmetry.
The skinny fits are stretchy and easy to maneuver in. They are high-waisted and give the illusion of a smaller waistline. Most of the jeans end at an above-ankle level so as to not break the silhouette of a cigarette-straight thigh.
STOLL will launch the new ADF 830-24 W machine at the international textile exhibition in Shanghai, the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018.
Equipped with the innovative STOLL-weave-in technology, the ADF 830-24 W allows knitting of textiles with weave-like optics and properties.
A product advantage that directly affects form, comfort and flexibility: unlike traditional knitwear, weave-like textiles are more stretchable and more comfortable depending on the type of knit. In addition, they can already be performed in the machine and provided with 3D elements.
Based on the successful ADF technology, the yarn carriers of ADF 830-24 W are independent of the carriage and allow a particularly high degree of flexibility.
Each pair of them is mounted on a total of 12 tracks on the ADF 830-24 W and can be moved both horizontally and vertically, can be easily programmed and quickly equipped with yarn.
The EKC operating system completes the modern equipment: It facilitates the operation, since it is intuitive and can be learned without much training effort. The ADF 830-24 W represents a user-friendly gain for textile production - from day one.
The eighth edition of RISE, the conference on Research, Innovation and Science for Engineered Fabrics, will be held from Sept. 11-13 at the Marriott City Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Designed for professionals working in materials technology, R&D and new product development, RISE 2018 will provide cutting-edge sessions on game-changing innovations, market developments, new applications and major research trends, Biomimetics in nonwovens, light weighting of auto materials, battery separator developments, and the latest in electro spinning nanotechnology.
Other topics of interest will include the medical segment; testing, standards and regulations; and web formation and technology.
RISE also will feature postgraduate doctoral degree students from the Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University presenting their research, plus the announcement of this year’s RISE Innovation Award winner.
A tour and reception at the Nonwovens Institute’s nearby facilities on Centennial Campus will take place on the evening of Sept. 12.
Including the educational program with 25 engaging speakers from business and academia, RISE 2018 will also connect technology trailblazers with industry leaders to network and socialise throughout the event, all in the vibrant high-tech Research Triangle hub of Raleigh.
LYCRA brand will showcase its popular Lycra T400 fiber with EcoMade technology at Kingpins New York.
Lycra T400 fiber with EcoMade technology is made in part from a combination of recycled materials such as PET bottles diverted from landfills, and renewable plant-based materials.
This innovation will appeal to members of the apparel value chain interested in developing more sustainable denim and wovens collections.
Kingpins New York, co-sponsored by the LYCRA brand, is being held in New York City from June 06-07, 2018.
The event will host a free seminar presented on “High Stretch, Low Stretch, Bi-Stretch, Go stretch” which will offer a framework for evaluating different Lycra fiber innovations for denim.
It will help brands and retailers select the best stretch fabrics for the types of jeans they’re designing.
With the revival of Miami Fashion Week and the newly installed trade show Apparel Textile Sourcing, Maimi is emerging as the new fashion destination particularly for local and Latin American designers.
The arrival of new educational programs, trade shows, runway events, and a general buzz around the fashion startup community has also attracted many fashion lovers to the city.
Besides, the establishment of many fashion institutes has added to the attraction of the city.
Miami Dade College established its Fashion Institute in 2017. The same year, Italian fashion school Istituto Marangoni debuted in the Design District. Most notable, celebrity fashion designer Naeem Khan, who has long retained a residence in Miami, moved his headquarters to Miami and established a fashion program at Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH), one of the nation's more renowned art and design schools.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), global shipments of wearables grew by only 1.2% in Q1 2018 – as compared to the 18% growth reported this time last year, as consumer preference shifted toward smarter devices and products diversified.
The deceleration was driven by a decline of 9.2% in shipments of basic wearables over the period, while shipments of higher priced smart wearables actually increased 28.4% in the quarter, suggesting that consumers are increasingly interested in the expanded capabilities of more technologically advanced products.
While watches and wristbands accounted for 95% of all shipments in Q1 2018, other products also grew rapidly.
Shipments of sensor-laden clothing, for example, grew by 58.6% compared to Q1 2017.
The vast majority of these products are step-counting shoes but companies are offering increasingly diversified sensor-enabled apparel pieces, such as shirts and shorts, primarily with fitness tracking functionalities.
