Hong Kong Textile News

More than 200 delegates from around the world are gathering in Hong Kong from now to 2 January 2012 to attend the 8th International Shibori Symposium (8ISS).

A novel type of fabric that can absorb water and perspiration on one side and transport it to the other has been invented by a team of textile scientists based at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

The creative flair and design talent of the graduating students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles and Clothing have won big rounds of applause from the industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held on 24 May.

Recently, REACH legislation has Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) launch various campaigns to assess the product conformity of brands and retailers in the European Union.

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When in front of Nim Kruasaeng's work, it has the effect of making me feel as if I am in an undefinable state for which, right now, I would use the term dispersion. By which I mean a dispersion of consciousness, of critical self-awareness.

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The silk mat mi textiles of Isan are the most varied and exciting in motif and color arrangement in Thailand. Silk ikats were reserved for ceremonial use such as going to the temple, weddings and official occasions.

The technique used in Thai textiles is called mat mi, a very labor-intensive requiring great skill in the careful measuring of the yarns to the exact width of fabric to be woven and tying off areas of pattern which are to resist the dye.

Creating patterns on cloth by tie-dying is one of the oldest and most basic of the textile arts. Tie-dying has been used in many islands of the archipelago: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and parts of Kalimantan on a range of textiles

The geographic area called Isan is a plateau region in the northeast of Thailand bordered in the north and east by the Mekong River and the main decorative technique of traditional textiles in Isan was weft ikat which is call "mat mi".

The condition and quantity of Indian trade textiles found in Indonesia point to two facts. Indian cloths were not only used as articles of clothing, and that they were preserved very carefully through generations in relatively natural surroundings.

The Coromandel cloths were known by several names, Chintz, Kalamkari and Kling cloths, in the Indonesian language. The term chintz, derived from the Hindi cheent meaning a spray of drops was used equally for painted and printed cloths.

Some of the earliest and most valuable cloths were the Patola dye-resistant, double-ikat silk cloths from Patan Gujarat. At the helm of the textile trade, Gujarati merchants naturally exported that cloth which commanded the highest prices at home.

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"Bamboo Factor" are pleased to announce the launch of its new website, a Hong Kong brand which specialises in the supply of bamboo fibre home textile.

The "Youreable" Fashion Design 2009, organized by the Troels H. Povlsen Care Apparel Centre under the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has come to a fruitful close.

Themed "Innovative Cloths", the inspiring exhibition showcasing 26 pieces of the innovative textile works of Mr Junichi Arai, a renowned contemporary textile designer, is now staged at the Institute of Textiles & Clothing of PolyU.

The Institute of Textiles and Clothing of PolyU will stage the "Washed Out" denim exhibition at the Fashion Space Gallery of London College of Fashion from 8 to 19 September 2008.

This is the first time 1BabyClothes.com will be selling merchandise online. The baby apparel website store was launched, please visit at www.1BabyClothes.com.