AccuQuilt rolls out new line of Studio fabric cutting dies

Quilters from all over the country have been enjoying 13 brand new fabric cutting dies as part of the first half of the new AccuQuilt Studio Fabric Cutter die release appropriately titled “Lucky 13.” These 13 dies were released June 11 and offer a wide variety of sizes and geometric shapes. The complete launch includes three new rag die shapes as well as two tumbler die sizes, providing creative quilters with a host of mix-and-match options with both new and existing dies.

“Several of the fabric cutting dies introduced in this wonderful new assortment of Studio dies have been highly requested by our actual Studio owners,” said Linda Pumphrey, AccuQuilt Global Sales Manager. 

 

“AccuQuilt looks forward to seeing the wonderful quilts and quilted items they will make using dies from this exciting new release.”

 

The second part of the release happened the week of August 27 and was dubbed “Two-A-Days” as two new dies were released each day with a third bonus die released on the final day. This systematic release was a refreshing way for AccuQuilt to have a little fun with their new line of dies, building anticipation and excitement on a daily basis.

 

With the full Studio die release, quilters can look forward to a total selection of 24 dies with 19 geometric shapes that create a variety of block sizes, including 6, 7, 8, 9,10 and 12-inch. These shapes include squares, half squares, quarter squares, rectangles and parallelograms.

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Textile Overstocks - Global Marketplace for Excess Stocks

Fibre2fashion, which recently launched “Textile Overstocks”, an exclusive marketplace dedicated for liquidation of textile surplus stock and apparel overstocks, has received an overwhelming response from the global textile manufacturers, garment producers and textile trading community.

Fibre2fashion is a global B2B platform, which has been serving the worldwide textile, apparel & fashion industry since more than a decade through its various trade and knowledge services; has launched ‘Textile Overstocks’ in its continuing endeavour to provide niche and value-added services.

Textile Overstocks is a specialized global trading platform to clear textile and clothing inventories, in the form of wholesale lots, overstock, excess stock, liquidation stock, clearance stock, closeouts, refurbished, obsolete stock lots, bankrupt stocks, cancelled stocks or even surplus merchandise.

All featured stock offers and advertised clearance deals come from direct manufacturers, retailers, liquidators, wholesalers and merchants who are registered and approved to trade and sell on “Textile Overstocks”. It facilitates the sellers to sell their surplus stock quickly, securely and efficiently.

As a B2B platform for the sellers, “Textile Overstocks” offers the power of a niche marketplace, where buyers from across the globe regularly scout for regular and wholesale deals. This platform is backed up by the large repository of buyers exclusively for the textile stocks.

Services offered for sellers:

1) Lead based

2) Mandate based 

 

For full details please visit us at ::: Textile Overstocks - Global marketplace for excess stocks   @ Fibre2Fashion.com

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Start technical textiles business with existing machinery

Dreaming of a foray in to technical textiles or nonwovens, but do not know whom to ask or how to go about it?

Well, Technicaltextile.net has now made it all, easy! Technicaltextile.net is a leading knowledge based product specific B2B portal for technical textiles and nonwovens.

It helps textile entrepreneurs to enter into the complex, burgeoning and promising textile segment of technical textiles by using existing plant, machinery and equipments with minor modifications and innovations. 

Technicaltextile.net’s expert will offer a step by step guide to facilitate and start production of technical textiles or nonwovens.

The assistance will include guidance on how to start technical textiles and nonwoven business, which technical textile fabrics one can produce with the existing machinery, connecting with potential investors and providing expertise on procuring genuine machinery and spares if you plan to foray into nonwovens.

For more details please visit: Start technical textiles business with existing machinery   @ fibre2fashion

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Cone Health pioneers use of fabric that cures

Patients will soon have faster healing, fewer bed sores and spend less time in the hospital-and it is all because of the bed linen. That is the conclusion of three DermaTherapy clinical trials conducted at Cone Health. Cone Health has become the first healthcare provider in the world to bring this breakthrough to patients.

The studies find that linens and gowns--often overlooked or thought of as housekeeping items-can be transformed into therapeutic tools when made with a smooth, antimicrobial fabric called DermaTherapy.

The largest trial, conducted at Cone Health's Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, N.C., took place from December 1, 2010 through May 30, 2011. Researchers found that patients using DermaTherapy developed 81.5 percent fewer bed sores (pressure ulcers) while in the hospital.

Patients who were admitted with bedsores had a 21.0 percent reduction in wounds when discharged from the hospital, indicating that the linens promoted healing.

Other study results found a 6.4 percent reduction in the length of time spent in the hospital by patients using the antimicrobial DermaTherapy product. The other two studies occurred at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in 2008 and 2009.

 

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Sri Palam Silks plans to double its turnover by 2015

Sri Palam Silk Sarees is planning to increase its turnover by almost two-fold to about one billion rupees over the next three years.

Jayashree Ravi, daughter of Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti Jayashree who started the firm in 2003, said the company achieved a turnover of Rs. 500 million last year, which it plans to double by 2015.

Speaking after unveiling the UltraLite Fusion Silk Sarees in Chennai, she said young generation remains the focus group for the company. While emphasizing on numerous varieties of wedding silk sarees, Sri Palam has also been launching a range of concept sarees over the past few years.

 

Talking about the new launch, Ms. Ravi said launch of the UltraLite Fusion Silk is their effort to encourage women to wear sarees all throughout the year.

 

Majority of women avoid wearing sarees during summers due to the weight of the saree and overall discomfort.

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Marithé & François Girbaud signs major contract with FFI

In November 2011 Marithe+Francois Girbaud announced that they were looking for a partner, preferably with industrial expertise. Today the company Fibres & Fabrics International (FFI).(F.F.I.), headed by Mr Anupam Kothari, based in southern India, has been chosen to become the worldwide master licensee (excluding countries and products already under license).
This agreement will make it possible to maintain key manufacturing bases in Europe and Asia, to preserve know-how and to expand overall production capacity.
The agreement takes effect with the production of the Winter 2012/13 season, for a duration of 15 years and concerns:
- the production and distribution of the men and women’s designer lines, which will continue to be “made in Italy” at the facilities based in the Florence area, which will be reinforced in terms of structure and personnel in order to maintain the technical know-how and culture of the product;
- the production and the distribution of the line “Le Jean de Marithé+François Girbaud”, which will be run from the Bangalore office and sourced globally.

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FESCO settles billing row with Galaxy Textile Mills

Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has settled the long standing dispute over billing amount with Galaxy Textile Mills, Jhang, without furthering any undue concessions, FESCO has announced.

FESCO said it is one of the best power distribution companies, and has been meeting all the targets set by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). This could only be achieved with total consumer satisfaction and when full recoveries are made, the company said.

FESCO will recover outstanding dues of Pk Rs. 70.246 million from Galaxy Textile Mills in eight quarterly instalments. The instalment amount begins with Pk Rs. 2.5 million, and then increases to Rs. 5 million, Rs. 7.5 million and lastly Rs.10 million.

The electricity supply company said the quarterly instalments are arrived at after including late payment surcharge and interest at the prevailing bank rates.

FESCO has obtained post-dated cheques towards instalment amounts, and the power supply to the textile manufacturing unit would be liable for disconnection if the company defaults in paying any instalment.

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