Care Labels: Your Guide to Easy Care

Care labels provide helpful information that can save you time and money. Cleaner, fresher clothes means longer wearing apparel. And clothes that are bleachable are easier to get clean. When a care label doesn’t mention bleach or says “Bleach when needed,” it means it is safe to use Clorox liquid bleach. When the label says “Non-chlorine bleach when needed” use a non-chlorine (color-safe) bleach like Clorox 2®. Because clothes can be mislabeled, follow the easy directions on bleach container labels to test fabrics for colorfastness.


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8/28/2007 | 0 comments

Kevlar – Five time stronger than steel

A research by Stephanie Kwolek’s with high performance chemical compounds for the DuPont Company led to the development of a synthetic material called Kevlar which is five times stronger than the same weight of steel. Kevlar, patented by Kwolek in 1966, does not rust nor corrode and is extremely lightweight. Many police officers owe their lives to Stephanie Kwolek, for Kevlar is the material used in bullet proof vests. Other applications of the compound include underwater cables, brake linings, space vehicles, boats, parachutes, skis, and building materials.

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8/28/2007 | 1 comments

Safety alert over cheap Chinese goods

UK trading standards are on alert after Chinese-made clothes in New Zealand were discovered to have up to 900 times the safe level of formaldehyde in them, according to the Mail on Sunday. Clothes made in China have been found to contain high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical used to protect clothes that have to be shipped great distances against mildew. However, long-term exposure to high levels can be harmful, causing problems ranging from minor skin rashes to some types of cancer. Tests discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safety limit in children's and adults' woollen and cotton clothes from China.
"Wouldn't it be better if the clothing makers didn't put any extra chemicals on new clothing?" One common reason to apply chemicals is mildew. Clothes that are made of natural fibers, such as cotton and linen, can mildew if they are exposed to moisture. Manufacturers use formaldehyde to treat clothes that have to be shipped a long way, say, from Asia to the United States, to prevent mildew.
Formaldehyde has a very sharp odor, and sometimes new clothes that carry formaldehyde-based resins will give off a pungent smell until they are washed. Formaldehyde is also blamed for allergic reactions in sensitive people. If you are a person who suffers from allergies, it is a good idea to wash your new clothes once before wearing them. You won't wash the finishes out completely, but you will reduce them somewhat.

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8/28/2007 | 0 comments

Gokuldas acquired by Blackstone for $165 Million

Blackstone private equity established in 1987, is a global business with 86 investment professionals and offices in New York, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.Gokaldas Exports Ltd., India’s largest garment manufacturer and exporter, and The Blackstone Group today announced a partnership to work together to make Gokaldas a global leader in apparel industry. As part of this agreement, Blackstone would acquire a 50.1% stake in the company from the Promoters. The founder promoters would continue to lead the Company with Mr. Madanlal Hinduja as the Chairman, Mr.Rajendra Hinduja as the Managing Director and Mr. Dinesh Hinduja as the Executive Director Blackstone would invest c. $165 million (including open offer) and have representation on the Board of Directors.

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8/27/2007 | 0 comments

Technical Advantage - china

Chinese textile is growing to new highs. China said to make the best use of a material called poly trimethylene terephthlate, which is considered important to make fiber and fabric more soft, elastic, anti-static, durable and so on. . Global oil magnates shell Group who is producing PTT commercially has shifted PTT fiber and textiles center to China. Chinese company has already sold reasonable quantity in both domestic and international Market.

PTT was first patented in 1941, but until the 1990’s when shell chemicals developed the low cost method of producing high quality. Some of the additional features are low temperature dying, blend with other fibers, less expensive and much easier to work with spandex. Some of the aesthetic features are beautiful fluid drape; rich brilliant colour, stretch and easy care fabric.

A CORTERRA polymer combines the best properties of nylon and polyester. Compared with other synthetic fibers like nylon and acrylic, CORTERRA fibers feel softer, dye easier, retain vibrant colours longer, stretch and recover better. Very important feature is that they are resist staining, clean easily and dry quickly.

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8/25/2007 | 0 comments

Hohenstein in Tirupur

The Hohenstein Institutes make up an internationally recognised research and service centre. Companies and businesses all along the textile chain, and in numerous other associated areas too, benefit from the skills of the Hohenstein experts in research, development, testing, consulting, certification and all types of training.

Hohenstein institute, Germany has set up a new office at Tirupur. In the inaugural functional Information will be provided on the latest developments in the Oeko Tex Standards and Oeko Pass - certification for dyes and chemicals used in the manufacture of Oeko Tex products. This event will be held on August 28 at Hotel Velan in the city.

Lutz Seifert, Head of Corporate Development, Hohenstein Institutes and Jacob Kutty, Country Manager, India, will be present here, along with Bhaskar Bhaktavatchalu, Manager of Tirupur branch office.

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8/24/2007 | 0 comments

Is Indian Knitted fabric Cheaper Than china?

The question put in front of us is "Is Indian knitted fabric is cheaper than china?" the answer is yes say the above figure's but it's really not. Fabric made in Tirupur is 50 to 60 % more compare to that of china so this make many tirupur companies to source fabric from china. The increasing labour cost and Dyeing cost could lead many companies to source fabric rather than to make fabric in tirupur.

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8/24/2007 | 0 comments

EURO 2008 T-Shirts from Tirupur

Sree santhosh garments , 106 crore family owned business firm has bagged 5 lakh pcs of order for EURO 2008 season. The production is been carried out in full swing with a per day capacity of 6000 pcs. 25000 pcs have been already airlifted and a batch of 75000 to be shipped by the end of this week. Top management of Sree santhosh garments feel that vertical integration is necessary to bag such high volume orders.

Source: Hindu Newspaper

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8/22/2007 | 0 comments

Knitted ferrari

Lauren Porter who is an art graduate, knitted herself a Ferrari out of wool for her Honors degree at Bath Spa university. The classic bodywork consists of 250 squares of garter stitch made by Porter and 20 family members. The windows are V-shaped and the details crochet and the badge is embroidered. The Ferrari stands firm on a steel frame welded by Lauren herself, 22, Greatham, Hants.

Source: necromanc.blogspot.com

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8/22/2007 | 0 comments

T-Shirt Innovation

In the 19th century the T-shirt was considered innerwear but in World War II, soldiers stationed in hot climates often wore it without any clothes on top.

This gave birth to the idea of today’s T-shirt. T-shirts were popularised by movie stars like John Wayne, Marlon Brando and James Dean.

IT'S not enough to have a slogan on the T-shirt anymore, T-shirts now come shot with real bullets. There's the T-Qualizer that has an inbuilt sound-sensitive graphic equaliser. Designers agree that the T-shirt is poised to take a new direction.

"The T-shirt is a garment that's fun to work on and that's why companies are getting innovative with it. For designers, a T-shirt is a canvas to showcase their creativity, and for the consumer, it's a personal style statement," says designer Anita Dongre.

Consumers are getting increasingly adventurous with casual wear. Consumers are willing to experiment with tees while they are very particular about the fit of jeans, for instance. The new tee trend is a bid by old brands to put some nostalgia into their pieces.

It's not all about nostalgia, though. Getting innovative with graphics or statements is one way to sell tees because they appeal to a young market. It's the youth who take these trends forward. Bullet-shot tees and the T-Qualizer would be hot sellers in the Indian market.

There's certainly a large segment willing to spend on premium casual wear. Bullet-shot tees would be snapped up faster in Delhi and Mumbai because street wear culture is much stronger there.

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8/20/2007 | 0 comments

Onam sale at Erode

Erode Gani textile market is witnessing brisk business on account of the fast approaching Onam festival. New designer dhotis, sarees and churidars have hit the stands. The market has recorded sales of Rs 100 crore in the run up to Onam, the wholesale dealers say.

For this year’s Onam specially designed white cotton sarees with butterfly, peacock, temple architecture, Lord Krishna and Radha, and parrot designs were released. Some products like silver zari dhotis, golden zari sarees and new designed synthetic and cotton churidars were exported to gulf countries to cater the need for gulf keralites.Handloom/powerloom lungis, towels and bedsheets where also sold in bulk.

Gani market player expect a strong demand for ramzan and Diwali which falls later this year.

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8/20/2007 | 0 comments