Textile Asia

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  Año 2014, Vol. 45, Número 2 (Feb./Mar.)

  • Company index

    pág. 2

    

  • Editor's page:: Removing wrinkles, safely

    Max Sung

    pág. 3

    

  • Special reports:: Don't worry; the future is bright, especially for Asian economies

    Vicky Sung

    págs. 4-5

    

  • Special reports:: Pearl of the Orient gains greater lustre

    Alpana Shrestha

    págs. 5-6

    

  • Special reports:: Cotton: mill use to rise with economic growth

    págs. 6-7

    

  • Regional notes:: Sri Lanka: Textile Jersey takes first step for regional expansion.- Miracle T-shirt enters Sri Lanka

    A.H.H. Saheed

    págs. 8-9

    

  • Regional notes:: India: textile sector ranks high in skill and cost efficiency

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  • American markets:: US apparel market recovers from 2012 drop

    Douglas Smith

    págs. 10-11

    

  • Exhibitions & conferences:: Heimtextil 2014, from exhibition to symposium

    Arthur D. Sager

    págs. 12-15

    

  • Exhibitions & conferences:: Intertextile Guangzhou, Hometextile China.- R&D brokerage event in Turkey.- China Interdye.- Home textiles show in Hong Kong.- Specialty textiles conference.- Converting and Bonding conference.- Proposte in May.- London garments expo

    págs. 15-16

    

  • Exhibitions & conferences:: MoOD in September.- Cashmere World in Hong Kong.- Composites trade fair.- Première Vision at East-West gateway.- ITMA 2015 to add a special chapter.- Functional fabrics fair in Munich.- Filtech next Feb

    págs. 16-17

    

  • Products & technology:: Happy Scour for knitted fabrics.- Dry heat enhances Dryarn's potential.- Spinning machine for better piecing quality.- USB replaces cards for keyboard display.- New inkjet technologies for textile printing.- These garments are made of plastic bottles

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  • Products & technology:: Verdol brings out a carpet yarn machine.- Eco-friendly help for adult incontinence.- Printer with many colour options.- Award for geotextile that averts piping.- Automatic buttonhole indexer.- A fabric to make garments fit body shape

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  • Products & technology:: Cordura fabric for fall/winter seasons.- Binder for tufted carpets.- Eco award for Houdini pants.-

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  • Fashion trends: Fall/Winter collections.- 2013 Redress award for apparel made of discarded clothes.- Peru's ethnic patterns in world of fashion

    Gail Taylor

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  • Executive desk

    págs. 29-30

    

  • Technical features:: Card and its effect on yarn quality

    Mandar S. Kulkarni, A.J Dhavale

    págs. 31-32

    

  • Technical features:: Yarn quality in open-end friction-spinning process

    A.R.B. Ibrahim, E. Oxenham, S.C.O. Ugbolue, E.G. Kolawole

    págs. 32-35

    

  • Technical features:: Fragrant fabrics for good health apparel and home furnishing

    Vishnu Pareek, Aayushi Agrawal, Vardhaman Chougule, Prasad Kulkarni

    págs. 35-37

    

  • Technical features:: Spacer fabrics for soft but strong knee braces

    Hemdan Abdou Abou-Taleb

    págs. 37-42

    

  • Events calendar

    págs. 43-47