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Related Keywords: cheap clothes, Geographical Indication tag, hand-woven sarees, Handlooms, IIkal saree, Ilkal, Ilkal Handloom and Powerloom Weavers Agitation Committee, powerloom

The ancient Ilkal sarees with unique design which used to be crafted handlooms weavers of a little town of IIkal in Bagalkot district the switch over to powerloom has endangered the livelihood of small handloom weavers.

IIkal town had around five thousand handlooms that used to craft traditional sarees more than a decade ago. Now, the number of families engaged in making beautiful hand-woven sarees has reduced to just 500 with the onslaught of power looms.

Related Keywords: alternative to, conventional knitting methods, exhibited at, Kotoba collective knitwear brand, LA Mart, latest collected, private show, revolutionary, Shima Seiki, state-of-the-art knitwear system, Wholegarment technology

Shima Seiki’s Kotoba collective knitwear brand, its latest collection is exhibited at a private show at LA Mart from 3-7 November marks the brand’s plans to expand into the Western region of the US.

The knitwear brand uses Wholegarment technology, Wholegarment knitting is a revolutionary and state-of-the-art knitwear system developed by Shima Seiki, of Wakayama, a company that owns 13 subsidiaries based in countries like Korea, Italy, USA, UK, China, and Spain.

Related Keywords: advantage, cheap energy, clothing industry, cotton and wool, Day of Light Industry, economic growth, jobs, Kyrgyz textile and garment industry, Legprom, Light Industry trade fair, low labor cost, raw material

The Kyrgyz textile and garment industry was originally developed in the 1930’ as a result of the availability of raw material mainly cotton and wool, in South Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan’s garment industry has traditionally been of major importance to the country, with nearly 7% of the nation’s working-age population employed in the sector. It continues to do well by providing economic growth and jobs.

Related Keywords: artisans, Bandhanis, brand name, Flipkart, for handicrafts and handloom, Garvi Gurjari, generat revenue, GSHHDC, Gujarat State, hand-blocked printing, online shopping portals, Snapdeal, strike deals

Gujarat will be the first state to strike deals with commercial online portals to encourage its handicrafts. As the Gujarat State Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (GSHHDC) are in advanced stage of entering into an agreements with Flipkart and Snapdeal.

Gujarat handloom and handicrafts like Patolas, Bandhanis, hand-blocked printing and variety of products from the desert district of Kutch under the brand name Garvi Gurjari will be sold online.

Related Keywords: AGOA, associated industries, benchmark, beneficiaries of AGOA, duty free export market, hanging by thread, struck off, Swaziland textile industry, United States

The immediate future of Swaziland’s duty-free export market to the United States (US) through the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is hanging by a thread as Swaziland will be struck off the beneficiaries of AGOA late December, if it fails to meet the benchmarks.

Varying stakeholders from the textile and apparel industry in the country have sent an impassioned request to United States President Barak Obama, to at least give Swaziland a few months more to sort the benchmarks hurdle that resulted in its expulsion from AGOA.

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Texworld Istanbul, apparel fabrics and accessories fair both in Turkey and surrounding regions, is celebrating its premiere The trade fair is fully booked with 115 exhibitors from 10 countries, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.

Related Keywords: export revenue, export turnover, FTA with Canada, growth of 16 percent, increase power tariff, Interest Subvention Scheme, new foreign trade policy, on packing credit, President A Sakthivel, TEA, this fiscal, Tirupur export growth rate, Tirupur Exporters Association, Tirupur knitwear exports

Tirupur knitwear exports in the first six month of the ongoing fiscal year 2014-14 has registered revenue of Rs. 10,050 crores, a growth of 16 percent as against Rs. 8,650 crores in the corresponding period of last year. In Dollar terms, the growth is 13.35 per cent year-on-year during April-September 2014, said Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) president A Sakthivel.

Exporters from this tiny town, the hub for knitwear exports are hoping to close the fiscal with an export turnover of Rs 21,000 crore.

Related Keywords: display, enhanced performance, exclusive blends, fibre for jersey, flat and seamless knitting, new Activeyarn range, of wool, outdoor apparel, Performance Days Munich, produce fabric, Safil, spinning company, traditional technology, versatile yarn, X-Compact

At the Performance Days Munich to be held on 4-5th November, Safil a Biella, Italy based worsted spinning company to display its new Activeyarn range for outdoor apparel, which features the company’s own exclusive blends.

The active yarn range includes innovative blends of wool and technical fibres for jersey, flat and seamless knitting, to produce fabrics with enhanced performance in terms of moisture wicking, body temperature regulation, breathability and UV protection.

Related Keywords: Digital textile conference, digital textile printing, expert, FESPA, global industry, global print community, Milan, number of delegates, presentation, record breaking, rich programme, seminars, share insights

FESPA’s fourth Digital Textile Conference held with the aim of expanding knowledge of digital textile printing took place on 2 October 2014 in Milan, Italy, brought together a record-breaking number of delegates.

Delegates responded enthusiastically to the conference content, with 100% of attendees stating that they would attend the FESPA Digital Textile Conference again, organisers report.

According to Duncan MacOwan, Head of Events and New Media at FESPA, there has been a significant growth of the Digital Textile Conference audience since 2011.

Related Keywords: achieve target, by 2020, department, develop, fashion center, fibre plant, garment and textile industry, HCMC, Industrial sector, industrial zone, industry and trade, material production, relocate dying establishment, textile plant

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade plans to develop city's garment and textile industry as the leading industrial sector which is able to supply the garment & textile services in the southern region and a fashion center in the country.

HCMC hosted a seminar on November 3 to announce it plan and that it would like to achieve this target by 2020 with vision by 2030.