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Paul Sharp, head of sales at waxed cotton specialist British Millerain, said that the show had hit its stride this season and that sustainable cotton was a key talking point. Also, “It feels like the show has got bigger and better this season. Sometimes you have to wait a while before footfall really gets going, but this season we had people on the stand from 9am on the first day. People are definitely asking about sustainability and, for us, they have been particularly interested in BCI [Better Cotton Initiative] cotton.”

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The NovitaKnits online community has more than 100,000 members all around the world. There, old and new knitters find new friends, tutorials, patterns and designs. Yrjö-Koskinen said that, “NovitaKnits develops the knitting culture. The UK has rich traditions of knitting culture and yarn manufacturing. My great grandfather Ernst Gylfe went to England already 90 years ago to learn the craftmanship.”

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Major retailers are backing the Cotton Egypt Association’s drive to rid the supply chain of falsely labelled Egyptian Cotton goods. John Lewis and Dunelm, have spoken in support of CEA’s new rigorous accreditation process and ability to DNA test products, and say they will continue to insist suppliers adhere to the new standard. Manufacturers who do not meet the new criteria will no longer be licensed to produce Egyptian Cotton products or use the trademarked logo, the association explains.

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John Lewis, British department store group has become the latest retailer to join an ever growing list of international brands and retailers after being contacted by animal rights organization Peta has implemented a ban on products having angora wool.

As a responsible retailer, John Lewis committed to introducing a permanent ban on angora wool in all future collections, as well as a ban on the sale of third-party labels that contain angora in all its stores.