[TC]² Bi-Weekly Technology Communicator
Intro to Apparel Manufacturing Seminar
[TC]², Cary, NC - September 17-21
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[TC]²’s Intro to Apparel Manufacturing course offers an overview of the entire manufacturing process from fibers to the finished product. Featured topics include: textile fundamentals, fiber formation and fabric design, fabric characteristics, material utilization, spreading and cutting theories, and much more. Key apparel terms and concepts are explained, along with standard terminologies for seam and stitch formations.
Join other industry professionals in this popular and informative program. To register or for more information, click here.
The Textile Information Warehouse
By Kim Anderson, [TC]²
The Textile Information Warehouse, a project conducted by the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University and funded by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, has recently been completed. The goal of the project was to compile an accessible user-friendly list of North Carolina companies that are involved with any process having to do with getting textile products to market. The list includes companies that design and develop, test, manufacture, market, merchandise or sell products made entirely of textiles or partially of textiles. The information is intended to be used as a tool to help companies anywhere in the world locate and secure North Carolina services and products.
The Textile Information Warehouse is located on the Textile Connect Website. On the website, a “Value Chain” is displayed, see diagram below. Users can click on the area of interest to find information pertaining to a specific segment of the Value Chain. A pop-up window appears containing a myriad of information about the chosen segment, including a brief description; a list of related trade associations, events, publications and websites; trade information; consumer market information, as well as a list of North Carolina companies offering services or products related to the segment.
The Value Chain
Courtesy of the Department of Commerce and NCSU College of Textiles
The site not only includes a list of companies, but also the location, contact information and a description of the services or products offered. The Textile Connect website can be accessed by going to either http://www.textileconnect.com or www.nctextileconnect.com.
The Measure of Mankind
Lucky Us: We’re Living in the Golden Age of Anthropometrics
By Patricia McLaughlin for RealStyle
This is the dawning of the Age of Anthropometrics. Yes, lucky reader, you are privileged to live in a time when the science of measuring man (and woman) has achieved a level of precision virtually unimaginable even a dozen years ago. Even better, clothing manufacturers and retailers are finally paying attention. Best-case scenario: In just a few years, our clothes could fit better than they have since the early 1800s, when everything was still custom-made.
About time, too. Long after other technologies had been electrified, automated, digitized, etc., anthropometrics lagged behind, staying stubbornly manual, and relying on the same poky old measuring tapes and yardsticks--which took a prohibitively long time to take all of a person’s relevant measurements and allowed for a discouraging amount of slippage. (Studies have found that even measuring-tape measurements taken by expert tailors can vary by as much as two inches.)
Laser body scanning changed that, made it possible to know, really and truly, what size we are and what shape we’re in.
But did anybody but scientists really want to know?
To read entire article, click here.
[TC]² Student Intern Sponsor Profile - JCPenney Company
By Karen Davis, [TC]²
[TC]² is pleased to recognize JCPenney Company as a Gold Sponsor of the 2007 Student Internship Program.
JCPenney has been in existence since 1902, launched by James Cash Penney with a dry goods store, called The Golden Rule, in Wyoming. Since that beginning, JCPenney has become one of America's leading retailers, operating more than 1,000 department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com, and the nation's largest general merchandise catalog business. Through these integrated channels, JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands which reflect the Company's commitment to providing customers with style and quality at a smart price.
JCPenney has long been a valued member and supporter of [TC]²’s efforts, including sponsoring the SizeUSA survey. JCPenney staff members have consistently held a position on [TC]²’s Board of Directors, helping direct the organization’s outreach to the industry.
[TC]² and the interns gratefully acknowledge JCPenney as a Gold Level Sponsor and wish to thank the organization for its support of the 2007 student intern program.
Material World New York
Material World New York Announces The Ultimate Sourcing Solution:
Global Matchmaking @ Material World
Taking advantage of the unparalleled scope of international garment producing and fabric resources exhibiting in the New York edition of Material World this September, registered attendees will now be able to match their needs directly with suppliers prior to stepping onto the Material World show floor. By simply completing the online Ultimate Sourcing Solution form, registered attendees will receive a comprehensive list of appropriate sourcing opportunities exhibiting at Material World, September 25-27, 2007; matching their needs by production and/or fabric category and geography. As the leader of bringing sourcing managers and fabric purchasers together with the best suppliers from around the world, Material World continues to be the leader in the most important aspect of industry trade events: commerce.
For more information, visit www.material-world.com or click here to register for the September 2007 event.
23rd IAF World Apparel Convention to be Held in Taipei: October 24 – 26, 2007
Zeist, The Netherlands - The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) takes pleasure in hosting the 23rd IAF World Apparel Convention in Taipei (October 24~26, 2007). This year, the convention will focus on the theme of “Asia: An Emerging Consumer Market from Global Production Base”. There are four sessions to be presented under the theme, including Trade Liberalization vs. Barriers, Asia Market: Risks & Opportunities, Capacity Growth vs. Profitability, and Technological Development and it’s Application to Production and Marketing.
The intent of this forum is to provide the apparel chain with an inside look at what is happening in Asia, and particularly how the rapid growth of Asian markets are affecting current global trade policy of the apparel industry. These areas are becoming more and more critical in sourcing decisions.
TTF will also be hosting an exclusive and unprecedented IAF Designer Award 2007 on October 25th. For the first time in history, this event will take place in the form of a Fashion Runway Show in front of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
For further details concerning the IAF World Apparel Convention, including the agenda, visit the special convention website: www.iaf2007.com.tw or the IAF website: www.iafnet.com.
For more information please contact Nadia van Staden, vanstaden@iafnet.com International Apparel Federation, P.O.Box 428, 3700 AK Zeist, The Netherlands Tel +31 30 232 0908, Fax +31 30 232 0919
Important Dates
September
13 |
Seams & Stitches – The Technical Details; Seminar at [TC]². For more details, click here. |
17-21 |
Intro to Apparel Manufacturing; Seminar at [TC]². For more details, click here. |
21-22 |
SEAMS Fall Meeting at [TC]². For details, visit www.seams.org. |
25-27 |
Material World, Jacob Javits Center, New York. For more details visit www.material-world.com. Visit [TC]² at Booth 828. |
October
2 |
[TC]² Board of Directors Meeting, Cary, NC |
7-9 |
Apparel Executive Forum, Key Biscayne, FL. For details visit www.apparelmag.com. |
16 |
Sewability: Sewing Quality Improvement. Seminar at [TC]². For more details, click here. |
16-18 |
Pattern Making with Telestia Workshop, for more information click here.(PDF) |
18-19 |
Ergonomics: Create a Program. Seminar at [TC]². For more details, click here. |
24-26 |
23rd IAF World Apparel Convention, Taipei, Taiwan. For information, go to www.iaf2007.com.tw. |
For detailed information about industry events, visit www.techexchange.com
Thanks to the techexchange site sponsors
Apparel Magazine, Gerber Technology, Lawson, Lectra, Methods Workshop and Reach Technologies.
A Look Ahead in the Newsletter
Material World
SEAMS Fall Meeting
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