Textiles and Nonwovens

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of surface finishing machinery for the textile industry. Raising and shearing, and sueding and fringing machines. Also, flet compactors and vacuum dryers. English and Italian.

Design, development and manufacture of raising, emerizing, sueding, shearing, brushing, polishing and cutting machinery for carpets, and woven and knitted fabrics. Detailed machine catalogs, including technical information. English and German.

Taiwan. Manufacturer of circular knitting machinery, scarf knitting machines, braiding machines and hosiery machinery.

China. Group of companies, active in textile machinery and textiles. Manufacturers of single and double jersey circular knitting machinery with and without jacquard. Technical information and machine specifications. English and Chinese.

China. Manufacturers of a range of computerised flat bed jacquard knitting machines. Also, glove and collar knitting machines. Detailed machine catalogs, including technical information. English, Chinese and Japanese.

USA. Manufacture, installation and service of central vacuum systems for the hosiery and apparel industries and string collection systems for knitting machines.

Korea. Manufacturers of needles for hosiery and knitting machinery. Extensive technical drawings and information. English, Korean and Chinese.

Italy. Manufacturers of cylinders, dials and sinker rings for circular knitting machinery. Needle chart. Links to related sites. English and Italian.

South Korea. Dealer of spare parts for warp knitting machinery, Tricot or Raschel type, knitting elements and used textile machinery.

Sweden. Manufacturers' representatives for a range of flat bed and circular knitting machinery, needles and accessories. Also, traders in pre-owned knitting machines. Links to principal companies. English and Swedish.

Italy. Dealer of new and used circular knitting machines, and spare parts and supplies for knitting machinery.

Heat transfer presses, rhinestone setting machines, printers, sublimation, and supplies.

USA. Suppliers of products, software, consumables and services to the wide-format printing industry. Textile fabric steamers for ink-jet and screen printing processes. Technical information and machine specifications.

USA. Dealer of screen printing equipment and supplies, ZSK embroidery machines, embroidery software and supplies, and other textile related equipment.

Sales, service, classes and repair of industrial and household sewing machines. Also, notions, quilting supplies, needles, thread and accessories.

Manufacturer and distributor of sewing machine spare parts and equipment.

Manufacturer of hooks, bobbin cases, caps, and loopers for sewing machines.

USA. Dealer of new and used industrial sewing, cloth cutting, cloth spreading, fusing, and related production machinery.

UK. Dealer of industrial sewing machines, parts and needles offering maintenance, repair and technical advice. Authorised distributor of Seiko machines.

Canada. Dealer of specialized shoe machinery, industrial sewing machines and other equipment for the shoe industry.

Australia. Dealer of Pfaff, Typical and Zoje industrial sewing machines, as well as cutting and welding machines, needles, and spare parts.

The Netherlands. Dealer of new and used industrial sewing machines, pressing equipment, cutting machines, and sewing supplies.

Turkey. Importers and distributors of industrial sewing machines, components and parts. Also, cutting, ironing, pressing and auxiliary machines and equipment. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information. English, Turkish and Russian.

Australia. Design, development and manufacture of sampling and fault detection software and equipment for woven and tufted carpets. Extensive technical information. Video presentations.

India. Manufacturers of drop and riderless heald wires, narrow fabrics and leno doup healds and heald frames, and hooks for electronic jacquards. Technical information and specifications.

Pakistan. Manufacturers of wooden shuttles for automatic and power weaving looms. Also, shuttles and leather pickers for carpet and lace weaving looms.

Taiwan. Manufacturers of nozzles, plunger kits, scissors and cutters for air-jet and water-jet weaving looms.

Japan. Engineering company, involved in mechatronics for the textile machinery and semiconductor industries. Design, development and manufacture of warp flow systems and components for weaving preparatory equipment. English and Japanese.

Weaving looms for industrial fabrics, sling webbings, freight lashing, industrial applications. Site can be viewed in English and Italian.

Turkey. Design and manufacture of narrow fabric weaving and crocheting looms. Also, beam warping systems, and packaging machines for small objects. Detailed machine catalogs, including technical information and specifications. Multi-lingual site.

Italy. Design and manufacture of machinery for warping, sizing and dyeing of spun and filament yarns. Also, vertical and horizontal dryer systems for yarns, and woven and nonwoven fabrics. Technical information. English and Italian.

Multi-national group of companies, active in paperboard and paper based packaging products for a range of industrial applications. Carriers, and packaging and handling solutions for the spun yarn industry. English, Spanish and Chinese.

Italy. Design and manufacture of air water flow, and soft and over flow dyeing machinery for fiber, tops and cones, and piece dyeing machines for woven and knitted fabrics. Also, laboratory equipment and robotised yarn dyeing plants. Technical information.

China. Manufacturers of hank mercerising machines, and yarn and skein dyeing systems. Also, fabric heatsetting, raising and brushing machines. English and Chinese.

Japan. Design, development and manufacture of ring twisting frames for glass fiber yarns. Also, direct cablers for polyester and polyamide tyre cord, and a range of air-compressors. Technical information. English and Japanese.

Short technical paper presenting new formulas to facilitate utilizing less salt during the process of exhaust dyeing of fiber reactive dyes. Author: Clyde B. Anderson.

Technical paper about possible solutions for a more effective management of salinity in textile wet processing. Author: Dr. Fred L. Cook.

Workbook, written in 1988, and presenting pertinent ideas for waste and waste source reduction in textile wet processing. Author: Brent Smith.

Technical paper, presenting the results of various studies concerning the estimation of the effect of enzymatic treatment on the changes in molecular and morphological structure of viscose woven fabrics. Authors: Danuta Chiechanska and others.

Discussion paper about the behaviour of common types of surface active agents used in textile wet processing.

Technical paper about the development of clothing and clothing accessories which act as stand-alone computers, able to process, store, retrieve and send information. Authors: Woodrow Barfield and others.

Concise history of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking crafts of hand yarn spinning, dyeing and cloth weaving. From Regia Anglorum.

Classroom-ready lesson plan about the development of the Boott mill to understand the workings of the industrial system at Lowell.

UK. University of Leeds institute which collects, preserves and documents textiles and other related design material from most of the major textile producing areas of the world for the benefit of the public. List of events. Links to related sites.

France. International association founded in 1954 in order to develop and coordinate work methods used by specialists in the study of ancient textiles. Information about technical courses, and published articles on PDF files. English and French.

Story from Greek mythology about Arachne boasting of her yarn spinning and cloth weaving skills, resulting in Athena turning her into a spider for the remainder of her life. From the Apple Hollow Farm web site.

The story of a flax fiber as it turned into linen cloth and ended up being fertilizer for the next generation of flax. From the Apple Hollow Farm web site.

Extensive paper about the history, cultivation, processing and applications of kenaf as a source for natural industrial fiber, oils and feedstock. From Trends in New Crops and New Uses. Authors: Charles L. Webber III and Venita K. Bledsoe.

Report of research conducted in order to determine whether the mechanical and material properties of kenaf fiber are changing with growing time and maturing of the plant. Authors: Roger M. Rowell and James S. Han.

USA. Design and manufacture of hand loom woven blankets and throws, from linen, cotton and blends. Detailed catalog with prices. Fabric care guide.