Threads: Resource Guide
Antex Knitting Mills provides knitted fabrics for fashion apparel, lifestyle, and swimwear including single and double knits, ribs, novelties, yarn-dyed stripes, and prints in gauges from 18 to 36 cut. Greenline by Antextrade; is a complete line of organic and sustainable fibers in cotton, soy, hemp, and blends. Highperformance technical fabrics, as well as burn-out and foil prints, are offered. Services include knitting, dyeing, printing, sueding, brushing, and special finishes. This Los Angeles vertical mill has been in operation for more than 30 years and produces approximately 1.5 million yards per week. A highly trained staff keeps current with the latest industry advances and its R&D department can analyze and duplicate any fabric submitted.
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. is a leading supplier of the highest quality yarns to the apparel industry in the Americas. By using only top grade, extra-long staple Supimareg; cotton fiber, all grown in California, Buhler ensures the consistency of its yarns. A year ago, the company began spinning Lenzing’s Micro Modal sustainable cellulose fiber, available as 100% Micro Modal or a 50/50 blend of Micro Modal and combed extra-long staple Supimareg; cotton. The latest yarn offering is a 50/50 blend of Supimareg; and Outlast Viscose. This is an adaptive thermal property product for improved comfort in hot and cold environments. For more information, visit www.buhleryarn.com.
Geltman Industries serves the specialized needs of the textile, apparel, and home furnishing industries with finishing, laundry, bonding, and fabric repair. Utilizing the latest technological developments enables Geltman to cultivate exclusive textile processes, such as the newly added brushing and water-repellent techniques. The company guarantees the finest quality work from its skilled staff and efficient production methods. For a full list of services, check out www.geltman.com.
Lurexreg; quality fibers are associated worldwide with creative innovation over a range of products that encompass fine super softness at one end of the spectrum and wide slit yarns for industrial purposes at the other. Innovations include the incorporation of transparent nylon and polyester yarns for a multitude of reflective and color effects and the more recent development of the new 6-micron film. Used in conjunction with texturized nylon support, the film offers ultra softness and aesthetically eye-catching appeal. The company’s Sildorex Fashion Tape Yarns offer a wide selection of visual effects with varying shine in a count range from 1.5Nm to 20Nm. Visit www.lurex.com.
Marketing By Design represents textile mills in North America and Asia. It focuses on environmentally friendly fabrics and offers innovative solutions, custom fabrics, and packages. Fabrics include organic cotton, recycled cotton, BASIC cotton, recycled polyester, Modalreg;, Tencelreg;, bamboo, rayon, and other blends of synthetic fibers in jersey, French terry, fleece, ribs, pointelles, textured knits, pile, faux fur, jacquards, and technical performance fabrics. As partners in development, its mills can create fabrics to meet your needs. Marketing By Design has more than 30 years experience in fibers and fabric development, sales, marketing, and PR. A new website will be active soon at www.marketingbydesign.us.
Founded in 1949, the Philips-Boyne Corporation is a stocking distributor of high quality woven shirting fabric. The majority of the line consists of long staple Egyptian cotton that is woven and finished in Japan. More than 3.5 million yards of stock also includes blends, linens, and silks. Styles range from classic stripes, checks, and solids to novelties, oxfords, polka-dots, and more. Located in the New York metropolitan area with sales agents throughout the country, Philips-Boyne serves everyone from at-home sewers and custom shirt-makers to couture designers and branded corporations. Peruse the extensive inventory listing at www.philipsboyne.com.
Renewably sourced Soronareg; is the most recent fiber-grade polymer in a long legacy of textile/ fiber innovations from DuPont. Made from sustainable agricultural feedstock, currently corn sugar, the process for developing Soronareg; uses 30 percent less energy than the petrochemical-based process for making nylon. That equates to 63 percent less greenhouse gas emissions on a pound-for-pound basis. In addition to its environmental benefits, Soronareg; provides distinct, uncompromised performance characteristics to fibers, fabrics, and textiles. Fabrics made with Soronareg; are washfast and UV and chlorine resistant. In addition, they offer exceptional softness and unmatched design flexibility and versatility. Apparel market applications include swimwear, activewear, outerwear and more.
Symphony Fabrics invites you to preview its new collection. The color coordinated line of fashion forward fabrics, both printed and solid, from day to evening, includes exquisite burnouts, prints, stretch satins, stretch taffetas, and exciting novelties, all at competitive prices. Symphony offers a one-stop shopping experience, immediate sampling, on-time deliveries, and personal attention for all your fabric needs. Production is now globally positioned to ship to your production facilities all over the world. You are invited to visit the New Symphony at its new showroom at 263 West 38th Street in New York City.
Los Angeles–based Western Hides offers more than 20,000 articles of Italian leather and hardware in stock with many new articles and colors for Fall/ Winter 2009. In addition to skilled customer service, Western Hides can personalize products. To learn more, call Barbara or Samy at (323) 231-5100.
