by Manali bhanushali | Jul 27, 2020 | Fabrics & Processing, News & Insights
In Asia, facemasks proved critical in in hospitals and emergency centres for combatting and containing the 2003 SARS outbreak, the wave of Bird Flu that swept through south-east Asia in 2005 and the Swine Flu panic of 2009. Their use in public spaces became...
by [email protected] | Jul 27, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, Fashion, News & Insights
When face masks were mandated in a bid to battle the novel corona virus outbreak, hardly anyone would have imagined that they would end up getting a fashionable makeover. To be honest, no one also knew that this pandemic would hover over our lives and we would...
by Manali bhanushali | Jul 21, 2020 | Fabrics & Processing, News & Insights
Philadelphia based Heston was planning to launch its patent pending 3D knitted sustainable backpack before the pandemic came along and has now developed a range of 3D knitted facemasks. “I’m a designer and founding member of this new textile start-up. We are working...
by Manali bhanushali | Jun 25, 2020 | Fabrics & Processing, News & Insights
The Almere, Netherlands based company says that its masks are actually nice to wear, are washable, re-usable and anti-bacterial. The 3D knitted face masks are said to “fit perfectly around each face” ensuring comfort. “Our face mask provides basic protection by...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured, Industry And Cluster, Industry View, News & Insights, Textile Articles
Creating fabric was traditionally done by conversion of fibers into yarns and yarns into fabrics either by weaving or knitting. Then came the introduction of nonwovens in the 19th century. In 1962, the first written definition of nonwovens was initiated by...
