Manufacturer Fills Essential Role in Medical Textiles (as seen in The Pilot Newspaper) John Taws, president of Fletcher Industries in Southern Pines, with his son,

Digital Printing In the Textile World Digital printing is the process of printing digital-based images directly onto a variety of media substrates, according to the printing company Xerox. In the last 30 years, digital printing has made extreme advances. So much so, that it has now found its way into the textile industry. However, like […]

Winding in the Textile Industry Winding in the textile industry is used to prepare a fabric or material for weaving. Winding will coil a fabric or material around a bobbin so it can then be used for weaving. The bobbin, in this case, is mainly used for temporary storage of a material. We seek and […]

Making Moves in the Fitness Fabric World Have you ever noticed your workout clothes get a little, well… smelly after a while? Yeah, us too.

Skilled Trades In the United States today, parents, educators, and society put an enormous amount of pressure on kids to go to college and get a degree. That degree may put them in debt for the rest of their lives, without the guarantee of a job right out of college. However, many people forget that […]

Recycled Fabric It’s no surprise that the conservation of our planet is a very important topic. People all over the world are finding new ways to lessen the impact of waste on our environment. One way the textile industry is working towards a more sustainable planet is by the use of RPET, or recycled polyester. […]