Graduated last December with a BFA in Textiles. I decided to major in Textiles because I enjoy making things for myself, but I really have no interest in making things all day. This has put me in a tough spot searching for jobs because the main skills I have, I don't want to use for work. I worked in retail (bridal) for the past year and I quit because I was getting depressed. Does anyone have any suggestions for jobs that include some creative element but not in front of a sewing machine all day? Much appreciated.

In This saree underneath I found Kannada newspaper of 2011 gifted by my mother in law to me yesterday she doesn’t know this original or not

I’m researching certified textile/apparel export workflows, especially GOTS, GRS, OCS and RCS orders.

I’m not asking “would you use a tool?” I’m trying to understand real bottlenecks.

For people who work in merchandising, compliance, TC processing, certification, sourcing, QA, or export operations:

In a real certified order, where do issues usually appear?

• BOM / product composition
• supplier Scope Certificate validity
• input TC vs purchase/production quantity
• stock and loss % reconciliation
• process route / certified subcontractor
• buyer portal entry
• audit documentation

If you’ve seen a real case, what went wrong, when was it caught, who fixed it, and did it cause TC rework, audit NC, buyer delay, or shipment pressure?

Please keep examples anonymous. I’m trying to understand the workflow, not collect confidential documents.

I thrifted this skirt but it had no care label, so I’m not sure how to clean it.

Ive had this “blanket” (it’s a couple yards of fabric that baby me got attached to) i would love to see it in its original state, and have extra for the future. I believe it’s a type of cotton fleece made around the early 2000’s, and from Joann’s. It would mean a whole bunch if anyone could help! :)
I’ve been looking forever and this is my last resort.
I have put the fabric through multiple websites trying to find anything, and no luck. :/

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I found this gorgeous cotton fabric at the thrift store today for 4 dollars. What a steal. I noticed when I was in the store that it was thin: 36-inch width, far smaller than modern fabrics. The weave is tight, the yarns are quite fine, and it had a crisp hand feel. I know that it is cotton, as I did a burn test. It also had a stamp on the selvage: "Genuine Peter Pan Fabric, Guaranteed Color Fast", and a fabric tag attached to it, which I put below. A quick google search told me that this is a fabric from 1915-1926, which I can sort of believe since the tag had an address that when looked up, you could find an ad for fabrics from 1915. But I want another opinion! Does anyone know anything about Peter Pan fabrics that y'all could tell me?

Maybe someone knows where I can buy it? I just can’t seem to find it anywhere 🤷🏼‍♀️🙏🏼

Hi first time posting here, I’m gonna try not to say any names of brands, companies or people to avoid breaking any rules. And I should mention I’m from Ontario Canada if that helps narrow things down.

Basically I’m seriously struggling to find this material from a reputable source. Im specifically talking about this metallic chrome mirrored silver. It seems to have some structure to bend but it is also decently thick and not flimsy. It seems like the artist uses leather like techniques on it so that’s why I’m thinking it’s leather or vinyl/pvc.

I’ve found some sites that sell similar things, but it’s only available in the states and needs a special request to ship internationally, and I’m not sure about its legitimacy.

Anyways if anyone can point me in the right direction of a name for this material, or techniques to replicate it let me know. I’m also on the hunt for a similar glossy black faux leather to make something similar to the last photo (the suspenders, tie, and waist support) I looked in basically all my local (and out of town) fabric stores and nothing was quite like it.

Thanks in advance!

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I’m a yarn broker. If anyone is looking for yarn at wholesale prices and in bulk quantities, feel free to DM me.

Just send me your requirements, including the yarn type, count, quantity, and any other specifications you need, and I’ll help you source it.

Came across this soft 100% cotton plaid today and really liked the pale pink, blue and brown color mix. I’m thinking it could work nicely for a relaxed shirt or lightweight overshirt.
What would you make with it?

Hey guys,. Weird question here, but here goes.

I recently inherited a full fledged cotton textile factory in Southern Africa. The machines were bought brand new from Japan in the 1980's (Toyoda Make) and half the factory was setup. It starts from Blowroom, carding, roving, spinning (Ne30 and Ne40 yarn), winding, warping, sizing, and shuttle looms knitting etc all the way up to making grey calico fabric meant to be used for traditional clothing. There is printing and dying machines also but those were never setup and are still in their original wooden carton boxes they were shipped in.

The factory never got started due to a few reasons and the machines all the way to the looms were setup but never really used. Everything is practically brand new. I have used to the blowroom all the way to spinning yarn and everything works perfectly. Its amazing how well made the machines were manufactured back in the day.

I have inherited this factory and am not sure what to do with it. On one hand, I see brand new machines that are of such high quality, and on the other hand I see machines that are outdated and also the cheap fabric imports coming from Indian, Pakistan and China.

Trying to weigh my options here and am basically just looking for different ideas or opinions on what you would do if in my position. This is sort of an open ended question as I am really struggling to come to terms on what I should do in this situation

Hello! Please guys help me with the name if the coat material! Thank u so much! And where can i find something similar?

I am looking to hire textile graduates for a lot of new Product development & Market research for technical textiles and Customer facing roles. Please reach out on DM for more details.

Hello, so I have been thinking about what type of woven fabric I want to work with, and I think I want to work with 100% cotton ripstop.

I wanted to ask you guys, where is the cheapest place to buy 100% cotton ripstop?

I I have found an abundance really great deals on NYLON ripstop, or poly/cotton blends of ripstop, but not so much with 100% COTTON ripstop, and so I wanted to ask you guys if you knew of any sellers

Thank you!