Shirts fall in the category of formal, casual and occasional wear. There is further sub segmentation on the basis of pricing and buyer's profile in the metros and non-metros. The shirt industry is offering high quality fabrics in diverse designs and blends as per latest fashion trends. Shirting fabrics play an extremely important role in a readymade shirt. Fabric type is one of the important factors as the functional criteria during formation into a ready made garment....

The tensile properties of spun yarn are accepted as one of the most important parameters for assessment of yarn quality. The tensile properties decide the performance of post spinning operations; warping, weaving and knitting; hence its accurate technical evaluation carries much importance in industrial applications....

The first ever International Conference on "Steering Mature Business: A Leadership Challenge to Textile Industry" held on October 3rd and 4th in Ahmedabad, in the once so called ‘Manchester of the East’. There were over 200 plus industry leaders and stakeholders from the textile industry present on the occasion....

The first ever International Conference on “Steering Mature Business: A Leadership Challenge to Textile Industry” held on October 3 in Ahmedabad, in the once so called ‘Manchester of the East’. There were over 200 plus industry leaders and stakeholders from the textile industry present on the occasion....

Textiles manufacturers are scrambling to create new fabrics that are more functional and green-the properties consumers demand THE STATUS-obsessed power dressers of the 1980s wouldn't be impressed: their signature garment, the big-shouldered power suit, is making a comeback as one of the key looks in the coming winter season....

Ribbon embroidery has gone in and out of fashion since the 1880s. Hence, the researcher felt need as an ideal locale for experimenting the ribbon embroidery on khadi. Preliminary details comprised of fiber content, weight/unit area, width, fabric count. The designs were created manually on the sheets out of 45 designs, best preferred 9 were selected, 3 designs for each category (I, II and III) were chosen for construction....