Joann first invested in WeaveUp in 2019, and now believes there is an opportunity to create even greater value by partnering even closer with the WeaveUp team. WeaveUp’s SaaS platform helps companies leverage the advantages of digital textile printing. Its comprehensive array of product modules includes design upload, design management, product customisation, design licensing, commission management, print room automation, and hybrid rotary / digital sourcing solutions. The WeaveUp platform enables the rapid prototyping, sampling, and short-run production that the textile industry has lacked in moving toward a digitally enabled future, the company said in a press release.

Joann’s ownership means WeaveUp will have deeper resources to provide better service and deliver more rapid feature releases and new product development for our SaaS clients. Planned enhancements include: additional ways to upload and customise designs, a new, more flexible way to incorporate our platform into your website and a new platform for companies that want to streamline and accelerate product development.

“It’s been a great partnership from the start. The past five years have shown me that the Joann team has the vision, the commitment, and the resources to propel digitally printed textiles forward into the mainstream. This acquisition allows us to accelerate the speed of our platform development and to continue to drive innovation in the on-demand product space,” Flint Davis, president of WeaveUp, said in a statement.

“We are excited to continue expanding Joann’s capabilities in the digital textile printing space and look forward to offering products that are printed on-demand with the best technologies available. We believe that WeaveUp’s powerful platform services will bring Joann’s fabric offerings into a new realm and we are proud to announce this investment,” Wade Miquelon, president and CEO of Joann, said.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)