He had sold dress fabrics, following in the footsteps of the grandparents who had brought him up.
They make knit fabrics, exhaust manifolds, cable anchors and milk coolers for dairy farms, respectively.
Farmer also made product improvements--he started offering work wear with fabrics that resisted wrinkles and stains.
To nano-beaded fabrics that clean and regroom themselves as they hang in your closet.
Wessely runs Formax UK, which makes expensive stitch-bonded fiberglass and carbon fabrics for use in industry.
Pieces on display include his barbed wire and graffiti-printed fabrics used in fresh and stylish ways.
But Hilfiger made these relevant for modern men with his use of fabrics and materials.
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In some cases you get fabrics made in China and sent to Bangladesh to be stitched.
Many researchers around the world are looking at smart fabrics in various shapes and forms.
And new types of waterproof, breathable fabrics have been introduced, a direct challenge to Gore-Tex.
Consumers have more choices in the type of fabrics they wear than ever before.
Many firms don't even get as far as Omaha Lawn Sprinkler and Great Lakes Fabrics did.
It was trippy bohemian with printed fabrics that could be mistaken for curtain material.
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For first time clients, Justin suggested their Thomas Mason fabrics in solid white or blue.
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But they had to share the stage with glamorous models wearing fabrics treated with Huntsman products.
The 184 rooms are decorated in contemporary fabrics and suites are a generous 50sq m.
Designers warn that sheer layers can look chintzy if relying solely on inexpensive fabrics.
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"I design everything and do all the sketches and choose all the fabrics, " he says.
The Ottoman room is in updated Turkish style, with deep-red bedspreads, fabrics and oriental carpets.
Mirano said his brand is all about specialty, luxury fabrics, and fur matches that particular mindset.
Named for the cloud-like splendour of the fabrics, yunjin remains popular throughout the country.
"A beautiful jacket made in Italy from one of our fabrics costs a fortune, " she says.
Jones said shoppers will see coated and bonded fabrics, and sheer chiffons backed by wool.
The designer Terence Conran has advised on colours, fabrics and designs for the new interiors.
"If you look at tuxedos, they're a mixture of different textures and fabrics, " Mr. Ossendrijver said.
Gilhespy says he visualizes houses in the future that are filled with sensory fabrics.
Many of the women in Tahdziu survive by selling the ornate fabrics they sew by hand.
Apparel Exchange matches textile firms with suppliers of fabrics and other bits and pieces.
The Raleigh-Durham-Greensboro triangle is home to the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, Cotton Inc.
Its 12 suites are vast and elegant, with period furnishings and rich fabrics.
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