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SEAMS Announces 2026 Board of Directors
WAKE FOREST, NC – January 30, 2026– SEAMS, the National Association and Voice for the U.S. Sewn Products Industry for over 50 years, announced the new membership selection for the Board of Directors 2026 calendar year today. Fast-paced market shifts and increased...
December 2025 Member Spotlight – AEC Narrow Fabrics
SEAMS Member Spotlight: AEC Narrow Fabrics In this edition of SEAMS Member Spotlight, AEC Narrow Fabrics is featured. President and CEO Jeff Crisco answers our questions. Company headquarters: Asheboro, N.C. Year founded: 1986 Primary specialties: “We are producers...
Dec 2025 – SEAMS crisscrosses country for strong trade show, conference presence in 2025
By Devin Steele From New York to Las Vegas, Atlanta to Savannah, Chicago to Indianapolis, the SEAMS Association and its members maintained a steady, high-visibility presence across the textile, apparel and sewn products industry in 2025 – reinforcing the association’s...
Dec 2025 X Files
Season of Lights December 2025 X-Files By: Xochil Herrera Scheer The Chicago Pattern Maker www.xochil.com This year ushered in a host of changes, forcing swift reaction and problem solving across the supply chain. No one has come away untouched, regardless of whether...
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Can reshoring deliver manufacturing sustainability benefits?
U.S. sustainability policy may have shifted, but some manufacturers are still finding a faster path to climate, governance and workforce gains by investing in domestic production. The reshoring wave has triggered staggering levels of investment: Apple has pledged more...
Team USA’s opening ceremony outfits reflect a broader shift in sustainable sportswear textiles
Ralph Lauren, the official outfitter for Team USA at the Olympic and Paralympic Games since 2008, once again dressed the athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan, Italy. Proud of its made-in-America pieces, the namesake brand was vocal about both...
Dr. Sheng Lu: Shein lost market share in the U.S. apparel retail market in 2025 amid trade tension
Latest Data from Euromonitor shows that while the United States remained Shein’s largest apparel sales market in 2025, the value of sales declined by 4.5%, affected by factors such as higher tariffs on Chinese products, the elimination of the “de minimis” rules, and...
De minimis resurrected? House lawmakers introduce legislation for low-value package entry
Newly introduced legislation aims to provide a new channel for low-value shipments to enter the United States duty free, mimicking elements of the de minimis provision that was terminated for commercial shipments last year. Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.V.) and...
Rebuilding U.S. textiles requires new industrial model to compete with synthetics
Efforts to bring textile and apparel manufacturing back to the United States will fail if they rely on outdated models, according to textile executive Bob Antoshak, who argues the industry’s return depends on building something fundamentally different from what...
Nufabrx* featured on LIVE with Kelly & Mark
Nufabrx* took the national stage by showcasing its capsaicin-infused sleeves on popular morning show. Watch: ...
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