Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in October for the eighth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report....

DeFeet, the cycling sock maker based in Hickory, N.C., announced it is beginning to source certain manufacturing tasks locally, a shift from a fully vertical manufacturing model, as it adjusts to domestic workforce challenges and seeks to gain access to the latest...

Dr. Bryan Ormond, Director of the North Carolina State University’s Milliken* Textile Protection and Comfort Center talks research, progress and taking pride in your work.  ...

Two Draper X3 looms are still chattering in Greensboro, N.C. Since 2021, Proximity Manufacturing Company has produced limited runs of selvedge denim made on a pair of White Oak’s historic looms inside what was once the plant’s archive room. Proximity is the for-profit...

James McKinnon runs a 72-year-old family textile business in South Carolina. He's third generation. He sits on the Cotton Board, advises the USDA on cotton standards, and he'll tell you straight up that U.S. textiles are fighting some incredibly strong headwinds. But...

U.S. textile and apparel industry participants are invited to take part in an anonymous survey examining how culture and collaboration drive innovation in these sectors. The survey is available until Dec. 20, and is part of a doctoral research study led by Erin...