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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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NCTO: U.S. Textile Industry Applauds Legislation Aimed At Ending Harmful Customs Rule
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), which represents the full U.S. textile supply chain from fiber and yarn to fabrics and finished sewn products, lauds a bill introduced today aimed at ending the U.S. Customs & Border Protection’s (CBP) “first...
Hohenstein:* New DIN spec standardizes method to assess environmental impact of textile fragments in soil
With the publication of DIN SPEC 19296, Hohenstein* has made its test method publicly available as a standard for evaluating how textile fragments behave in soil under realistic conditions. Textile products made from synthetic fibers, as well as other finished or dyed...
The American-made hemp shirt experiment
In 2020, a northcentral Montana hemp crop was harvested, beginning a trial run by two Montana companies to produce clothing without the material ever leaving the United States. When the shirt finally went to market last year, it was proof of a concept that had long...
Aptean* launches the next generation of fashion & apparel technology — AI that puts brands fully in control
Aptean* announced the launch of Aptean Fashion & Apparel, its most powerful AI operations solution built for the unique demands of the fashion and apparel industry. The solution embeds apparel-specific intelligence at the core of every operation, interpreting...
Kim Glas op-ed: Why are America’s government officials wearing foreign-made uniforms?
When Americans see a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official, a federal air marshal, or a National Park service ranger, they assume the uniforms they wear represent more than authority. They expect them to represent the country itself. But most...
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...
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