May/June 2019

On the Cover:
The Wrangler Rooted Collection™ — produced using fully traceable, sustainable cotton from U.S. farms and U.S.-based manufacturing supply chain — features five state-specific pairs of jeans including the Georgia Jean.

American Textiles: We Make Amazing™

Executive Forum

Leib Oehmig: New NCTO Chairman

Glen Raven CEO brings global textile business experience, hands-on approach to NCTO leadership. TW Special Report With a vibrant 30-year career at Glen Raven, N.C.-based Glen...

Quality Fabric Of The Month

Quality Fabric Of The Month: Thinly-Veiled Protection

Lydall Performance Materials’ TechniMat is suitable for high-conductivity substrate applications, among other applications. By Rachael S. Davis, Executive Editor Imagine a nonwoven fabric lighter than a...

From The Editor

U.S. Economic Growth Continues: Textile Mills Lead ISM Report

By James M. Borneman, Editor In Chief As of early May, the news could hardly be better for the U.S. economy, and textiles are participating...

Business & Financial

Textile Activity At A Glance: May/June 2019

May/June 2019

Yarn Market

Spinners Report Solid First Quarter

By Jim Phillips, Yarn Market Editor Many spinners reported excellent results for the first quarter of the year. “We have some limited capacity in some...

People

May/June 2019

Bulletin Board

May/June 2019