Fashiondex Helps
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Retail A Short Guide to Survival
An excerpt from The Birnbaum Report/Strategic Sourcing for Garment Importers. -
How to shop the fabric market
Guide for shopping the fabric market dedicated to all the newcomers to the industry. -
Glossary
Glossary of frequently-used textile, manufacturing, development, production, and commercial shipping terms in the apparel industry. -
Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing
SOURCING A,B,C'S
Fabric And Fashion Associations Suppliers.
GARMENT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
A non-profit service organization which provides marketing, buyer referrals, training & technical assistance to NY apparel manufacturers & workers. GIDC is the place where design meets production, linking designers, labels & retailers with NYC's high quality producers.
COTTON INCORPORATED
THE COTTONWORKS fabric library showcases nearly 300 mills, knitters & converters who specialize in cotton & cotton-rich fabrics. Sourcing, trend presentations, literature & colorcards available.
INVISTA
Fiber fabrics, blends & finishes for every market. Leading apparel brands of LYCRA® fiber, TACTEL® fiber, CORDURA® fabric, COOLMAX® fabric, SUPPLEX® fabric, and DuPont TEFLON® fabric protector.
LENZING AG
The manufacturer of Tencel® lyocell and Lenzing Modal fibers. Full library of all Tencel® lyocell, Lenzing Modal and Lenzing Micro Modal in 100% and in blends.
MOHAIR COUNCIL OF AMERICA
Resource for mohair fabric and yarn for the apparel and home furnishing markets.
TEXTILE ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES/TALA
Membership based group of professionals engaged in textile sales, manufacturing, related products and services to the apparel industry. TALA provides resource information, for West Coast contacts, to the apparel & home fashion manufacturers.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
Resource on care and care label issues, and how to implement federal care label guidelines.














