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
Shirtings Suppliers.
PHILIPS-BOYNE
Fine shirtings in 100% Egyptian cotton. Solids, piques, fancy stripes, twills, jacquards, cotton/Lycra blends (stretch), oxfords, tone-on-tones, pinpoints, yarn-dyes & more. Import & domestic. Mens, womens & kids markets. Moderate to better price points. 3 million yards-plus inventoried in the New York area.

DOUBLETEX
Cotton rich shirtings in oxfords, stripes and plain weave. Piece dyed. Cater to uniform and fashion markets. Domestic.
CINERGY TEXTILES, INC.
Carry solid, y/d stripes, and plaids on 100% cotton, cotton/spandex and cotton/nylon/spandex poplins.
FILTEX LTD
Ready-to-wear collection of novelty cottons & shirtings. Cater to sportswear, womens & childrens markets. Import from Switzerland. Located at the Jakob Schlaepfer Showroom.
ROBERT'S TEXTILE COMPANY
Cotton shirtings in twills, chambray, sheeting, poplin & novelties. Will overnight samples. Lowest prices. Cater to all markets.
ALESSI INTERNATIONAL
Better cotton & cotton blend shirting novelties. Yarn dyes, solids and prints and novelties. Import Spain, India and China. Cater to better shirting markets.
ALEXANDER HENRY FABRICS INC.
Specialize in conversational prints on cotton shirting fabrics. In-house design & custom work available. Converter. Cater to apparel, uniform, accessory & home markets. Designer price points.
ARTHUR R JOHNSON COMPANY, INC.
Shirtings in broadcloth, batiste, sheeting, pique, voile, duckcloth, drillcloth, organdy. All solids. Domestic and import from India & the Orient. Converter. Popular to better.
ARVIND WORLDWIDE INC.
Fine 100% cotton shirtings. Many counts in plain, twill & oxford weaves & all yarn-dyes. Finer counts in special patterns. Can do custom. Import from India. Samples & bulk shipped directly from India, no stock inventory. Mill & manufacturer. Moderate to better price pts.
BANK MILLER CO. INC.
Chambray, oxfords, flannels, madras, seersuckers, etc. Solids & yarn-dyed plaids & stripes. Large in-stock program in cotton and poly-cotton. Converter. Moderate.
CEGO
Fine imported shirtings. Cotton dobbies, yarn-dyes, piques, oxford, broadcloth, poplin, prints & more. Import from Japan, Italy & India. Cater to mens, womens & childrens better to couture shirt & blouse markets. Jobber. Also, US agent for Morarjee Brembana.
DENIMS U.S.A. LTD.
All weights & variations of denims & shirtings in 100% cotton, cotton/poly & tencel/cotton. Domestic. Cater to mens, womens & kids casual sportswear & shirt markets. Popular to better prices. Jobber.
EMPIRE GROUP, THE
Direct distributors of shirtings, suitings and bottomweights for mens trousers and ladies apparel.
EZRASONS, INC.
Shirtings for the better shirt lines. Broadcloth, poplin, yarn-dye stripes, tartans, gingham, oxfords, flannel, twills, sheeting, white-on-whites & tone-on-tones. Import & domestic. Converting in China for direct shipment to overseas garment factories.
GRACEDALE FABRICS INC.
One of the largest cotton importers in the country. Yarn-dye flannels, chambray, dobbies, broadcloth, lawn & shirtings. Import & ship worldwide. Cater to popular to moderate mens, womens & kids shirt markets.
HAMIL GROUP, INC.
Cotton shirtings in solids, prints & yarn dyes. Converter. Import from the Orient. Cater to womens & kids sportswear & shirt markets. Moderate to better price points.
MANROB TEXTILES CORP.
Cotton & poly/cotton shirtings, chambrays, yarn-dyes & prints. Domestic & import. Jobber/converter. Cater to mens, womens & kids uniform, shirt & sportswear trades. Moderate price points.
R.C. INTERNATIONAL FABRICS, INC.
All types of chambray, poplin, jacquard & yarn dyes. Imported. In stock.
SPECHLER-VOGEL TEXTILES
Chambray, poplin, lawn, organdy, yarn-dye stripes, white-on-whites, tone-on-tones, pinpoint oxfords. Importer, converter. Cater to mens, womens, kids shirt & uniform markets. Better price pts. Carry large stock.
WORLD WIDE WEAVE LTD.
Cotton & linen yarn-dyes, twill, voile, batiste & poly/viscose & poly/cottons for better to designer mens & womens shirt makers. 100% cashmere & cashmere/cottons. Rep Italian, Swiss & Spanish shirting mills.
ZEN TEX
Solid shirting with and without stretch. Poplins, lawn, voiles, gauze, oxfords, dobbies, & novelties. In-stock program. Domestic & global distribution.














