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
Wool/wool Blends Suppliers.
BERENSTEIN TEXTILES
Importers of better quality 100% wool gabardines, crepes, flannels & suitings. Stock program with over 50 colors in inventory. Features super 100's,110's,120's,130's,150's &180's. Luxurious qualities such as alpacas, angoras, camel hairs, cashmeres & cashmere blends.

FISHMAN'S FABRICS
All types of wool & wool blends. Angora, alpaca, boucle, gabardine, cool wool, crepe, cashmere, flannel, melton, camel hair, jersey, mohair, worsteds, double knits & more. Jobber. Full service plus books & shade cards available. Cater to designer & above mens & womens markets.

M.J. CAHN CO., INC.
Tweed, flannel, fleece, serge, gabardine, melton, textured, worsteds, tropical weights, solids, yarn-dye plaids, flannels, plush wools, coatings & military fabrics in wool & wool blends. Domestic. Cater to mens coats, uniforms & headwear. Jobber.

DOUBLETEX
Truflex family and wool blended. Cater to the uniform and fashion markets. Domestic. In stock program.
FILTEX LTD
Ready-to-wear collection of woolens & tweeds. Cater to sportswear, womens & childrens markets. Import from Switzerland. Located at the Jakob Schlaepfer Showroom.
BEYOND THE LOOM/FRANETTA FABRICS
Wool & blends in piece dye & yarn-dye novelties, brushed mohair in patterns & piece dyes. Domestic mill. Cater to womens sportswear & suitings, better, bridge, designer & contemporary markets.
JAKOB SCHLAEPFER, INC.
Couture & ready-to-wear collection of wool fabrics. Allover embroideries, sequins, foil applications & laser techniques. Austrian & pearl beading on allovers & cut pieces. Cater to bridal, evening, costume & shawl markets. Import from Switzerland.
M GRABIE WOOLEN COMPANY, INC.
100% Australian merino & merino worsted wool blends. Flannel, cool wool, gabardine, crepe, twill, pique, gauze & fancies in stripes, checks, tartans, plaids & herringbones. Domestic manufacturer. Mens & ladies better to designer sportswear, suiting & dress markets.
MAGNA FABRICS, INC.
A full line of wool/wool blends, worstered wools, tropical gabardine, challis, wool lycra, polyester wool lycra, prints, yarn-dyes and much more. Domestic. Jobber. Cater to all markets.
VICTOR WOOLENS
Toll Free#1-888-966-5536. One of the largest resources for apparel & specialty textiles. Worsteds, woolens & blends. Alpaca, camel hair, lambswool, melton, cool wool, coatings, tweed, flannel, gauze, crepe, doublecloth & more. Mill. Moderate to bridge price pts.
ALESSI INTERNATIONAL
Wool & wool blends for tops, bottoms and coating. Piece dye and yarn dye. Import from China, Japan and Italy.
ASCHER STUDIO INC.
For 2010 the new "Ascher" collection will be featuring innovative wools and mohairs designed and made in Europe, evoking memories of the brilliant AscherÊwools of the mid 1950s. $15.00 to $35.00. Showroom: 125 Beechwood Avenue, New Rochelle, NY
B. BLACK & SONS
Toll-free#1-800-433-1546. Angora, boucle, crepe, camel hair, alpaca, cashmere, cool wool, flannel, gabardine, melton, mohair, tweed, tropicals & more in wool & blends. Jobber. U.S. & import. Cater to mens & womens suit, coat & career markets.
BAHARIYE USA
We carry fine wool suiting & wool blends with cashmere silk, linen, polyester and lycra from Turkey. Featuring bi-stretch yarn dye super 120s with special finishes.
BURLINGTON RAEFORD/ITG COMPANY
Fabrics for all aspects of the public service and career market, from classic worsted wools to heavy-duty waterproof breathable fabrics.
CINERGY TEXTILES, INC.
Tweeds, sweater knits, boucles, y/d plaids, y/d checks & more. Domestic & import from Asia. Cater to the men's, women's, junior's & children's markets. Moderate price points.

D & L TEXTILE COMPANY INC.
100 % woolens, suitings, coatings, flannels & poly/wool suitings. Jobber. Domestic & import. Quality at discount prices. Cater to mens, womens & kids coat & sportswear markets. Moderate to better prices.
DURELLE FABRICS SALES AGENCY
Flannel, gabardine, tweeds, tropicals, boucles & poly/wool suitings for mens & womens markets. Also, a full line of stretch fabrics. Import. Popular & moderate price points. Sales agents for the world finest mills. Mal Meyers tel#718-793-8560.
EIGHTEEN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Wools, silk/wools, linen/wools, poly/wools & viscose/wools in 9 to 24 oz. weights. Agent. Domestic & import from Europe, Asia & South America. Cater to menswear, womenswear & overcoat markets.
F W TIPPER INTERNATIONAL
Crepes, worsteds, flannels, meltons, plush and fancies in wool and wool & synthetic blends. Cater to better and bridge sportswear, suit and coat markets. Domestic mill agent.
FRIDAY FABRICS
Wool & various blends in suitings, flannel, tweeds, melton, crepe, coatings, novelty, worsted, boucle, yarn-dyes & cashmere from Italy. Moderate to designer mens, womens & kids sportswear markets.
HIGH MILLS TEXTILES INC.
100% worsted gabardines, tropical weights, flannels, cool wools & crepe, plus poly/wool blends. Imports worldwide. Mens & womens moderate & better sportswear & clothing markets.
HMS INTERNATIONAL FABRICS CORP.
Imported woolens, silk/woolens, cashmere & cotton blends for shirtings, bottom weights & suitings. Mill agent. Import from Europe, Asia, So. America & Mexico. Work with mens & womens sportswear & tailored markets. Cater to all price pts. Large inventory programs.
L.A. GIBBS RESOURCES, INC.
All types of wool & wool blend suitings, coatings, solids & novelties. Domestic & import from Italy, Eastern Europe & more. Cater to mens & womens moderate & better markets. Jobber & importer.
LORO PIANA
Manufacturer of vicuna, worsteds, cashmere, camel hair, silk blends, alpaca, flannel, cool wool & tropical weights. Cater to mens & womens better to designer sportswear, coat & suit markets.
MICHELE SOLBIATI USA, INC.
100% wool & wool blends, cashmere/cashmere blends and alpaca. Italian Mill. Cater to mens & womens designer & high end sportswear markets.
MILANO MERCHANDISING, INC.
Creative resource for fine imported fabrics. Prints, solids, wovens & knits. Mills are located throughout Asia. Caters to women's sportswear & dresses as well as men's markets. Better to designer price points. Also do development work.
O-Z FABRICS INC.
Worsted wools, wool/cashmere, wool/rayon & wool/silk blends. Cater to high end mens & ladies wear markets. Agent for mills in Italy, Spain & South America.
OAKHURST PARTNERS LLC
100% cashmere & blends, 100% camel hair & blends, angora, cashmere & camel fancies, cashmere knit. Natural & piece-dyed colors. Mill is located in China. Cater to high end mens & womens sport jackets, separates & outerwear markets.
PHOENIX TEXTILES
Better quality promotionally priced fabrics. Wool suitings, tweeds, crepes, coatings, melton, gabardine and textureds. Jobber. Cater to all markets.
STRACHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC
Virgin wool & virgin cashmere mixed with nylon for the coat, suit & sportswear markets. Imported from Germany
STUDIO BERT FORMA
100% wool, wool blends and wool/lycra. Cashmere, angora, alpaca, cashmere/silk from Italy. Mill rep. Cater to better mens and womenswear markets.
TEXTILE ARTS MARKETING INC.
Wool & blend suiting, flannel, tweed, textured, yarn-dyed, boucle, challis, jersey, crepe, worsteds & novelties. Converter. Domestic & import from Italy, India & Asia. Moderate to better markets. Garment packages.
THREADTEX INC.
Full line of imported wool fabrics in piece & yarn-dyes. Moderate to bridge.
VERMONT ORGANIC FIBER COMPANY
O-Wool fabrics are made with 100% certified organic merino wool. Organic wool suitings, organic wool flanel, sustainable cashmere and sustainable camel hair.
WILLIAM GILBEY, INC.
100% wool & wool blend suitings, worsteds, wool/cashmere, wool/rayon, silk blends & more. Traditional, sportcoat & menswear patterns from England, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Uruguay & Korea. Mill rep. Moderate & above price pts.
WOOLRICH WOOLEN MILLS/WOOLRICH, INC.
All wool & wool blended fabrics in piece & yarn-dyes. Cater to sportswear, outerwear & coating fabrics. Domestic mill established 1830.
WORLD WIDE WEAVE LTD.
Bottom weight/coat weight fabrics in wool, wool/silk, lambs wool and casmere blends. Also, novelties, tweeds, boucles, chenille, printed wool & crepe. Mill Rep. Import from Italy. Cater to the dress & sportswear markets. Better to designer.
YORK WOOLENS
Wool is our specialty. Imported wools, worsteds, suitings, solids & novelties. Cater to mens & womens costume and accessories markets.
ZEN TEX
100% wool and wool blends, twills, herringbones, gauze, knits & novelties. In-stock program. Domestic & global distribution.














