British Textile Week 23
Where tradition meets innovation
For 2023, UKFT has brought together some of the latest updates in textile innovation from the UK, alongside new developments in apparel fabrics and textile design that will be exported all around the world.
This year’s British Textile Week highlights the textile skills and expertise found across the entire United Kingdom:
- From a project to introduce new uses and demand for Welsh wool
- Through to one third-generation weaver that is aiming to revive the full natural fibre manufacturing process in Northern Ireland
- In Scotland, one of the oldest mills is celebrating becoming B Corp certified
- While in England, Camira has first range of fabrics produced using advanced textile recycling capability
Innovation is also a particular focus this season:
- New industry-wide textile recycling infrastructure projects
- Future Fashion Factory Showcase 2023
- UK start-ups win Global Change Awards
UKFT co-ordinated the project, with the generous support of The Clothworkers’ Company.
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British Textile Week 2023
Discover British textiles at Milano Unica
The group of UK exhibitors at Milano Unica are real specialists in their fields, offering uniquely British fabrics that are loved by discerning buyers in key luxury markets around the world
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Highlights from British exhibitors at Première Vision
Explore some of the UK’s finest mills, manufacturers and cloth merchants, alongside a diverse group of textile and print designers that can offer an original fabric solution for almost any end use
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Young textile technicians at ITMA 2023: Innovation and collaboration
A group of young textile technicians from across the UK recently had the opportunity to discover new technologies and industry innovations in Milan
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UK start-ups win Global Change Awards
Three UK start-ups – Algreen, Nanoloom and DyeRecycle - have been selected for the Global Change Award, an early-stage innovation challenge from the H&M Foundation
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New industry-wide textile recycling infrastructure projects
Including a new £4 million project is developing and piloting a pioneering fully-integrated, automated sorting and pre-processing demonstrator for waste textiles
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Future Fashion Factory Showcase 2023
This year's showcase explored topics such as Next Gen fabrics, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability across the Supply Chain, and Net Zero Future
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British Wool’s Yarn Collection for fashion: AW24/5
British Wool’s Yarn Collection is a compelling call to action for the fashion industry to recognise the untapped potential of British wool fibre
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King Charles III visits Lochcarron of Scotland
His Majesty The King recently visited the weaving mill of Lochcarron of Scotland, a renowned tartan and textile manufacturer, in the historic town of Selkirk
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Mourne Textiles is reviving ‘fibre to fabric’ processes in Northern Ireland
Mourne Textiles is aiming to revive the full natural fibre manufacturing process
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Camira launches first fabric featuring waste wool yarn
Camira has launched the new Revolution range of fabrics, the first to be produced using advanced textile recycling capability from iinouiio
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More updates
WooltexUK introduces worsted spinning capability
Yorkshire-based WooltexUK has recently introduced worsted spinning in a newly-acquired manufacturing plant in Huddersfield
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