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UKFT to take over management of Textiles Scotland

The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has announced that it will take over the management of Textiles Scotland from January 1, 2019. The move comes after “lengthy discussions” between the two organisations and aims to provide new opportunities for Scottish companies by being part of a wider network while retaining a national, Scottish...

Design

Scottish textiles sales to china soar

Chinese consumers are buying more traditional Scottish clothing than ever before, with the sale of Scottish fabrics to China expected to reach a record high. Scotland now sells more than two and half times more fabric to China than it did a decade ago, according to the FT, with exports totalling 9.7 million pounds in the first nine months in...

Design

US retailer launches official tartan

New York department store Saks Fifth Avenue has launched its own tartan to kick off a special ‘Best of Scotland’ celebration, marking its long-standing affiliation with Scottish textiles. The new black-and-white plaid tartan was developed exclusively with the Scottish Tartans Authority, under the guidance of Brian Wilton, one of the world’s...