Educate yourself about fabrics & fashion.
Find a career as a fashion educator or apparel industry trainer:
Teacher of Fashion or Textiles
If you really want to learn more about fashion and textiles, you may want to check out the fashion industry network. Great place to meet the pros.
ATDC
(India) Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) conceptualized the
Apparel Training &
Design centres (ATDC) to meet the industry's growing requirement for
a steady supply to trained workforce and professionals with domain expertise
especially in apparel manufacturing technology. AEPC having strong linkages
with the industry and serving over 90 % of export value in the apparel sector,
has promoted and aided the reach of ATDC to almost all apparel manufacturing
Hubs across the country. The Apparel Training and
Design Centre was registered as a Society under societies Registration Act
on February 15, 1991 at Delhi. The key Objectives are To provide skilled
manpower to the industry in order to improve the technical edge in manufacturing
as per international parameters To generate employment opportunities for
weaker sections of Society by providing them training in the field of Apparel
making and allied areas. To upgrade the technical skills for the human resource
employed in Garment Industry.
British Textile Technology Group :
(BTTG) is an independent research and technology center with roots in the
textile industry but providing a wide range of services applicable also
in many other spheres of industry and commerce. Specialist topics include
textiles, materials science, biotechnology, environmental science, carpets
and cleaning, geotextiles and fire technology. The overall aim is
to work in partnership with clients to move their business forward through
expert consultancy, research, testing, training and certification services.
Fashion Business Inc.:
the Fashion Business Inc, provides seminars and courses to help educate
members of the fashion industry.
Fashion
First Workshops is a Fashion Design and Sewing Program for children.
Their purpose is to inspire students to learn the fundamentals of sewing,
which is the art that has disappeared from our schools. Their students take
on the role of a fashion designer and use their own creativity to design,
make and model their very own project. They not only foster their creativity
but, they also build self esteem. They teach students grades 1-12 the
fundamentals of sewing to help explore their creativity. Their students
(future Fashion Designers) start with the sketch (croquis) and technical
details, choose and render the fabric, learn the proper way to make a
pattern, including measuring each other, and understand the importance of
this process to the final FIT of the garment. They learn how to pin and how
to use a sewing machine to create the entire garment, including the final
fitting. Finally, on the last day of their fashion design sewing classes, we
hold their very own Fashion Show.
EDI Academy Inc: The EDI Training
courses offered by the EDI Academy may be an excellent door opener for individuals
starting out in the EDI industry. They can also be outstanding knowledge
transfer sessions for best practices and successful EDI implementations
for seasoned EDI professionals. These courses provide an opportunity for
anyone whose work requires understanding and use of EDI to gain better knowledge
of EDI fundamentals and best practices. What makes this course unique is
the application of real world examples from various companies and industries.
After completing these courses, class members will gain better comprehension
of EDI fundamentals and they will also be provided with coaching on how
to overcome major EDI challenges and apply the learned best practices. Address:
8880 Rio San Diego Dr Suite 505 San Diego, CA 92108 Phone 858-605-0412 Contact:
Michael Kotoyan
Heart-Hunters Consulting
: Heart-Hunters Consulting President Valerie B Cooper offers her clients
over 35 years of hands-on garment industry experience. HHC provides a wide
range of services: R&D on textiles, R &D on soft & hardlines,
startup ventures, feasibility studies, business plans, troubleshooting &
fine tuning for ongoing production-big and small, remote & on -site
QC & production management, sourcing of textiles & contractors,
full package production, factory matchmaking, vendor compliance, environmentally
sustainable & socially compliant garment manufacturing alternatives.
Heart-Hunters Consulting is your solution for support in all areas of R&D,sourcing,
product development & production. Let them take your company to the
next level of achievement. We also offer small batch production for better
goods. Now with operations in Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Dallas. Contact:
Valerie Cooper at info@hearthuntersconsulting.com
Phone 479-601-1465 or 818-676-9454 R&D for Textile & Product Development
Production Management Factory Match Making Services Small Batch for Better
Goods Sourcing & Quality Assurance
MODATEX (Portugal) – A
Professional Training Centre for the Textile, Clothing, Apparel and Wool
Industry – was created in 2011 through Executive Order no. 135/2011 of 4 April,
based on a protocol signed between the Institute of Employment and Professional
Training (IEFP, IP), the Association of Textile and Clothing Industries of
Portugal (ATP), the National Association of Apparel and Clothing Industries
(ANIVEC / APIV) and the National Association of Manufacturers of Wool (ANIL).
This nationwide centre – has its Head office in Porto, delegations in Lisbon and
in Covilha, branches in Vila das Aves and Barcelos – objectively contributes to
a better strategic and operational coordination of training in the industry to
respond more effectively to the needs of qualification and improvement of people
and organizations, as well as, providing technical support to all players of
Textile and Apparel Industry.
Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center:
The mission of the Center is to become a national, pivotal resource:
Screen Printing Technical Foundation
(SPTF) - training and seminars regarding printing.
TC Squared [TC]2
Textile Clothing Technology Corporation.
Werner International (a service
of Werner International): global market intelligence service offering manufacturers,
importers, exporters and retailers of yarns, fabrics, apparel and other
textile-related products access to informational databases. Good resource
for research.
Wool Research Organization of New
Zealand (Inc.): WRONZ is the premier laboratory concerned with the science
and technology of New Zealand wool. WRONZ aims to maximise the flow of new
technologies which can be tailored to create advantages for the businesses
which depend on New Zealand wool for their livelihood. By this process WRONZ
aims to create new international demand for New Zealand wool and to increase
the value added on-shore