#Textile processing

2023-03-02

BERNINA turns visions into reality for winners of the dream studio sweepstakes

BERNINA announced today the first four winners of their Dream Studio Sweepstakes. Lacee of Rainsville, Alabama, Kara of Lodi, California, and Laurie of Rapid City, South Dakota join Pamala of Sandy, Utah as the latest recipients of over $20,000 in collective prizes that include Swiss high quality items like the Q 16 longarm machine, bernette sewing machines, virtual classes, sewing notions and beautiful fabric from Brewer Quilting and Sewing, premium fabric bundles from Benartex, $1,000 shopping spree, BERNINA, Amanda Murphy and Sookie Sews gift cards, and more.

The premium sewing, serging and longarm machine manufacturer chooses monthly winners for their largest sweepstakes to date with over $100,000 in prizes

Winners are matched with their local BERNINA authorized dealer for the start of a running-stitch relationship. Nutalls, Inc in Riverton, UT, Quilters' Hollow in Stockton, CA, The Sewing Center, Inc in Rapid City, SD, and Barb's Sewing Center in Huntsville, AL provided the winners with their prize packages and free training classes on their machines, as well as ongoing support, maintenance, and supplies.

"I couldn"t believe it to be perfectly honest," Laurie said when sharing her feelings on the win and BERNINA. "I had found a used BERNINA machine when my son was five years old,” Laurie shared, "my son will be 41 years old next month and I still have that sewing machine.”

BERNINA has partnered with well-known brands in the stitching and textile industry like Laurastar and Benartex, as well as BERNINA Experts Amanda Murphy, Sookie Sews, and Julian Creates to offer high value prizes and the opportunity to create a sewist's dream studio.

When asked about what it's like to create a virtual dream studio, Julian Collins of Julian Creates shared, "Imagine basically people asking you, 'if money was no object, what would you want in your sewing space?"'

Monthly winners will be chosen to win monthly prize packages. Three Grand Prize winners will be selected at the end of July to win over $75,000 in prizes to build their own sewing room. The Dream Studio Sweepstakes is open for participants to enter daily for a chance to win through July 27, 2023. For official rules and to complete the entry form, visit http://berninasweepstakes.com.

“Production is a product”

From technical textiles and AI-driven robotics to the limitations of textile circularity: Professor Dr Thomas Gries looks back on more than two decades of development at ITA Aachen. In the interview, he explains why production technology remains a decisive success factor, discusses international collaborations and innovation ecosystems, and shares his views on the transformation of production landscapes and the challenges facing an increasingly regulated industry.

“We need to move away from the price trap and return to a value-driven mindset.”

With its new Textile Innovation Center, KARL MAYER is sending a strong signal for innovation, collaboration, and the future of textile applications. In this interview, Karl Josef Mayer discusses new opportunities in warp knitting, the processing of staple fibres, recycling, the changing role of machinery manufacturers, and why the textile industry must once again focus more strongly on the value of textiles. by Oliver Schmidt

“Innovation, resilience and international experience remain the great strengths of the Swiss textile machinery industry”

Geopolitical uncertainty, growing competitive pressure from China, new free trade agreements and the shift towards a circular economy are currently reshaping the global textile industry. In this interview, Cornelia Buchwalder discusses the current mood within the Swiss textile machinery sector, the industry’s distinctive innovative strength, new market opportunities in India and Asia, and the technological trends that could shape the upcoming trade fair cycle leading up to ITMA 2027.

Durak Maxibalance thread supports users’ movement and balance comfort

Durak Tekstil, a leading brand in its industry, has developed Durak Maxibalance, a new product engineered with bio-ceramic and FAR IR technology. Ushering in a new era for sportswear, activewear, and medical textiles, this technology offers features designed to support balance and movement comfort by reflecting the energy absorbed from the body back into it.

Jeanologia Sustainability Report highlights environmental impact of textile technologies

Jeanologia has published its Sustainability Report 2025, reporting a 13.64% reduction in its own carbon footprint and quantifying the environmental impact associated with the use of its technologies across the global textile industry. According to the company’s calculations, their use avoided the pollution of 21.52 million m³ of water and emissions of approximately 103,530 tonnes of CO₂ compared with conventional textile finishing processes.

Mayer & Cie. Global gears up tor ITMA Asia 2026

Mayer & Cie. Global will focus on mattress fabric production at ITMA Asia, taking place in Shanghai from 20 to 24 November 2026. The company will showcase one of its flagship models for this application: the OVJA 2.4 EM. Joining the mattress fabric specialist will be an OV 3.2 QCe, presented at ITMA Asia in a configuration for knitting double-face fabrics in E40. This gives the OV 3.2 QCe a combination of capabilities rarely found in the market. The German textile machinery manufacturer will also introduce its new portfolio strategy and share updates from its development team at its Albstadt headquarters.

FET highlights advances in fibre spinning technology at Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress

Fibre Extrusion Technology Limited (FET) presented its latest developments in fibre spinning technology at the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress in Austria in September 2026. In a presentation entitled “Spinning a good yarn”, Dr Jonny Hunter examined recent technological developments and challenges facing the fibre industry, highlighting the company's expanding range of specialised fibre extrusion and spinning systems.

Vietnam’s market evolution creates new sourcing opportunities at VIATT 2027

As Vietnam’s textile industry continues to upgrade and scale, new opportunities are emerging for suppliers of advanced raw materials, design-led fabrics, production technologies, and sustainability solutions. The Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT) will return 24 – 26 February 2027, presenting a cross-sector platform – spanning apparel, home and technical categories – for overseas companies to connect with manufacturers, brands, sourcing offices, retailers, and industry buyers from Vietnam, ASEAN, and beyond.