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April 21, 2026 
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The 2025 PGA Show, one of the largest active sports tradeshows in the country, drew enthusiastic reviews from exhibiting textile manufacturers, brands, and attendees. Held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, many are calling the January 21-24, 2025, event "the best ever"! Drawing over 33,000 golf enthusiasts from 94 countries and all 50 U.S. states, the Show was the largest in 15 years. With the total event space covering some 10 miles of Show aisles, the Show expanded its position in several categories: number of attendees; number of exhibitors; rise in new products/services introduced; and increased net booth space.
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FabricLink Network's The Textile Gateway, connects textile students to the Textile
Industry and provides outreach by educating younger students about textiles
and career paths.
FabricLink Network Panels Kickoff The Textile Gateway
The FabricLink Network held two panel discussions at the recent Functional Fabric Fair in Portland to kickoff it’s Textile Gateway program. The Textile Gateway will serve as a catalyst to promote and nurture a collaborative relationship between the industry and textile schools and to also develop an industry outreach program for students at all levels.
HEIQ - XReflect, thinner, lighter, warmer
Teflon - EcoElite
eVent - Waterproof Technology
CORDURA Forever Knit Fabric
MMI Textiles
MIT dataset helps predict biodegradable polyesters - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used machine learning to analyze a library of 642 polyesters and polycarbonates and predict how they biodegrade, based on their chemical structure and results from tests using the bacteria P. lemoignei.
The US is auditing chemicals that make your rain jacket waterproof. - Restrictions and full-out bans on the use of these chemicals are expected to follow the audit.
| 7 trends shaping polyester’s future
Just because the synthetic can be used in a multitude of incredible ways doesn't mean it should be.
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| Tensioned textile lamp could lead to smart fabrics in cars
The lamp features a stretchy tensioned textile that turns on the lamp when pressed and adjusts the intensity and light temperature corresponding to the area pressed and the strength of a person’s touch.
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| Composites provide durability and longevity
Sporting goods and footwear markets benefit from 3D textiles.
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| Naturalmat mattresses made with recycled denim
Naturalmat, based in the U.K., offers sustainably made mattresses and bed linens, utilizing materials such as coconut fibers and recycled denim.
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| Test-tube textiles
Biosynthetic fibers combine performance with sustainability.
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