Spinning mills, knitwear factories and customers are making great efforts to try to balance industrial production and sustainability. The heart of the fashion system is not the product but the creativity, the designer behind the collection. “The sustainability of the product lies in the style.” FILATURA LUISA 1966, Flower FILIVIVI, Luna It is the designer who…
New production chains are increasingly developing to face the problems related to textile and plastic waste and to the necessity to save water, energy, fibres, materials by extending the life of fibres and yarns. Thanks to these processes recycled raw materials can be used to create innovative fancy yarns. Once discarded knitted and woven textiles…
The 15th of June, 25 Italian spinners will move to Denmark to show their new collections to Nordic customers. A big chance to know in advance the trends for the AW 22.23 in a safe, close by and relaxant venue. FTY companies are focusing more and more on sustainability and like to communicate their effort…
These times that have obliged us to limit and sometimes to cancel trips and movements, reminded me of a famous sentence by Proust. It more or less sounds like this: travelling doesn’t mean looking for new places but having new eyes. In fact if the lockdown has brought about a positive thing, it is the…
35% of the 1.4 million billion microfibers present in the oceans comes from washing synthetic clothing, especially those of low quality. Is it possible to do one’s part to reduce the impact? The fact that even a remote and apparently pristine ecosystem such as the Arctic is invaded by microplastics is a clear sign of…
“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom”. -Bob Dylan Breeze Bio, ALPES Molla+Ocean, LANIFICIO DELL'OLIVO Few of us have seen the war and yet we all feel like veterans. This feeling of loss of certainties, habits and freedom takes us back in time,…
New season, new adventure to live in a chromatic atmosphere of sunny shades, that are overexposed, energizing. A statement of positivity, the research of beauty, a condensed of contagious optimism to wear with pleasure, as opposed to the monotony of soft shades, with a touch of anarchy. A summer season expecting yarns with unusual and…
This is Wenke’s story: it talks about her passion for yarns and knitwear. Where did you start from? I studied at the renowned art college Burg Giebichenstein and graduated as a fashion designer in 2008. At the SDBI FASH competition, I was able to win the recognition award with my diploma collection. This was followed…
Take a look at our choice among the best yarns from Italy and filter the articles according to your needs… Finding Italian yarns in Covid-19 times has never been so easy! FTY collects materials coming from 39 Italian companies and classifies them according to the most common fashion needs. FILTER’S GLOSSARY: Search (text): type here…
In such difficult and uncertain times we need to get back to doing everyday things, like travelling, going out, meeting friends and family. But, what we really need is to feel like these things are normal. We may have finally understood the importance of lightness, and this should not be taken lighly. A story of radiant…
