textile
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The home textile manufacturing giant, among India's largest, supplies bedsheets and towels to several major British high-street retailers like John Lewis and Tesco among others.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Under his leadership, Benin, traditionally a cotton producer, is entering the textile industry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
A textile artist from north-west London says she is "so so so happy" after a box containing 206 pieces of her tea towel art display was returned, after she thought it had been lost.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The EU generated nearly seven million tons of textile waste in 2022, about 35 pounds per person, according to the European Environment Agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was whispered in one browbeaten textile union that the mute was an organizer for the C.I.O.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
"If you look at just home textiles, Pakistan's share of UK exports are at around 55%, whereas India's is just 6-7%. That's the gap we can finally cover."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
From timber and textiles to minerals, Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta has spent the past 15 years working to industrialise Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Odor removal for such textiles is more complicated than for natural fibers like cotton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Unlike conventional textiles, where color is applied through dyeing, sea silk generates its golden hue from the arrangement of proteins within the fiber itself.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Mum's got a fabulous eye,” Julia told Dad, “for colors and textiles and stuff. And she's great with people. She'll charm them into buying anything.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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