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Pulling the Wool Over One's Body.(The Good Life)(use of wool fabrics)(Brief article)
Byline: Ginanne Brownell
Long a favorite of knitting grannies, merino wool is finding a new purpose in activewear, thanks to a group of innovative designers in sheep-abundant lands. Soft as cotton but much more breathable, it's cool in summer and warm in winter. The brand leader is New Zealand-based Icebreaker, whose popular line of T shirts, sweatshirts, trousers and jackets includes an appealing red Plant It T shirt for women ($53) and a men's felt-lined Mayfair windproof jacket ($215; icebreaker.com). Another Kiwi company, Global Culture, makes a black-and-charcoal half-zip top for men ($152) and a shirt ...
- OPPOSITION TO ELIMINATING OR REDUCING U.S. TARIFFS ON WOOL FABRICS
- Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases September 24, 1995 700+ words
...eliminate existing U.S. tariffs on wool fabrics. As you are aware, Senator Moynihan...S. agreed to reduce the duties on wool fabrics by 30%. The Uruguay Round duty reductions for wool fabrics, which were more severe than cuts...
- Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics
- News wire article from: Targeted News Service July 11, 2009 700+ words
...assistance to manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics in the United States. Estimated total...persons who were manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics in the United States during calendar...to manufacturers of certain worsted wool fabrics." The funding opportunity number is...
- Price surge seen in wool fabrics for fall 1988.
- Magazine article from: WWD Pogoda, Dianne April 27, 1987 700+ words
Price surge seen in wool fabrics for fall 1988 NEW YORK -- Some dramatic increases in the price of wool fabrics may be in the offing for fall 1988, wool executives say, in the wake of a skyrocketing raw wool market in Australia. Burgeoning demand...
- Wool 1990: going lighter. (wool fabrics)
- Magazine article from: WWD Mazzaraco, Margaret September 29, 1989 700+ words
...inspired midtones including lilac, curry, rose, tangerine and sea mist blue. Significant too, are softer, spongier wool fabrics appearing as classic-type shetlands and tweeds. Lightweight and springly to touch, they're in new lighter color mixes...
- Smooth and soft. (fall '88 wool fabrics)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Stuart, Frank July 30, 1987 700+ words
...that the right fabrics for next year's fall have a smooth surface and a soft, luxurious feel. Numerous soft lamb's wool fabrics are available primarily from British weavers. Within this fashion framework there are two types of coloring which are deep...
- Loro Piana buys Warren of Stafford. (wool fabrics manufacturer)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Bagot, Brian February 11, 1988 700+ words
...Stafford Corp., Stafford Springs, Conn. A purchase price was not disclosed for the manufacturer and marketer of fine wool fabrics. Warren will operate as a wholly owned entity but will continue to manufacture and market its fabric lines, and have its...
- China pact cuts quotas up to 50%; woven wool fabrics take largest hit.
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Ostroff, Jim February 10, 1997 700+ words
...significant reductions under the new agreement, DNR has learned from sources that the two biggest hits were taken by woven wool fabrics, category 410, whose 1996 base level of 1.96 million square meters equivalent was cut 50 percent to a 1997 base level...
- Wool Bureau sees softer, lighter trend for fall-winter '91-'92. (wool fabrics)
- Magazine article from: WWD Mazzaraco, Margaret October 16, 1990 700+ words
...the needs of our ever-changing lifestyle. New technologies in spinning, weaving and dyeing are creating a new breed of wool fabrics for the coming decade." Three themes were developed by The Wool Bureau to project the various trends. The first, Soft...
Source: HighBeam Research, Pulling the Wool Over One's Body.(The Good Life)(use of wool...