Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Sometimes a job or project doesn’t quite go as we drew it up, and we escape to tell the tale. Fashion professor and influencer Zoe Hong (of ZoeHong.com fame) and two veterans of the TVF Print Media Sales Team, Danny Jimenez and Leif Kristensen,...
Technology Trends: Diving Deep Into Dye-Sub

Technology Trends: Diving Deep Into Dye-Sub

For customization, consistency, color clarity, and speed, dye sublimation paper transfer (dye-sub) for print media jobs is hard to top. As customers continue to expect tighter and tighter turnaround times, we wanted to offer up a few thoughts on trends to keep your...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Medical Fabric Waste

Some 5 million tons of medical fabric waste is created globally every year. That number sounds daunting, but brilliant minds in health care and textiles are focusing every day on solutions. Lori and Dan will welcome back Dr. Holly Morris to the Textile Nerd Podcast, a...
TVF’s PureNight Pro Debuts, Earns Pinnacle Award

TVF’s PureNight Pro Debuts, Earns Pinnacle Award

TVF Inc., a 100% employee-owned fabric supplier, has launched an award-winning gray back fabric for print service providers and manufacturers. PureNight Pro 8668SDWGFS is a 100% recycled polyester blockout designed for sustainability and engineered for direct or...
TVF and Georg+Otto Friedrich: A Match Made from Quality

TVF and Georg+Otto Friedrich: A Match Made from Quality

Known globally for its uncompromising quality and known in print shops for its exceptional consistency and printability, Georg+Otto Friedrich (GOF) exudes the word “premium.” GOF is not only the pioneer of high-quality print media textiles, but for 70 years, the...
Uniforms for All Seasons, Purposes, and Professions

Uniforms for All Seasons, Purposes, and Professions

Call it what you will: gear, garb, dress, attire, jersey, outfit. Use it how you will: in the workplace, on the field of play, in the line of duty, in a clinical setting. Uniforms manufactured with quality, consistent textiles convey team unity, professionalism, and...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Industry Connections

Some people have a knack for building industry connections, and in textiles, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone working harder to bring the community together more than Devin Steele. On this edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan talk with Devin,...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric in Pop Culture

Fabric in pop culture and the entertainment we consume is all around us in both the physical and storytelling senses. This edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast will go off the beaten path and cover a few of Lori and Dan’s favorite moments in TV and movies...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Waterproof Breathable

Waterproof breathable fabrics are a bit of an oxymoron, aren’t they? They keep the wearer dry but not suffocated, but there’s nothing nebulous about their performance and innovation. On the latest edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan wanted to bring in...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Trade Shows

The season of trade shows is whipping into a frenzy, and we’re in the middle of all the action. On this edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan will talk with two stars of the TVF Print Media Sales Team, Danny Jimenez and Leif Kristensen, about what they’re...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Bioscaffolds

The cutting-edge combination of modern medicine and modern textiles includes technology like bioscaffolds, which require researchers with an almost unheard of medical, medicinal, and technical knowledge base. On this edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan...
Peruse the Top 50 In-Stock(!), Most Popular Fabrics

Peruse the Top 50 In-Stock(!), Most Popular Fabrics

It’s no secret that TVF’s in-stock textile selection is immense. So immense, we need our ever-improving warehouse and fulfillment centers near Los Angeles and Indianapolis to manage it all. Whichever textiles you need for your next industrial, home décor, apparel, or...
Printable Fabrics Put Golf Shirts on the Fairway

Printable Fabrics Put Golf Shirts on the Fairway

A bold, printed pattern on a fresh-looking golf shirt or windshirt is a sunny weather mainstay. If customers want to stay on-trend and wear what the pros are wearing, GOLF.com’s trendwatchers say repeat patterns like micro-stripe, checkerboard, houndstooth, and plaid...
On the Same Page: TVF + Contract Sewing Manufacturers

On the Same Page: TVF + Contract Sewing Manufacturers

Whether it’s your full focus or one leg of your business, contract sewing manufacturers are some of the hardest-working, most resourceful and innovative professionals out there. Your work could serve the automotive, tent and tarp, marine, medical device industries, or...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Horror Stories

Textile Nerd Podcast: Medical Textiles

The world of medical textiles is vast and exacting. From the safety and efficacy demands to the evolving needs and technologies, opportunities for advancements are ripe for the picking with the right knowledge. On this edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan...