Textile Nerd Podcast: Medical Fabric Waste

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...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Medical Fabric Waste

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: Medical Fabric Waste

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: Medical Fabric Waste

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: Medical Fabric Waste

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: Medical Fabric Waste

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...
Exploring a More Sustainable Print Media Solution

Exploring a More Sustainable Print Media Solution

Sustainability efforts are all around us. If you’re in the print media textile world, you’ve seen everything from the print technology to inks to the supply chain to your equipment’s water usage adapt over time in the name of sustainability. On top of that – and...
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: Medical Fabric Waste

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...
Textile Nerd Podcast: Medical Fabric Waste

Textile Nerd Podcast: Next Generation

Two of the biggest issues facing the textile industry are the wave of upcoming retirements and the need for next generation education. Young professionals and students sit at this important intersection, and Lori and Dan wanted to talk with a student who plans to...
15 Best Selling Fabrics for Bags and Cases

15 Best Selling Fabrics for Bags and Cases

Custom bags and cases are excellent products to manufacture with our durable fabric. When manufacturers ask us which fabric to use for bags or cases our sales consultants first listen to their goals for function, capability, and pricing. Then, depending on the project...
The Future of Fabric is More Sustainable

The Future of Fabric is More Sustainable

Environmental plastic waste statistics can be staggering, and print media fabric customers are sounding the horns: the future is green. Or… in this case… BLUE. Deko-Blue 7058RCO6GFS, is a 6.4 oz. digitally printable polyester fabric derived from upcycled plastic...