• Books
• Trade and Industry-Related Organizations
• Sourcing
• Textile Fibers and Fabrics
• Apparel Firms: Designers, Manufacturers and Retailers
• Media
• U.S. Government
• Miscellaneous
• Soft Home Fashions

We are also happy to provide reciprocal links from our website to any other, if we judge that website's content to be related to our mission and of interest to our customers. So if you have a web site and would like to link to ours, or if you know of a site that we should include on our list of links, please contact us. Below are almost 200 links to apparel- and textile-related web sites for your reference. 

Books

•   Visit AKTRIN's Bookstore containing important Studies and Reports about the Textile Industry, Worldwide at www.textile-info.com
• Berg Publishers
• Fairchild Books
• Karger
• Prentice Hall
• Waveland Press

 

Trade and Industry-Related Organizations

• American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)
  www.apparelandfootwear.org
• American Apparel Producers Network (AAPN)
  www.usawear.org
• American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
  www.aatcc.org
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  www.ansi.org
• American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  www.astm.org
• British Textile Technology Group (BTTG)
  www.bttg.co.uk
• Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF)
  www.apparel.org
• Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
  www.carpet-rug.com
• Clothes Care Research Center (CCRC)
  www.fabricology.com
• Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA)
  www.citda.org
• Fashion Group International (FGI)
  www.fgi.org
• Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC)
  www.gidc.org
• International Apparel Federation (IAF)
  www.iafnet.org
• International Fabricare Institute (IFI)
  www.ifi.org
• International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA)
  www.itaaonline.org
• National Retail Federation (NRF)
  www.nrf.com
• Organic Trade Association
  www.ota.com
• Organization of Black Designers
  www.core77.com/OBD
• Schiffli Association: The Lace and Embroidery Manufacturers Association
  www.schiffli.org/
• Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)
  www.sgia.org
• Soap and Detergent Association (SDA)
  www.cleaning101.com
• Sweatshop Watch
  www.sweatshopwatch.org
• Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation (TC2)
  www.tc2.com
• Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database
  www.tex.in
• Textile Institute
  www.texi.org
• Uniform Code Council (UCC)
  www.uc-council.org
• Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)
  www.uniteunion.org
• U.S. ScreenPrinting Institute
  www.usscreen.com
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
  www.wto.org

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Sourcing

• APPARELmart
  www.apparelmart.com
• Apparel Search
  www.apparelsearch.com
• Buyer's Blue Book
  www.buyersbluebook.com
• CaliforniaMart
  www.californiamart.com
• Clothing Connections (database)
  www.clothingconnections.com
• CSM Complete Sewing and Manufacturing (cut/make/trim sewing contractor)
  www.completesewing.com
• Dallas Market Center
  www.dallasmarketcenter.com
• Discount Fabrics USA
  www.discountfabricsusa.com
• Fabric Stock Exchange
  www.fabrics.com
• Fashion Directory
  www.fashion.tripnet.se
• Fashiondex
  fashiondex.com
• Fabric Marketing Research
  www.fabricmarketing.com
• Fabric Mart Fabrics
  www.fabricmartfabrics.com
• Fabrics Manufacturers
  www.fabrics-manufacturers.com
• Fibre2fashion
  www.fibre2fashion.com
• Garment Industry Sourcing Corporation
  www.gidc.org
• International Leather Industry Directory
  www.leatherdirectory.com
• QST (construction components)
  www.qst.com
• Technology Exchange
  www.imaginethatinc.us/apparel/index.html
• SDLAtlas Textile Testing Solutions
  www.sdlatlas.com
• Textile Information Management Systems (TIMS)
  www.unicate.com
• Textile Innovators (textile testing equipment and supplies)
  www.textileinnovators.com
• Textile Source
  www.textilesource.com
• Textile Web
  www.textileweb.com
• Virtual Garment Center
  www.garment.com

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Textile Fibers and Fabrics

• Acordis Group
  www.tencel.com
• Acrylic Council
  www.acrylic.org
• American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AFMA)
  www.fibersource.com
• BASF
  www.basf.com
• Burlington WorldWide
  www.burlington.com
• Calico Corners
  www.calicocorners.com
• Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI)
  www.cashmere.org
• Coats North America
  www.coats.com
• Cone Mills Corporation
  www.cone.com
• The Cotton Foundation
  www.cotton.org
• Cotton Incorporated
  www.cottoninc.com
• Corterra Fibers Business
  www.corterra.com
• Cytec
  www.cytec.com
• Dan River
  www.danriver.com
• DuPont
  www.dupont.com
• FabricLink
  www.fabriclink.com
• FiberWorld
  www.fibersource.com
• Glen Raven, Inc.
  www.glenraven.com
• Gore-Tex® (registered trademark of W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)
  www.goretex.com
• Hemp Traders
  www.hemptraders.com
• Hydroweave™ Performance Enhancing Fabric (registered trademark of Aquatex Industries)
  www.hydroweave.com
• Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI
  www.ifai.com
• International Mohair Association
  www.mohair.de/eng/start.html
• Kravet Fabrics
  www.kravet.com
• LeeJofa
  www.leejofa.com
• Linen (processing of)
  www.jos-vanneste.com
• Milliken
  www.milliken.com/
• National Cotton Council of America
  www.cotton.org
• Natural Fibers Information Center
  www.utexas.edu/depts/bbr/natfiber
• Naugahyde® (registered trademark of Uniroyal Engineered Products)
  www.naugahyde.com
• Solutia
  www.solutia.com
• Southern Mills
  www.somills.com
• Springs Industries
  www.springs.com
• Stonecutter Mills Corp.
  www.organic-cotton.com
• Sunbrella® (registered trademark of Glen Raven, Inc.)
  www.sunbrella.com
• Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database
  www.tex.in
• Textile Dictionary
  www.ntgi.net/ICCF&D/textile.htm
• Textile Source
  www.textilesource.com
• Textiles and the Skin
  www.karger.com/cupde
• Tyvek® (registered trademark of DuPont)
  www.tyvek.com
• Woolmark Company
  www.wool.com

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Apparel Firms: Designers, Manufacturers, and Retailers

• AboutRetail.com (retail directory)
  www.aboutretail.com
• Eddie Bauer
  www.eddiebauer.com
• Federated Department Stores
  www.federated-fds.com
• Fruit of the Loom
  www.fruit.com
• The Gap
  www.gap.com
• Haggar
  www.haggar.com
• Hanes
  www.hanes.com
• Hugo Boss
  www.hugo.com
• J.C. Penney
  www.jcpenney.com
• K-mart
  www.kmartcorp.com
• Lands' End
  www.landsend.com
• Levi Strauss
  www.levistrauss.com
• Manufacturing Sites
  www.manufacturing-sites.com
• May Department Stores
  www.maycompany.com
• Nicole Miller
  www.nicolemiller.com
• Nike
  www.nike.com
• Nygard International
  www.nygard.com
• Pendleton Woolen Mills
  www.pendleton-usa.com
• Sears, Roebuck and Co.
  www.sears.com
• Target Corporation
  www.targetcorp.com
• Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database
  www.tex.in
• Wal-Mart
  www.walmart.com

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Media

• ApparelNews.Net
  www.apparelnews.net

• Apparel Strategist
  www.apparelstrategist.com
• Behind the Seams
  www.behind-the-seams.com
• Bobbin Magazine
  www.bobbin.com
• Daily News Record
  www.dailynewsrecord.com
• Esquire
  www.esquiremag.com
• Fashion-Icon
  www.fashion-icon.com
• Fashion Planet
  www.fashion-planet.com
• Focus on Style Magazine
  www.focusonstyle.com
• GQ Magazine
  www.gq.com
• Harpers Bazaar
  www.harpersbazaar.com
• The Isabell Company (for discounted WWD, DNR, etc.)
  www.theisabellcompany.com
• Just-Style
  www.just-style.com
• Lumière
  www.lumiere.com
• Made to Measure Online
  www.madetomeasuremag.com
• Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database
  www.tex.in
• Textile World
  www.textileworld.com
• Vogue Magazine
  www.vogue.com
• Women’s Wear Daily
  www.wwd.com
• World Textile Business News
  www.emergingtextiles.com
• WorldStyle
  www.worldstyle.com

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U.S. Government

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  www.bea.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  www.epa.gov
• Federal Consumer Information Center
  www.info.gov
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  www.ftc.gov
• International Trade Commission (ITC)
  www.usitc.gov
• Market Access and Compliance (MAC)
  www.mac.doc.gov
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  www.nist.gov
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  www.osha.gov
• Trade Information Center (TIC)
  www.ita.doc.gov/tic
• U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
  www.cpsc.gov
• U.S. Customs Service
  www.customs.gov
• U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
  www.ita.doc.gov
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  www.usdoj.gov
• U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
  www.dol.gov
• U.S. Government Printing Office
  www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs
• U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
  www.ita.doc.gov
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  www.uspto.gov
• World Factbook
  www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
• World Trade Organization
  www.wto.org

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Miscellaneous

Textile Testing Laboratories

• Intertek Testing Services (ITS)
  www.itsglobal.com
• MTL-ACTS
  www.mtl-acts.com

• Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)
  www.sgsgroup.com

Equipment

• Brother
  www.brother.com
• Datacolor (one of the world's leading suppliers of instruments, software, and systems to communicate and manage color in industry, including textiles)
  www.datacolor.com
• Juki Union Special, Inc.
  www.juki.com
• Lectra SystÀ mes 
  www.lectra.com
• Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database
  www.tex.in
• Union Special 
  www.unionspecial.com

Other

• Clorox "Label Talk"
  www.textileaffairs.com
• Encyclopedia of Contemporary Fashion
  www.fashionencyclopedia.com
• Fabricad
  www.fabricad.com
• Fashion
  www.fashion.net
• Fashion Angel
  www.fashionangel.com
• Fashion Center New York
  www.fashioncenter.com
• First View
  www.firstview.com
• Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA)
  www.kurtsalmon.com

• The Look On-Line
  www.lookonline.com

• Millennium Fashion Services
  www.mfashions.com
• Missouri Textile and Apparel Center (MOTAC)
  outreach.missouri.edu/motac/
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
  www.nmaa.si.edu/
• National Textile Center
  www.ntcresearch.org
• Pattern Works International
  www.patternworks-intl.com
• Recycler's World
  www.recycle.net/Textile/index.html
• Smithsonian Institution
  www.si.edu/
• Unicate
  www.unicate.com

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Soft Home Fashions

• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
  www.asid.org
• Carpet and Rug Institute
  www.carpet-rug.com
• Home Furnishings International Association (HFIA)
  www.hfia.com
• International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA)
  www.ifda.com
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
  www.iida.org
• International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)
  www.sleepproducts.org
• National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA)
  www.homefurnish.com
• Pillowtex
  www.pillowtex.com
• Springs Industries
  www.springs.com
• Trend Curve ONLINE
  www.trendcurve.com
• Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA)
  www.wcaa.org

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