SPINEXPO^TM Shanghai will be held from August 30 to September 1 at Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will present Autumn/Winter 2017-2018 yarns, fibres and knitwear collections for all forward-thinking and creative knit wearin dustry professionals. Don’t miss signature industry advancements, the latest knitwear collection developments and the leading technical innovations in yarns and fibres.

MetallicSpinners Profiles:

SHI KWAN METALLIC YARN is a Taiwan-based and invested leading professional metallic yarn manufacturer with over 30 years’ experience and enjoying a worldwide reputation. They have an annual production of 3,000 tons with a perfect sales system, professional technical knowledge, quick service response, fast logistics and a great after-sales department dedicated to customer satisfaction.

A dynamic team is motivated to create state-of-the-art creative yarns and is serving with enthusiasm couture and designers brands: a heart stroke from SPINEXPO creative team!

MEADOWBROOK INVENTIONS INC. is a US manufacturer of innovative, optical special-effect and technical performance Angelina^® fibres in a wide range of deniers, staple lengths and colours for all spinning systems, knitwear, woven and non-woven fabrics.

Angelina^® optical “special-effect” fibres, with a cashmere-like hand, are the world’s softest “metallic” staple fibre. Angelina? fibres create new luminescent effects not possible with continuous filament metallic yarns.

Newest additions include: Angelina^® 100% aluminium metal fibres, Angelina^® iridescent fibres, Angelina^® 100% copper metal fibres and other optical and technical special effect fibres. End-uses: all areas of the apparel markets, contract markets, hospitality and automotive industries.

Trends : New at SPINEXPO Shanghai —  < ALL IN ONE > by Steven Oo

The concept behind < All-in-One > is to showcase how a single strand of yarn can be transformed into garments suitable for all different types of life styles.

The presentation is categorized into three very distinct life style groups, "intimates", "loungewear",and "outerwear". Although the groups represent very different parts of ourdailylives, cashmere and otheryarns made of luxurious fibers have chosen to showcase how one fiber and yarn can be utilized in many ways.

For the < intimates > group, super fine 16-18gg techniques is being used to imitate lace inserts onto the actual knit body. Due to the fineness of the yarn and stitch, the lace jacquard actually looks like an applique from afar. Everything is kept really fine to keep in the sensual aspect of intimates

The < loungewear > group focuses on the SRY jacquard technology which uses fine and chunky yarns to knit patterns withamazing textural surfaces. All five looks continue to draw inspiration from lace patterns. The garmentsboasts maximum comfort and hand feel without sacrificing technique.

Lastly, the group of < outerwear >sees knitting yarn being used in cut and sew knit fabric form as well as boiled wool to provide structure and functionality to the garments. The woven/knit combination idea from < Intimates>is being continues in the < outerwear > group as panels of crinkled chiffon and cut and sew knitted fabrics were seamed with knitted portions.

From this transformation of < intimates > to < loungewear > to < outerwear > outlines the vast expanse at which yarns can be manipulated to fit the needs of all different aspects of our dynamic lifestyles.