Various Textile Organizations in the World
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
Website: www.aatcc.org
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists seeks to promote the increase of knowledge of the application of colorants, chemicals, and polymers in the Textile Industry, encourage in any practical way research work on chemical processes and materials of importance to the Textile Industry, and establish for the members channels by which the interchange of professional knowledge among them may be increased. Founded in 1921, AATCC is the world's leading not-for-profit professional association for the textile design, materials, processing, and testing industries. NTA's Hardy Poole is a member of AATCC.
American Flock Association (AFA)
Website: www.flocking.org
Founded in 1985, the American Flock Association provides positive leadership to foster a strong flock industry in North America. The purpose of this website is to assist visitors who have a need for value-added fiber coating solutions to obtain the information they need and to connect with qualified AFA members who can provide those solutions.
American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AMFA)
Website: www.fibersource.com
The American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. (AFMA) is the trade association for U.S. companies that manufacture synthetic and cellulosic fibers. The industry employs 30 thousand people and produces over 9 billion pounds of fiber in the U.S. Annual domestic sales exceed $10 billion. AFMA member companies produce more than 90% of the total U.S. output of these fibers. The membership is limited to U.S. producers that sell manufactured fiber in the open market. The Association maintains close ties to other manufactured fiber trade associations worldwide.
AFMA has been in continuous operation since 1933, when it was established as the Rayon Institute with headquarters in New York. As new fibers entered the market, the Association was renamed the Man-Made Fiber Producers Association. In 1970, operations were moved to Washington as the focus grew from promotion to include advocacy on a broad range of regulatory and international trade issues. The current name for the Association was adopted in 1988.
American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC)
Website: www.amtacdc.org
The mission of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) is to preserve and create American manufacturing jobs through the establishment of trade policy and other measures necessary for the U.S. manufacturing sector to stabilize and grow.
American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Website: www.sheepusa.org
ASI is the national organization representing the interests of more than 69,000 sheep producers located throughout the United States. From East to West, farm flocks to range operations, ASI works to represent the interests of all producers.
ASI is a federation of 44 state sheep associations as well as individual members. All ASI officers, board of director members and council and committee members serve as volunteers – without pay.
In September 2009 ASI formed a taskforce to identify and address the top challenges of expansion for sheep producers. Karl Spilhaus, president, National Textile Association (NTA), and NTA member Sam Brickle have agreed to serve on this task force.
American Textile Alliance (ATA)
From time to time the various groups representing sectors of the U.S. textile industry have come together to present a common industry voice. The American Textile Alliance, which had been active in earlier years, was re-formed in 2000 with the following mission statement:
The Mission of the American Textile Alliance is to provide its members with the following:
A full understanding of all regulatory, legislative and other issues affecting the Textile Industry.
An opportunity for dialog and understanding of each association’s position on the issues.
A platform to achieve common positions on each issue thereby permitting us to marshall full, focused industry-wide action to achieve those objectives.
The A. T. A. will act uniformly and aggressively in protecting and advancing our common interests.
The members of the Alliance were:
Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association
American Cotton Shippers Association
American Fiber Manufacturers Association
American Sheep Industry Association
American Textile Machinery Association
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
GTMA-Association of Georgia's Textile, Carpet and Consumer Products Mfrs.
Knitted Textile Association
North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
Northern Textile Association
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Textile Distributors Association, Inc.
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, & Textile Employees (UNITE)
Karl Spilhaus was elected chairman of the Alliance in 2000 and held that position until the end of 2001; iun 2002 he was succeeded by Gaylon B. Booker of the National Cotton Council. The National Textile Association has in its electronic archives records of the Alliance for 2000 and 2001 plus a few elctronic files that are more recent. The Alliance continued to meet at least through March 2006. As of 2009 the Alliance is no longer active.
American Textile History Museum (ATHM)
Website: www.athm.org
Located in Lowell, Massachusetts
Karl Spilhaus serves on the Board of Trustees of the Museum and is chairman of the Personnel Committee. The board has worked to expand the mission of the museum in education, membership development and collections, and has emphasized broadening the spectrum of exhibits to attract a greater audience for increased revenues.
American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA)
Website: www.atmanet.org
Founded in 1933, the American Textile Machinery Association is the only U.S. professional trade association devoted solely to the advancement of manufacturers of textile machinery, parts, and accessorties in the textile industry.
American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
Founded 1949. Dissolved 2004.
The emergence of Washignton-based ATMI as the national trade association of the textile industry was the result of a series of mergers, beginning in 1949 with the consolidation of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, with members primarily in the South, and the Cotton Textile Institute, with members primarily in the North.
In 1958, the National Federation of Textiles merged with ATMI, bringing in the man-made fiber and silk textile industries. This was followed by consolidations with the Association of Finishers of Textile Fabrics in 1965, the National Association of Wool Manufacturers in 1971 and the Thread Institute in 1989.
As reported in the April 12, 2004, Southern Textile News, ATMI was formally dissolved by its Board of Directors in March of 2004.
American Yarn Spinners Association (AYSA)
Now part of NCTO (see below).
Amoskeag Textile Club
A group of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company officials in 1911 established the Textile Club to provide workers with social, cultural, and athletic activities while striving to improve the relationship between employers and employees. The club, whose major income came from sales of cloth remnants and ready-made suits, by 1914 had a membership of 400. Most members were overseers, second hands, or office personnel. A far greater number of Amoskeag workers attended the club's athletic events and outings. Other club-sponsored activities included athletic teams, speakers, social concerns, film presentations, a glee club, a dramatic society, photography lessons, and a hunting and fishing club. The club also operated a library and a school offering classes in textiles, office skills, and auto repairs. Other club activities included the construction of Manchester's Textile Field, an athletic complex with a seating capacity of 12,000, and the publishing of a bi-monthly magazine, The Amoskeag Bulletin. Increased union representation, poor economic conditions, and worker apathy forced the Textile Club to disband in 1928.
Atlanta Textile Club
Membership, which reached a high of 172 in 1975, had dwindled down to 40 last year, which wasn't enough to keep the club going and sustain textile scholarships at Georgia Tech and Southern Polytechnic Institute. The club is throwing itself a farewell party May 18, 2004 at the W Hotel in Atlanta and donating what's left in its bank account to the scholarships.
The club started up in 1939, according to Bill Layng, club historian, and held meetings the first Monday of every month, except for July. The club's heyday was in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI)
Website: www.cashmere.org
The Cashmere & Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute was established in 1984 to promote the use of genuine cashmere and camel hair products and to protect the interests of manufacturers, retailers and consumers of these products.
CCMI Objective: To maintain the integrity of cashmere and camel hair products through education, information and industry cooperation.
Canadian Textiles Institute (CTI)
Website: www.textiles.ca
Founded in 1935, the Canadian Textiles Institute (CTI) was the association representing Canadian textile manufacturers.
According to a notice published in the Canada Gazette, the official newspaper of the Government of Canada (Vol. 142, No. 27 — July 5, 2008), the Canadian Textiles Institute intends to apply to the Minister of Industry for leave to surrender its charter pursuant to the Canada Corporations Act (CCA). Section 32 of the CCA allows a corporation to surrender its charter, which has the effect of dissolving the corporation.
CTI’s role was to proactively support a healthy, competitive textile industry that creates employment for Canadians and value for Canada.
CTI’s members included yarn producers; fabric producers; dyers and finishers; and producers of textiles for a wide range of industrial and consumer uses. CTI estimated that its member companies account for the major part of the industry’s shipments. CTI also offered memberships for suppliers and financial institutions serving the textile industry; for textile manufacturers in NAFTA countries; and for affiliates.
Cordage Institute
Website: www.ropecord.com
The Cordage Institute is an international association of manufacturers, producers, and resellers of cordage, rope, and twine. It is a not-for-profit corporation that depends on manufacturers in the industry, as well as companies serving industry members, to support the association and actively participate through the payment of dues and the volunteering of time.
Cotton Incorporated
Website: www.cottoninc.com
Crafted with Pride in the U.S.A.
Website: www.craftedwithpride.org
The Hosiery Association
Website: www.hosieryassociation.com
Industrial Fabrics Assocation International (IFAI)
Website: www.ifai.com
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association with nearly 2,000 member companies representing the international specialty fabrics marketplace. Member companies range in size from one-person shops to multinational corporations; members' products span the entire spectrum of the specialty fabrics industry, from fiber and fabric suppliers to manufacturers of end products, equipment and hardware.
Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA)
Website: www.inda.org
INDA is the trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry since 1968.
Institute of Textile Technology (ITT)
Website: www.itt.edu
The Institute of Textile Technology was founded in 1944 by textile industry leaders who saw a need for individual companies to join forces in collective support of a private educational and research institution. Today, ITT enjoys an international reputation for the high quality of its programs and its graduates, many occupying positions of leadership in industry, education, and research.
The Institute was directed to conduct cooperative research, integrated with graduate research, as a means of helping the textile industry meet the challenges confronting it. The Institute continues to serve the role originally assigned by educating graduate students in the theory and practice of textile technology, carrying out research in the field, and by providing a center of information to keep the industry abreast of international developments in textiles. ITT also offers short 1-3 day courses concerning key technical issues in the textile industry.
ITT's role has also been expanded to include consulting and testing services that are designed to help members and clients improve performance and global economic competitiveness. The newly formed ITT Technologies, Incorporated (IT3) (a for-profit company) has greatly expanded the capabilities for conducting confidential and proprietary research for our members and clients. Targeted at the textile industry and related industries, ITT provides an online job and resume listing service different and more useful than the other online job listing services.
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
Website: www.iwto.org
IWTO is the international body representing the interests of the world's wool-textile trade and industry. IWTO membership covers woolgrowers, traders, primary processors, spinners, weavers, garment makers and retailers of wool and allied fibres in its member-countries, as well as all kind of organizations related to wool products and the wool business in general.
The National Textile Association is currently working with IWTO to promote wool for interiors in the U.S.A. In the past the Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute worked with ITWO in promoting adoption of the IWTO Code of Practice regarding S and Super S Numbers as national standards in Japan and Western Europe. Prior to that NTA was successful in having the Code of Practice incorporated into U.S. law.
Knitted Textile Association
In 1966, the Knitted Textile Association was organized in New York, New York. KTA grew to become the largest trade organization of U.S. circular knit and warp knit manufacturers. In 2002 KTA merged with the Northern Textile Association to form the National Textile Association. KTA was formally dissolved in 2005.
National Cotton Council (NCC)
Website: www.cotton.org
The National Cotton Council of America's mission is to ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured product markets at home and abroad.
The Council serves as the central forum for consensus-building among producers, ginners, warehousers, merchants, cottonseed processors/dealers, cooperatives and textile manufacturers. The organization is the unifying force in working with the government to ensure that cotton's interests are considered.
The Council's mission and objectives are carried out with the help of democratically-developed policy. Annual policymaking is initiated through recommendations generated by the Council's six program committees.
Committee recommendations are refined and approved by the Council's 35-member board of directors, acting as a resolutions committee, but must be adopted by the Council's delegates voting at the annual meeting.
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
Website: www.ncto.org
NCTO was founded in 2004 by former members of AMTI (see above). Shortly thereafter AYSA also dissolved as a separate organization and merged with NCTO. The centerpiece of NCTO is the four separate councils representing the fiber, fabric, supplier, and yarn industries, each with its own board representation.
As a lobbying group, NCTO is harnessing the influence of an array of associations and business groups that have a stake in the survival and prosperity of the U.S. textile sector to leverage our impact in the halls of our nation's capitol.
National Textile Association (NTA)
Website: www.nationaltextile.org
Founded in 1854, NTA is America's oldest, and largest association of companies that weave, knit, dye, print, or finish fabric in the U.S.
National Textile Center
The National Textile Center (NTC) is a research consortium of eight universities:
Auburn University
Clemson University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
UC - Davis
UMass - Dartmouth and
Philadelphia University.
The institutions share human resources, equipment and facilities. Serving the USA Fiber/Textile/Fiber Products/Retail Complex, the NTC vision, mission and goals are realized through innovate research and links to other institutions.
The Northeast Textile Foundation (NTF)
Founded in 1995, this non-profit corporation’s mission is to encourage textile education in the northeast and supports the Textile Sciences Department, UMass, Dartmouth. NTA members serving on the board are Karl Spilhaus, NTA, Boston, MA; Peter Hadley, Claremont Flock, Leominster, MA; Michael Albert, Harodite Finishing, North Dighton, MA; Bud Eastwood, Cranston Print Works Co., Cranston, RI, and Bill Giblin, Tweave, Inc., Norton, MA.
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
Website: www.outdoorindustry.org.
Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry. Outdoor Industry Association seeks to ensure a healthy and diverse specialty retail and supply chain based on quality, innovation and service. To this end, OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry; increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets; provide support services to improve member profitability; represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process; promote professional training and education; support innovation; and offer cost-saving member benefits.
The National Textile Association (NTA) joined the Outdoor Industry Association in 2009 and is represented in that organization by Hardy Poole, Vice President Regulatory and Technical Affairs.
Southern New England Textile Club
The Southern New England Textile Club celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday, June 4th, with a golf tournament and gala dinner. The dinner speaker was former Providence, R.I. mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci. The event was held at the Country Club of New Bedford, 585 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth Massachusetts.
For the occassion the National Textile Association made the following statement"
The National Textile Association, the nation's oldest textile group, having been founded in 1854, congratulates the Southern New England Textile Club on reaching this milestone of 100 years of service and commaradery among the men and women of the textile industry of Southern New England
Since 1793, when Samuel Slater built the first successful water powered textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts grew to have one of the greatest -- probably the greatest -- concentration of texile mills of any place in America, or the world, by the early twentieth century when the Southern New England Textile Club was founded in June of 1910.
As the birthplace and first industy of the American industrial revolution, Southern New England's vital textile industry has the place of honor as progenitor of the entirely domestic U.S. manufacturing economy.
Southern New England continues to have a vibrant textile industry, with companies in every sector and market: wool textiles, high fashion apparel textiles, automotive textiles, textiles for home and commercial interiors, technical textiles, and flock. The yarn-making, fabric-making, fabric-finishing, and flocking mills of the region supply a variety of domestic end markets, including making a vital contribution to our national defense, clothing and sheltering our men and women in uniform. The textile industry of Southern New England is also and exporting industry, both to world markets for American products and to our trading partners in our hemisphere who use American-made fabric to product apparel for re-importation into the U.S.
Southern New England is also home to two stong textile programs at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, a member of the National Textile Center Consortium and the University of Rhode Island. The industry in this region is proud to support these institutions through a number of endowed scholarships, student internships, and by hiring the graduates of UMass and URI.
The Southern New England Textile Club serves a very important purpose as a venue for textile women and men to meet in a social setting for exchange of information. It is safe to say that the industry in this region and its contribution to regional employment and the national economy, and the institutions of higher education serving the textile industry, all benefit in immeasurable ways from the presence of the century-old Southern New England Textile Club.
Southern Textile Association (STA)
Website: www.southerntextile.org
The Southern Textile Association, Inc., established in 1908, is a nonprofit organization for individuals in the textile and related industries with a common interest in all phases of textile manufacturing in Southern USA.
The purpose of the Association as stated in its Charter is to promote good fellowship among its members; to exchange professional knowledge and experience on subjects relating to textile manufacturing; to promote other social, educational, personnel relations, research, and other scientific activities for the benefit of the members, their companies , and the textile industry.
Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA)
Website: www.thesyfa.org
The Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals affiliated with the synthetic yarn and fiber industry
Formerly the Textured Yarn Association of America (TYAA)
Textile Association of Los Angeles
Website: www.tatausa.org
Founded in 1944, the Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) is a membership-based group of professionals engaged in textile sales, manufacturing, related products and services to the apparel industry.
The Textile Club
Leaders in the textile industry organized The Textile Club in 1891 to provide opportunity for discussion of mutual concerns and educational programs. The club has met monthly in Boston’s historic Parker House since 1927...MORE
Textile Distributors Association (TDA)
Founded in 1938 as the Textiles Distributors Institute, TDA was located in New York City. TDA in November 2007 announced plans to disband by early 2008. The demise of TDA was reported in the November 14, 2007, issue of WWD, the November 15, 2007 issue of Home Textiles Today, and the December 18, 2007, issue of WWD.
The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Textile Advisory Council ("TAC")
Karl Spilhaus, president of NTA, serves on this committee which advises and oversees the textile sciences degree program at UMass, the UMass Dartmouth Foundation and its recruitment program. Serving on the committee have been NTA members Bud Eastwood, Cranston Print Works Company, Cranston, R.I.; Bill Giblin, Tweave, Inc., Norton, Mass.; Gerry Mauretti, Engineered Yarns, Inc., Fall River, Mass.; and Neil Olken, Dyecraftsmen, Inc., Taunton, Mass. For more information click here.
Website: www.aatcc.org
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists seeks to promote the increase of knowledge of the application of colorants, chemicals, and polymers in the Textile Industry, encourage in any practical way research work on chemical processes and materials of importance to the Textile Industry, and establish for the members channels by which the interchange of professional knowledge among them may be increased. Founded in 1921, AATCC is the world's leading not-for-profit professional association for the textile design, materials, processing, and testing industries. NTA's Hardy Poole is a member of AATCC.
American Flock Association (AFA)
Website: www.flocking.org
Founded in 1985, the American Flock Association provides positive leadership to foster a strong flock industry in North America. The purpose of this website is to assist visitors who have a need for value-added fiber coating solutions to obtain the information they need and to connect with qualified AFA members who can provide those solutions.
American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AMFA)
Website: www.fibersource.com
The American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. (AFMA) is the trade association for U.S. companies that manufacture synthetic and cellulosic fibers. The industry employs 30 thousand people and produces over 9 billion pounds of fiber in the U.S. Annual domestic sales exceed $10 billion. AFMA member companies produce more than 90% of the total U.S. output of these fibers. The membership is limited to U.S. producers that sell manufactured fiber in the open market. The Association maintains close ties to other manufactured fiber trade associations worldwide.
AFMA has been in continuous operation since 1933, when it was established as the Rayon Institute with headquarters in New York. As new fibers entered the market, the Association was renamed the Man-Made Fiber Producers Association. In 1970, operations were moved to Washington as the focus grew from promotion to include advocacy on a broad range of regulatory and international trade issues. The current name for the Association was adopted in 1988.
American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC)
Website: www.amtacdc.org
The mission of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) is to preserve and create American manufacturing jobs through the establishment of trade policy and other measures necessary for the U.S. manufacturing sector to stabilize and grow.
American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Website: www.sheepusa.org
ASI is the national organization representing the interests of more than 69,000 sheep producers located throughout the United States. From East to West, farm flocks to range operations, ASI works to represent the interests of all producers.
ASI is a federation of 44 state sheep associations as well as individual members. All ASI officers, board of director members and council and committee members serve as volunteers – without pay.
In September 2009 ASI formed a taskforce to identify and address the top challenges of expansion for sheep producers. Karl Spilhaus, president, National Textile Association (NTA), and NTA member Sam Brickle have agreed to serve on this task force.
American Textile Alliance (ATA)
From time to time the various groups representing sectors of the U.S. textile industry have come together to present a common industry voice. The American Textile Alliance, which had been active in earlier years, was re-formed in 2000 with the following mission statement:
The Mission of the American Textile Alliance is to provide its members with the following:
A full understanding of all regulatory, legislative and other issues affecting the Textile Industry.
An opportunity for dialog and understanding of each association’s position on the issues.
A platform to achieve common positions on each issue thereby permitting us to marshall full, focused industry-wide action to achieve those objectives.
The A. T. A. will act uniformly and aggressively in protecting and advancing our common interests.
The members of the Alliance were:
Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association
American Cotton Shippers Association
American Fiber Manufacturers Association
American Sheep Industry Association
American Textile Machinery Association
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
GTMA-Association of Georgia's Textile, Carpet and Consumer Products Mfrs.
Knitted Textile Association
North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
Northern Textile Association
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Textile Distributors Association, Inc.
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, & Textile Employees (UNITE)
Karl Spilhaus was elected chairman of the Alliance in 2000 and held that position until the end of 2001; iun 2002 he was succeeded by Gaylon B. Booker of the National Cotton Council. The National Textile Association has in its electronic archives records of the Alliance for 2000 and 2001 plus a few elctronic files that are more recent. The Alliance continued to meet at least through March 2006. As of 2009 the Alliance is no longer active.
American Textile History Museum (ATHM)
Website: www.athm.org
Located in Lowell, Massachusetts
Karl Spilhaus serves on the Board of Trustees of the Museum and is chairman of the Personnel Committee. The board has worked to expand the mission of the museum in education, membership development and collections, and has emphasized broadening the spectrum of exhibits to attract a greater audience for increased revenues.
American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA)
Website: www.atmanet.org
Founded in 1933, the American Textile Machinery Association is the only U.S. professional trade association devoted solely to the advancement of manufacturers of textile machinery, parts, and accessorties in the textile industry.
American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
Founded 1949. Dissolved 2004.
The emergence of Washignton-based ATMI as the national trade association of the textile industry was the result of a series of mergers, beginning in 1949 with the consolidation of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, with members primarily in the South, and the Cotton Textile Institute, with members primarily in the North.
In 1958, the National Federation of Textiles merged with ATMI, bringing in the man-made fiber and silk textile industries. This was followed by consolidations with the Association of Finishers of Textile Fabrics in 1965, the National Association of Wool Manufacturers in 1971 and the Thread Institute in 1989.
As reported in the April 12, 2004, Southern Textile News, ATMI was formally dissolved by its Board of Directors in March of 2004.
American Yarn Spinners Association (AYSA)
Now part of NCTO (see below).
Amoskeag Textile Club
A group of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company officials in 1911 established the Textile Club to provide workers with social, cultural, and athletic activities while striving to improve the relationship between employers and employees. The club, whose major income came from sales of cloth remnants and ready-made suits, by 1914 had a membership of 400. Most members were overseers, second hands, or office personnel. A far greater number of Amoskeag workers attended the club's athletic events and outings. Other club-sponsored activities included athletic teams, speakers, social concerns, film presentations, a glee club, a dramatic society, photography lessons, and a hunting and fishing club. The club also operated a library and a school offering classes in textiles, office skills, and auto repairs. Other club activities included the construction of Manchester's Textile Field, an athletic complex with a seating capacity of 12,000, and the publishing of a bi-monthly magazine, The Amoskeag Bulletin. Increased union representation, poor economic conditions, and worker apathy forced the Textile Club to disband in 1928.
Atlanta Textile Club
Membership, which reached a high of 172 in 1975, had dwindled down to 40 last year, which wasn't enough to keep the club going and sustain textile scholarships at Georgia Tech and Southern Polytechnic Institute. The club is throwing itself a farewell party May 18, 2004 at the W Hotel in Atlanta and donating what's left in its bank account to the scholarships.
The club started up in 1939, according to Bill Layng, club historian, and held meetings the first Monday of every month, except for July. The club's heyday was in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI)
Website: www.cashmere.org
The Cashmere & Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute was established in 1984 to promote the use of genuine cashmere and camel hair products and to protect the interests of manufacturers, retailers and consumers of these products.
CCMI Objective: To maintain the integrity of cashmere and camel hair products through education, information and industry cooperation.
Canadian Textiles Institute (CTI)
Website: www.textiles.ca
Founded in 1935, the Canadian Textiles Institute (CTI) was the association representing Canadian textile manufacturers.
According to a notice published in the Canada Gazette, the official newspaper of the Government of Canada (Vol. 142, No. 27 — July 5, 2008), the Canadian Textiles Institute intends to apply to the Minister of Industry for leave to surrender its charter pursuant to the Canada Corporations Act (CCA). Section 32 of the CCA allows a corporation to surrender its charter, which has the effect of dissolving the corporation.
CTI’s role was to proactively support a healthy, competitive textile industry that creates employment for Canadians and value for Canada.
CTI’s members included yarn producers; fabric producers; dyers and finishers; and producers of textiles for a wide range of industrial and consumer uses. CTI estimated that its member companies account for the major part of the industry’s shipments. CTI also offered memberships for suppliers and financial institutions serving the textile industry; for textile manufacturers in NAFTA countries; and for affiliates.
Cordage Institute
Website: www.ropecord.com
The Cordage Institute is an international association of manufacturers, producers, and resellers of cordage, rope, and twine. It is a not-for-profit corporation that depends on manufacturers in the industry, as well as companies serving industry members, to support the association and actively participate through the payment of dues and the volunteering of time.
Cotton Incorporated
Website: www.cottoninc.com
Crafted with Pride in the U.S.A.
Website: www.craftedwithpride.org
The Hosiery Association
Website: www.hosieryassociation.com
Industrial Fabrics Assocation International (IFAI)
Website: www.ifai.com
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association with nearly 2,000 member companies representing the international specialty fabrics marketplace. Member companies range in size from one-person shops to multinational corporations; members' products span the entire spectrum of the specialty fabrics industry, from fiber and fabric suppliers to manufacturers of end products, equipment and hardware.
Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA)
Website: www.inda.org
INDA is the trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry since 1968.
Institute of Textile Technology (ITT)
Website: www.itt.edu
The Institute of Textile Technology was founded in 1944 by textile industry leaders who saw a need for individual companies to join forces in collective support of a private educational and research institution. Today, ITT enjoys an international reputation for the high quality of its programs and its graduates, many occupying positions of leadership in industry, education, and research.
The Institute was directed to conduct cooperative research, integrated with graduate research, as a means of helping the textile industry meet the challenges confronting it. The Institute continues to serve the role originally assigned by educating graduate students in the theory and practice of textile technology, carrying out research in the field, and by providing a center of information to keep the industry abreast of international developments in textiles. ITT also offers short 1-3 day courses concerning key technical issues in the textile industry.
ITT's role has also been expanded to include consulting and testing services that are designed to help members and clients improve performance and global economic competitiveness. The newly formed ITT Technologies, Incorporated (IT3) (a for-profit company) has greatly expanded the capabilities for conducting confidential and proprietary research for our members and clients. Targeted at the textile industry and related industries, ITT provides an online job and resume listing service different and more useful than the other online job listing services.
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
Website: www.iwto.org
IWTO is the international body representing the interests of the world's wool-textile trade and industry. IWTO membership covers woolgrowers, traders, primary processors, spinners, weavers, garment makers and retailers of wool and allied fibres in its member-countries, as well as all kind of organizations related to wool products and the wool business in general.
The National Textile Association is currently working with IWTO to promote wool for interiors in the U.S.A. In the past the Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute worked with ITWO in promoting adoption of the IWTO Code of Practice regarding S and Super S Numbers as national standards in Japan and Western Europe. Prior to that NTA was successful in having the Code of Practice incorporated into U.S. law.
Knitted Textile Association
In 1966, the Knitted Textile Association was organized in New York, New York. KTA grew to become the largest trade organization of U.S. circular knit and warp knit manufacturers. In 2002 KTA merged with the Northern Textile Association to form the National Textile Association. KTA was formally dissolved in 2005.
National Cotton Council (NCC)
Website: www.cotton.org
The National Cotton Council of America's mission is to ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured product markets at home and abroad.
The Council serves as the central forum for consensus-building among producers, ginners, warehousers, merchants, cottonseed processors/dealers, cooperatives and textile manufacturers. The organization is the unifying force in working with the government to ensure that cotton's interests are considered.
The Council's mission and objectives are carried out with the help of democratically-developed policy. Annual policymaking is initiated through recommendations generated by the Council's six program committees.
Committee recommendations are refined and approved by the Council's 35-member board of directors, acting as a resolutions committee, but must be adopted by the Council's delegates voting at the annual meeting.
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
Website: www.ncto.org
NCTO was founded in 2004 by former members of AMTI (see above). Shortly thereafter AYSA also dissolved as a separate organization and merged with NCTO. The centerpiece of NCTO is the four separate councils representing the fiber, fabric, supplier, and yarn industries, each with its own board representation.
As a lobbying group, NCTO is harnessing the influence of an array of associations and business groups that have a stake in the survival and prosperity of the U.S. textile sector to leverage our impact in the halls of our nation's capitol.
National Textile Association (NTA)
Website: www.nationaltextile.org
Founded in 1854, NTA is America's oldest, and largest association of companies that weave, knit, dye, print, or finish fabric in the U.S.
National Textile Center
The National Textile Center (NTC) is a research consortium of eight universities:
Auburn University
Clemson University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
UC - Davis
UMass - Dartmouth and
Philadelphia University.
The institutions share human resources, equipment and facilities. Serving the USA Fiber/Textile/Fiber Products/Retail Complex, the NTC vision, mission and goals are realized through innovate research and links to other institutions.
The Northeast Textile Foundation (NTF)
Founded in 1995, this non-profit corporation’s mission is to encourage textile education in the northeast and supports the Textile Sciences Department, UMass, Dartmouth. NTA members serving on the board are Karl Spilhaus, NTA, Boston, MA; Peter Hadley, Claremont Flock, Leominster, MA; Michael Albert, Harodite Finishing, North Dighton, MA; Bud Eastwood, Cranston Print Works Co., Cranston, RI, and Bill Giblin, Tweave, Inc., Norton, MA.
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
Website: www.outdoorindustry.org.
Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry. Outdoor Industry Association seeks to ensure a healthy and diverse specialty retail and supply chain based on quality, innovation and service. To this end, OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry; increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets; provide support services to improve member profitability; represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process; promote professional training and education; support innovation; and offer cost-saving member benefits.
The National Textile Association (NTA) joined the Outdoor Industry Association in 2009 and is represented in that organization by Hardy Poole, Vice President Regulatory and Technical Affairs.
Southern New England Textile Club
The Southern New England Textile Club celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday, June 4th, with a golf tournament and gala dinner. The dinner speaker was former Providence, R.I. mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci. The event was held at the Country Club of New Bedford, 585 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth Massachusetts.
For the occassion the National Textile Association made the following statement"
The National Textile Association, the nation's oldest textile group, having been founded in 1854, congratulates the Southern New England Textile Club on reaching this milestone of 100 years of service and commaradery among the men and women of the textile industry of Southern New England
Since 1793, when Samuel Slater built the first successful water powered textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts grew to have one of the greatest -- probably the greatest -- concentration of texile mills of any place in America, or the world, by the early twentieth century when the Southern New England Textile Club was founded in June of 1910.
As the birthplace and first industy of the American industrial revolution, Southern New England's vital textile industry has the place of honor as progenitor of the entirely domestic U.S. manufacturing economy.
Southern New England continues to have a vibrant textile industry, with companies in every sector and market: wool textiles, high fashion apparel textiles, automotive textiles, textiles for home and commercial interiors, technical textiles, and flock. The yarn-making, fabric-making, fabric-finishing, and flocking mills of the region supply a variety of domestic end markets, including making a vital contribution to our national defense, clothing and sheltering our men and women in uniform. The textile industry of Southern New England is also and exporting industry, both to world markets for American products and to our trading partners in our hemisphere who use American-made fabric to product apparel for re-importation into the U.S.
Southern New England is also home to two stong textile programs at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, a member of the National Textile Center Consortium and the University of Rhode Island. The industry in this region is proud to support these institutions through a number of endowed scholarships, student internships, and by hiring the graduates of UMass and URI.
The Southern New England Textile Club serves a very important purpose as a venue for textile women and men to meet in a social setting for exchange of information. It is safe to say that the industry in this region and its contribution to regional employment and the national economy, and the institutions of higher education serving the textile industry, all benefit in immeasurable ways from the presence of the century-old Southern New England Textile Club.
Southern Textile Association (STA)
Website: www.southerntextile.org
The Southern Textile Association, Inc., established in 1908, is a nonprofit organization for individuals in the textile and related industries with a common interest in all phases of textile manufacturing in Southern USA.
The purpose of the Association as stated in its Charter is to promote good fellowship among its members; to exchange professional knowledge and experience on subjects relating to textile manufacturing; to promote other social, educational, personnel relations, research, and other scientific activities for the benefit of the members, their companies , and the textile industry.
Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA)
Website: www.thesyfa.org
The Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals affiliated with the synthetic yarn and fiber industry
Formerly the Textured Yarn Association of America (TYAA)
Textile Association of Los Angeles
Website: www.tatausa.org
Founded in 1944, the Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) is a membership-based group of professionals engaged in textile sales, manufacturing, related products and services to the apparel industry.
The Textile Club
Leaders in the textile industry organized The Textile Club in 1891 to provide opportunity for discussion of mutual concerns and educational programs. The club has met monthly in Boston’s historic Parker House since 1927...MORE
Textile Distributors Association (TDA)
Founded in 1938 as the Textiles Distributors Institute, TDA was located in New York City. TDA in November 2007 announced plans to disband by early 2008. The demise of TDA was reported in the November 14, 2007, issue of WWD, the November 15, 2007 issue of Home Textiles Today, and the December 18, 2007, issue of WWD.
The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Textile Advisory Council ("TAC")
Karl Spilhaus, president of NTA, serves on this committee which advises and oversees the textile sciences degree program at UMass, the UMass Dartmouth Foundation and its recruitment program. Serving on the committee have been NTA members Bud Eastwood, Cranston Print Works Company, Cranston, R.I.; Bill Giblin, Tweave, Inc., Norton, Mass.; Gerry Mauretti, Engineered Yarns, Inc., Fall River, Mass.; and Neil Olken, Dyecraftsmen, Inc., Taunton, Mass. For more information click here.
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