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Primary Sources of Fabric

•  Mills •  Converters •  Importers

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Secondary Sources of Fabric

•  Jobbers •  Retail Stores •  Overseas Agents

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The Domestic and Import Textile Industries

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Buying and Selling Fabric

•  Most fabrics / sewn products bought as imports require laboratory testing and approval before shipping

•  Finished goods must be approved before proceeding to the sewn product stage

•  Private Label goods are manufactured specifically for a retailer

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Market and Production Planning

•  Market planning •  Seasons

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The Environment

•  Environmental problems related to the apparel industry –  Air pollution –  Water pollution –  Waste disposal –  Worker health

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Fair Trade

•  Fair Trade indicates that a product was produced without labor exploitation, by using environmentally sustainable practices, and that the producers received fair prices for their product

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Trade Shows

•  Foreign –  SEHM –  Heimtextil –  ITMA

•  Domestic –  ATMA –  IFFE

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Textile Careers

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Key Terms

•  apparel •  converter •  dyeing •  environment •  fabric •  Fair Trade •  fiber •  finished goods

•  greige •  importer •  industrial products •  interior furnishings •  jobber •  market planning •  mill •  overrun

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Key Terms

•  overseas agent •  over-the-counter •  pound goods •  printing •  private label •  put-up •  recycling •  remnants

•  retail •  sewn products •  shorts •  sourcing •  vertically integrated

mill •  yarn