116: Fun at the Texworld Trade Show

7 years ago

Laurel H

The Texworld Trade show is a lot of fun. It’s a very special place where one can quickly learn what is happening in the fashion industry at the seminars and from each other.

We also have a chance to visit.

Tracey and Laurel — Laurel and Tracey Lenahan,
Advertising Sales Manager
Threads, Sew Stylish, CraftStylish meet at the Fashiondex.com booth

Gladys and Laurel — Gladys Williams, who was manning the Fashiondex.com booth, and Laurel connect.

On the left Tracey Lenahan, Advertising Sales manager at Threads and I greet each other live for the first time.

I’m very happy to see Gladys again (above on the right). I wish I had taken some pictures of the jewelry Gladys was wearing. She designs and handcrafts Asanti’s Jewels, one-of-a-kind contemporary jewelry designs.

Panel speaks to attendees at the Texworld Trade Show. — Upcycling panel speaks to attendees at the Texworld Trade Show.

My students and I attended the show to hear the seminars, Upcyclying and US Trade Policy. But we did much more than that.

Lace — A salesperson from Changle Fumeilai knitting Co., Ltd displays lace.

lace trimmed display — An unusual display is presented by Hanbo Textile, a producer of embroidery and lace.

The displays of fabrics and clothing were from all over the world. The booths were extensive. Much was from Asia.

On the left a salesperson from Changle Fumeilai knitting Co., Ltd displays knitted lace for me to photograph.

On the right Hanbo Textile, a producer of embroidery and lace, presents an unusual display.

Laurel assists at the fashiondex.com booth to give Gladys a much needed break. I’m pointing out *The Apparel Design and Production Hand Book*, the book that launched the Fashiondex.com business,

Gladys was manning the booth alone that day, as one of her co-workers was sick and the other had to attend a meeting. So I helped her out by giving her a much needed break away from the stand. I didn’t sell any books. But I did point out, in this photo, the book that started the Fashiondex.com business, The Apparel Design and Production Hand Book.

About Fashiondex: The Fashiondex, Apparel Industry Publishers, was started in 1992 by a fashion designer [Andrea Kennedy] who had arranged her Rolodex into types of fabrics and trims, instead of from A to Z. When she noticed that everyone where she worked was using her Rolodex when they needed to do their research and sourcing needs, she saw there was a need for a similar product. Fashiondex was formed, that “Rolodex” was reproduced in book form, and several months later the first “Fashiondex” was produced.