{"id":2614,"date":"2007-05-09T10:33:05","date_gmt":"2007-05-09T10:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/octoberonline.wordpress.com\/2007\/05\/09\/uk-textiles-trade-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:19:54","slug":"uk-textiles-trade-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.october.co.uk\/latest\/2007\/05\/09\/uk-textiles-trade-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"UK textiles trade is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana\">The UK textile trade is dead. We don&#8217;t make anything here anymore; it&#8217;s all gone off shore. We couldn&#8217;t compete with the prices, minimum quantities have come down, and the quality of overseas design and manufacturing has improved.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>It&#8217;s true, but there are still pockets of home grown resistance, plotting in un-marked industrial units, inserting the subversive &#8216;made in Britain&#8217; label, and quietly exporting to the world.<\/p>\n<p>A few spring to mind, but our work most recently with Baraj is particularly interesting. The t-shirt is part made, then deconstructed and re-built, incorporating layered fabrics, and well thought out stitching detail. Each T is then individually hand printed with overlaying colours, creating additional shades and ink textures. No two shirts are quite the same; this combined with the above processes means they command a premium value, and fit neatly into a full range of tailored men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s wear.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re seeing new UK labels, without fail, every week &#8211; small, flexible outfits, with strong design, commercial awareness and a decent chance. It&#8217;s not over yet&#8230;.not by a long way.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.october.co.uk\/\"><strong><font color=\"#338888\">www.october.co.uk<\/font><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><strong>t-shirt printing, screen printing and embroidery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK textile trade is dead. We don&#8217;t make anything here anymore; it&#8217;s all gone off shore. 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