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September 10, 2021
News Release For Immediate Release AATCC Announces 2022 “Wanderlust” Student Design Competition RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., USA, September 13, 2021—AATCC invites students to showcase their design talents to win cash and recognition...
September 10, 2021
By James W. Krueger, Head of Brand Solution at Sanitized AG Defining Sustainability The last 18 months have revealed how fragile and yet how resilient the economies of the world can be....
September 7, 2021
AATCC Committees provide the helping hands, hearts, and minds that bring textile industry standards to life. Each year, AATCC committees provide groundbreaking standards and conferences that fill urgent gaps in the industry....
August 27, 2021
By Kim Anderson Cotton has always been the workhorse of fibers, making it one of the best choices for denim. It has also made an appearance on the finer side of fabrics—showing...
August 17, 2021
AATCC TM212-2021, Test Method for Fiber Fragment Release During Home Laundering, provides a standardized method for quantifying fiber fragment shedding in the ongoing challenge to combat aquatic pollution. These fragments are sometimes...
August 9, 2021
AATCC Foundation is pleased to partner with the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) to offer the Paul T. O’Day Scholarship. The scholarship program honors Paul T. O’Day, who served as president...
August 9, 2021
The Grady, Hauser, Houser, Daniels Graduate Fellowship is a $5,000 fellowship for a graduate level student in Polymer Science at the North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles. The Connelly/Perkins Graduate...
August 4, 2021
By Erika Simmons, AATCC Technical Director AATCC standards are developed, specified, and performed around the world. With such a global reach, transparency must serve as the foundation for standards development. AATCC standards...
August 2, 2021
The AATCC Foundation Delaware Valley Section Scholarship is available to members of the AATCC Delaware Valley Section (DE, MD, NJ, PA), as well as spouses, children, and grandchildren. Undergraduate students studying textiles...
August 2, 2021
In April, Spoonflower, Inc. recognized AATCC’s 100th Anniversary with a generous donation of $10,000 to AATCC Foundation, Inc. Kerry King, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Spoonflower,...
July 26, 2021
Innovative Breathable and Sustainable Fabrics by Dr. Thanaseelen Rajasakran Global warming has spawned global “heated” conversations and debates. The threat of climate change and the issue of sustainability affecting lives and...
July 20, 2021
A Call for Research Proposals AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grants AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Program was established to assist undergraduate and graduate students with research on textile-related projects. The AATCC...
July 20, 2021
Form is not a Factor-AATCC Gray Scale Product Update The AATCC Gray Scales for Color Change and Gray Scales for Staining have a new base and sleeves. The color chips, size and...
July 20, 2021
The Charles E. Gavin III Family Scholarship is for rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors attending Georgia Institute of Technology. It is a matched scholarship, with the Foundation Gavin Scholarship providing $3,000...
July 20, 2021
The Kanti and Hansa Jasani Family Textile Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship offered to Indian citizens with a student visa or permanent residency, who are attending a university in the US. The student...
July 19, 2021
Cultural Heritage Practices of Recycling By Ritu Jadwani at University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ritu Jadwani, former professor of Fashion & Sustainability at the University of Delaware in United States, presented at the...
July 8, 2021
Counterfeiting: A Global Fake Out By Erika Simmons Counterfeiting and piracy are global issues. The United States, France, Switzerland, and Germany were most affected by counterfeiting activity in a 2016 study;...
July 8, 2021
AATCC Foundation’s Varley Family Textile Technology Scholarship is a $7,500 scholarship that supports students pursuing a textile-related career at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) or Cornell University. The Gordon and Marjorie Osborne...
July 8, 2021
AATCC Foundation offers scholarships to undergraduates and graduates studying textile apparel, including home fashion design, and textile merchandising, including management and retail programs. Darsey Family Scholarship: Mary Ashburn Mann I am...
July 1, 2021
News Release For Immediate Release Gavin Recognizes AATCC’s 100th Anniversary With $100,000 Foundation Donation! RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., USA, July 1, 2021— In recognition of AATCC’s Centennial Year, Charles E....
June 29, 2021
2021 AATCC Mid-Year Supplement: Little List, Mighty Changes The 2021 AATCC Mid-Year Supplement to the AATCC Manual of International Test Methods and Procedures includes four revised, one editorially revised, and two...
June 29, 2021
From Hot to Cold and Cold to Hot: Fabrics that Work with your Body Temperature By Dr. Nicola Davies Clothing is traditionally categorized by seasons—thick insulating jackets for winter and absorbent...
June 22, 2021
Up to five Piedmont Scholarships are presented each year to students studying at schools in the AATCC Piedmont Section (VA, WV, NC, SC). This $3,000 scholarship is just one of more than...
June 22, 2021
The AATCC Foundation presents more than 20 different scholarships to students studying various aspects of textiles. Read more for a brief profile of each 2021-2022 Charles H. Stone scholar in their own...