HRH The Princess Royal launches British Textile Week

UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), a UK-based inclusive network for fashion and textile companies, has announced that her royal highness The Princess Royal has officially opened British Textile Week, a digital showcase of the craftsmanship, creativity and technical skills of the UK textile industry, in her role as president of UKFT.

 

UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), a UK-based inclusive network for fashion and textile companies, has announced that her royal highness The Princess Royal has officially opened British Textile Week, a digital showcase of the craftsmanship, creativity and technical skills of the UK textile industry, in her role as president of UKFT.#

“While 2020 has been a difficult year on a number of levels, the British textile industry has taken the opportunity to make use of new technology to promote itself to a far wider audience. As we launch the first ever British Textile Week the UK Fashion and Textile Association has brought the length and breadth of British textiles and textile design together so that we can celebrate their talent and expertise and their unique contribution to the economy and the quality of our daily lives,” The Princess Royal said during the launch.

 

UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), a UK-based inclusive network for fashion and textile companies, has announced that her royal highness The Princess Royal has officially opened British Textile Week, a digital showcase of the craftsmanship, creativity and technical skills of the UK textile industry, in her role as president of UKFT.#

“The week would not have been possible without the generous support of the Clothworkers’ Company and the Campaign for Wool,” The Princess Royal said. “The United Kingdom is renowned around the world for the quality and originality of its textiles ranging from the world’s most sought-after cashmere to the finest worsted wool, luxurious tweeds and silks, and distinctive tartans all of us know this. Less well known perhaps is that the UK is also home to extraordinary textile designers, colourists and technologists inspired but not constrained by our history. The UK is at the forefront of inventing new and more sustainable ways of spinning and dyeing fabric and produces innovative technical textiles and performance fabrics which are used across a wide range of sectors including medical, defence and aerospace.”