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AAPN Members Head to Los Angeles for Material World

Brenda Lloyd

September 17, 2009

AAPN and several of its members will be at Material World’s new Los Angeles show later this month. Material World, which has joined up with the LA International Textile Show, will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the California Market Center.

According to Material World, the combined shows will create the industry's largest, most comprehensive marketplace for fashion apparel textiles, home furnishing textiles, sourcing, global fashion production and supply chain resources on the west coast.

AAPN members will be among the more than 300 booths of companies at Material World & Technology Solutions, including U.S. domestic and regional providers from throughout the Americas, Caribbean, Africa and Asia. These exhibitors, who will be housed in the California Market Center’s Fashion Theater, Exhibit Hall and newly created exhibition space on Floor 12C, will include fabric and trimming suppliers, garment manufacturers, IT solutions, equipment and machinery.
The LA International Textile Show, which will be held in the CMC Penthouse, Floor 13 and in permanent textile and trim showrooms on floors 6B and 7A & B, includes 250 leading mills and agents from the US, Europe, Asia, South America and other countries exhibiting in seven in seven key style categories: Fancy, Tailored, Casual, Innovation, Interiors, Trims, Design & Direction.
Also, the California Market Center and Urban Expositions will offer a coordinated, expanded educational conference providing even more of the business, fashion, color and trend presentations.

Here’s the Who’s Who of AAPN members exhibiting at Material World and how to find them.

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. – Booth #435
1881 Athens Highway
Jefferson, Ga. 30549
www.buhleryarns.com
Product highlights: Introducing Supima Slub, Supima Royal, Supima Outlast and Supima TransDry
Contact: David Sasso
706-367-3934

Carolina Cotton Works, Inc. – Booth #523
14 Commerce Drive
Gaffney, S.C. 29340
1-864-488-2824
www.carolinacotton.com
Product highlights: Knit, polyester, cotton and various blended fabrics.
Contact: Bryan Ashby, vice-president of sales and marketing
Mobile: 864-316-3198

Fessler USA – Booth # 427
1506 Centre Turnpike
Orwigsburg, Pa. 17961
1-570-366-0531
www.fesslerusa.com
Product highlights: Experts in domestic full package apparel manufacturing services for more than 100 years. Fessler offers trend-right tees, dresses, leggings, organic and non-organic yoga apparel in the latest fabrications. Supima, Supima/Modal, Rayon/Spandex, Modal/Spandex, Sheer 100% Rayon and Modals, Contemporary Organic Knits.
Contact: Brian Meck, vice-president of sales and marketing:
Mobile: 570-294-0185

Gerber Technology - Booth #TS713
24 Industrial Park Road West
Tolland, CT 06084, USA
Phone: +1 800 826-3243 (USA)
www.gerbertechnology.com
Product Highlight: Gerber Technology develops and manufactures the world's leading brands of integrated software and hardware automation systems.
Specializing in efficient information management, product design and development as well as pre-production, and production processes.
Contact: Bud Staples
860-871-8082

Hamrick Mills – Booth #EHE 429
P. O. Box 48
Gaffney, S.C. 29342
1-864-489-4731
www.hamrickmills.com
Product highlights: Pocketing, shirtings, career apparel fabrics, recycled polyester fabrics, and other specialty products.
Contact: Jim Hopkins
1-864-380-7769

Henry Lee and Company – Booth #437
549 West Randolph Street
Chicago, Ill.
1-312-242-2500
www.henry-lee.com

Lawson – Booth #TS707
380 St. Paul St.
St. Paul, Minn. 55102
800-477-1357, 1-651-767-7000
Product highlights: Lawson QuickStep for Fashion, Lawson Fashion PLM, Lawson m3 Analytics, Lawson Planning Workbench for Fashion
Contact: Mary Otten, Marketing – Fashion North America
Mobile: 847-890-3729

Lenzing – Booth #PH32
530 Seventh Avenue, Suite 808
New York City, N.Y. 10018
1-212-944-7896
www.lenzing.com
Product highlights: Education, sourcing information, and marketing information for Lenzing Fibers: TENCEL, Lenzing Modal, MicroModal, ProModal. Lenzing Fibers for childrenswear; ProModal, a blend of softness and function with TENCEL and Modal fiber blend in knitwear; TENCEL for denim applications.
Contact: Susan Mocarski, West Coast merchandiser
Phone: 1-951-738-8343

Tukatech – Booth #TS700
5527 E. Slauson Ave.
Commerce, Calif. 90040
1-323-726-3836
www.tukatech.com
Product highlights: Launching the 2010 version of e-fit Simulator by TUKA and the TUKAcad Professional Edition.
Contact: Jason Delevan

Tuscarora Yarns, Inc. – Booth #425
P. O. Box 218
Mt. Pleasant, N.C. 28124
1-704-436-6527
www.tuscarorayarns.com
Product highlights:New and updated versions of its vintage "Streaky" yarns; new retro looks in yarns; novelty Modal cotton yarns. Tuscaroro is also featuring their ProTura yarns, and will show a variety of nubbed yarns.
Contacts: David Roberts, COO; David Miller, director of sales and marketing; Andy Long, national sales manager, and Dee Dee Harris, marketing director.

United Knitting – Booth #521
310 Industrial Drive, SW
Cleveland, Tenn. 37311
1-423-476-9163
www.unitedknitting.com
Product highlights: performance stretch knitted fabrics for the outdoor, fitness, team sports, military and protective markets
Contact: Walter Tkach, director of sales
Mobile: 201-874-7389

Walter Wilhelm Associates – Booth #431
871 ½ 2nd Avenue
Salt Lake City. Ut. 84103
1-801-606-9022
www.walterwilhelmassoc.com
Product highlights: apparel industry consultants on speed to market and technology solutions
Contact: Walter Wilhelm. President and CEO

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