Proactive questions are like insurance for a successful textile project. Ask the right ones (even if you think you're asking too many), and you'll save yourself a serious amount of effort, headaches, and funds later on. What are some of the right questions to ask? Lori and Dan welcome back TVF Vice President of Business Development Robert Hinsch to detail projects that were loaded with lessons -- the good kind and the tough kind -- to help keep fabric decisions on-track. He discussed these proactive questions during a recent Advanced Textiles Association webinar.

In a world flooded with information, how do you zero in on quality industry-vetted fabric content and education? One solution is textile trade organizations, and more specifically, Advanced Textiles Association. On this episode of The Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan sit down with ATA Director of Content and Member Programs Jonathan Sweet, a former journalist, to examine initiatives designed to inform, enlighten, and boost the industry.

With international markets in a near constant state of flux, textile companies in the United States are investigating options like onshoring, nearshoring, and reshoring to keep their edge. Sounds great, but how feasible? Lori and Dan convene a panel of supply chain experts that includes TVF Supply Chain leaders Stephanie Shrader, Tabitha Green, and Jamie Sullivan, as well as well-traveled global textile executive and AATCC Chair Courtney Williams to sound off on the challenges and possibilities of a more American-made textile industry.