ITMA Supporting Breast Cancer Research

May 6, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on May 2008 Members of the International Textile Market Association (ITMA) are supporting the fight against breast cancer with an auction of women’s designer jackets using elegant fabrics donated by textile manufacturers. ITMA is conducting silent bidding on the jackets until June 1.

All of the funds raised will go to Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test, a Greensboro, N.C.-based non-profit whose mission is to support research for early diagnostic testing for breast cancer.

The jackets will appear on dress forms June 1–4 during the Showtime fabric show in High Point, and were displayed in showrooms during the High Point Furniture Market in April.

3 Sisters Clothing, a specialty apparel manufacturer based in Dallas, which incorporates home furnishings fabrics in its fashions, constructed the jackets. Fabrics were donated by ITMA member companies Costa Blanca, Classical Elements, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, Sunbury Textile Mills, Hamilton Fabric Sales, Valdese Weavers, Craftex Mills and Textile Fabric Associates. In addition, a woven throw will be auctioned, courtesy of Textillery Weavers.

Proxy bids for all items can be made by calling the ITMA office at 336.885.6842. Successful bidders will be announced at a Showtime event on Sunday, June 1.

Founded in 1990, the ITMA is a non-profit trade association that produces Showtime for its member companies, mostly home furnishings textile manufacturers.

For more information on the auction, Showtime, the ITMA or its member companies, visit the Web site www.itma-showtime.com or call (336) 885-6842.