It's almost June which means it's almost time for ITMA Showtime. This is the second time I'll be in attendance since I left my last company, where from 2003-2008 I was an exhibitor with a large booth in the temporary spaces.
Showtime is an opportunity to look at a segment of the American textile industry, but not as large of one as I would like. On the showroom floor you will find a number of fabric companies, importers really, who bring in thousands of rolls of cookie cutter cloths with generic patterns and constructions, in all of the typical colors. I shy away from this type of fabric because it never excites me.
With my last company, I learned how to buy the very best for aggressively cheap prices and then move these prestigious high end fabrics through wholesale channels to retailers all across the country. I've always felt that fabric stores would do well by stocking the best fabrics they can afford instead of whatever it is that passes for fabric on the low end.
Showtime is also a chance for me to see my friends within the industry, an industry that is always in flux but always in some way familiar, and a time to visit my family, who also live in High Point. My grandmother is quickly approaching 80 years old. Where has the time gone?
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