Speaking at a knitting congress held in Manchester (GB), a senior knitwear technologist from one of the world's most famous retail organisations outlined to an audience of nearly 200 international delegates how the pace of change is increasing, and how many new elements are having an impact on knitting innovation. The congress was organised by the William Lee Innovation Centre. The newly formed centre has been created within UMIST to bring together multi-disciplinary expertise to form what is claimed to be Europe's first research, technology translation and skills group focussing specifically on fibre architecture. The event drew 41 speakers from the global industry and various academic bodies.
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