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Canadian Apparel Federation
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NYC Fashion Info (new, good site)
The Fashion Center NY
Chicago Fashion Incubator
Fashion-incubator (Internet based)
Fashion Incubator (Canada)
Designer-Entrepreneurs
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Reference Sites

Women’s Wear Daily
Apparel Magazine
Apparel News
Auburn Univ Resources
Garmento.org
RN & Labeling Requirements
TC-2
ASTM D-13
Institute of Textile Technology
Infomat
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Manufacturing.gov (NIST)
National Association of Manufacturers
Pattern School (great pattern making site!)

Pattern Services

Sally Beers
Kathleen Fasanella
Heather Menzies
Patternworks Inc
Apparelmark (Barbara Bean)

Sustainability

Care What You Wear
Economic Policy Institute
Eco Textile
Green America (formerly Co-op America)
My Vegan Cookbook
National Green Pages
Savvy Vegetarian
Treehugger
World Changing
Zero Fabric Waste Fashion

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Not Enough Thursdays (technical: pattern making)
On the Runway (NY Times)
Pattern School (great pattern making site!)
Project Rungay
Retail-Sucks
Retail Minded
Show Studio (design)
Style Bites (Stylist & photographer)
Textilita
Verbal Croquis (Fashion designer)
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Pattern School (great pattern making site!)
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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Training Within Industry Blog
Gemba Panta Rei
Lean Manufacturing Blog
Lean Six Sigma Academy
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Lean Reflections
Project Management (great site!)

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Paul Graham (a must read site)
Eyeteeth: A journal of …
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Best Page in the Universe (NSFW)
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