"Fabrics. Threads. Accessories"

"FABRICS.THREADS.ACCESSORIES" is the specialized exhibition of wholesale contracts of the international level (25% of participants - the international companies representing more than 10 countries).   

This business event reflects all sewing market of Ukraine in the world of materials, accessories, yarn, textile accessories, equipment, and goods for needlework. Without it this market would be insufficiently advanced, according to the Department of Light Industry of the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine our exhibition is recognized the best in textile branch.

"FTA" evidently displays dynamics of development of proposition at the market of fabrics which, by the way, is not filled yet and opens opportunities for work at the market of fabrics, accessories, goods for needlework and, of course, machinery.

Any other Ukrainian exhibition has no such target audience - visitors and participants, the representatives of all large and small companies working with textile. Visitors came both from all regions of Ukraine, as from Baltic, Russia, the countries of the European Community, Asia, etc. The Exhibition has earned trust also each time pleasantly undermines confidence of some exhibitors of their "knowledge of all market" - they receive the new clients. Ukrainian market is growing very fast and it has a constant lack of materials - 95% of fabrics, yarn, all kind of threads are imported and there are still huge gaps in the assortment.

The event "FABRICS.THREADS.ACCESSORIES" answers three main key factors of success of exhibition business:

1. Reputation – exhibition "FTA" has magnificent reputation of a successful exhibition.

2. Scale - constantly growing exposition of exhibition and a new prestigious hall.

3. Constant participation of leading firms of the branch and expansion of their exposition.

Connection of new participants.

The organizing committee of exhibition constantly offers your attention interesting special projects in frameworks of "FTA":

• All-Ukrainian competition of designers' sketches of industrial clothes collections

• All-Ukrainian exhibition-competition of embroidery and author needlework

• Scientific and technical conferences

THE 3rd COMPETITION OF DESIGNERS’ SKETCHES

Within the framework of the International specialized exhibition «FABRICS.THREADS.ACCESSORIES» constantly pass interesting and progressive projects.

One of such projects - All-Ukrainian competition of design sketches.Students of profile high schools, artists and fashion designers take part in competition. Everyone presents the portfolio of a fashion designer and, after preliminary selection by art council, exposes the best works.

To consideration sketches of models prêt-a-porter of all kinds of clothes are accepted. The main requirement of competition - sketches should contain novelty of idea and in the best way reflect author's inventiveness. Sketches can be executed in any techniques.

Winners of competition receive the following opportunities:

• Training in leading sewing companies of Ukraine;

• The publication of the sketches in leading specialized Ukrainian magazines "STUDIO", «Light Industry», «Sewing business»; 

• The best sketches are placed in a photo gallery on a site of the Promotion - centre «Ukrainian podium and on a site of Guild of manufacturers of clothes;

• All participants receive memorable gifts (complete sets of a fabrics and accessories).

The jury is formed by directors and professional designers of conducting Ukrainian garment factories, houses of a fashion, trade magazines and design associations.

Ability to represent the ideas on a paper is the integral characteristic of skill and professionalism of any designer.

The following competition will take place on June, 8-10 2005 in International Exhibition Centre (Kiev, Ukraine) within the framework of exhibition "Fabrics.Threads.Accessories".

We invite all wishing to try their forces and to present the works on competition.