Southern Textile Association
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The Southern Textile Association, or STA, was established in 1908. It is a nonprofit organization for individuals in the textile
and related industries who have a common interest in all phases of textile manufacturing
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The purpose of the association as stated in its charter is: "To promote good fellowship among its members, to exchange professional knowledge and experience on subjects relating to textile manufacturing, and, to promote other social, educational, personnel relations, research, and other scientific activities for the benefit of the members, their companies and the textile industry."
Membership in STA offers the opportunity to network with peers in all sectors of the textile industry through personal contact and association.
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
and related industries who have a common interest in all phases of textile manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
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The purpose of the association as stated in its charter is: "To promote good fellowship among its members, to exchange professional knowledge and experience on subjects relating to textile manufacturing, and, to promote other social, educational, personnel relations, research, and other scientific activities for the benefit of the members, their companies and the textile industry."
Membership in STA offers the opportunity to network with peers in all sectors of the textile industry through personal contact and association.