Notice of a workshop coming up November 3 in New York from our friends at the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation:

Good Afternoon,
I wanted to make you aware of a workshop that we are conducting in conjunction with the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund. Please make plans to attend the 3-hour workshop titled “Setting New Standards for Material Sustainability” next Monday at the Empire State Building. Seating is limited, but we do have some seats still available.

Equipment formerly of golf bag maker Ping, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. Bidding online only, but equipment is available for inspection on October 27 & 28 and bidding closes at 9AM (PDT) on October 30. Click HERE for auction details.

Lots will begin to close this Wednesday, September 10, at 10am. Located in Williamsport, PA. Online bidding is available here.

From our friends at SEAMS:

Our client, a leading supplier of industrial sewing machines and automated equipment, is seeking an experienced Sewing Machine Service Technician.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have five or more years of experience installing and repairing sewing machinery. Successful candidate will exhibit problem solving skills, professional customer service approach, and ability to perform duties with minimum of supervision.

Position requires regular travel (domestic and international), physical labor (lifting, moving, etc.), and ability to work in industrial environments. Position based in Atlanta, Georgia or other location in proximity to customer base. Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills are a plus.

Benefits:

This fulltime, salaried position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, life and disability insurance. Relocation, if required, will also be paid by employer.

Reply in confidence:

Rick Ludolph (recruiter)

Productive Solutions LLC

(770) 321-9842

r.ludolph@productivesol.com

From our friends at SEAMS:

SEAMS Member Longworth Industries, Inc. is in need of a pattern maker.

The Pattern Maker is responsible for drawing and constructing sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts; also responsible for product development, construction of samples and creating, laying and printing of markers.

Desired qualifications: 

Minimum of 3 years similar experience as Pattern Maker.  Extensive use of computer programs used in the development of patterns and markers.

Sewing experience required.

Software programs included but are not limited to:

Assyst

Outlook Express

Microsoft Office

Magnal

AS400.

Please contact:

Doris Hinson

Human Resources Manager

Longworth Industries, Inc.

910-974-3068 x 228

doris.hinson@polarmax.com

“Sewn in the South Since 1880” is their motto, and the 38-stary American flag of that year is their banner. With new ownership, a new CEO, and still producing fine men’s wear, Hardwick is one of the stalwart, innovative companies that have bucked the trend–no, let’s be accurate and call it a tsunami–of U.S. sewing factory closures and is looking forward smartly to the future. Read the local newspaper coverage of their birthday celebration here and visit hardwick.com to see their product line. Happy Birthday and congratulations to the employees and owners of Hardwick Clothes!

I’m proud to say that SouthStar has been on the web since way on back in the last millennium. In fact you can go to the “Way Back” machine at web.archive.org and put in southstarsupply.com and see that the first snapshot they recorded of our website was on February 10, 1998.

Wow. That sounds like forever ago. Before 9/11. Before Obamanomics. Gee, who’d a thunk we were in the good ol’ days back then while we were quaking in our boots over the impending Y2K? (You millennials can Google that. The whole experience was a good lesson in being skeptical of the Chicken Littles and fear mongers of the world who use fear to pass laws & raise taxes… Is it getting warm in here to anyone else?)

Back to the point before I tick off about half our customers, we still have the same ol’ web address but we have a brand new site. It was not by choice that we did this. The other one served us well for most of a decade, but that’s long in the tooth for software, so when it started malfunctioning, we had to act. Thank you for putting up with some of the glitches along the way. We’ve still got a lot of work to do to make it as good as we want it to be—the new software gives us a lot of flexibility we didn’t have before. But right now you can sign in (you have to ask for a new password) and bring your account up and place your orders. The raw data is all there like before, it’s just arranged differently. (Also, you will note that we couldn’t keep order history, but the way the new site keeps history is way better than the old one.)

Of course, you can still call us to place an order. But hey, how yester-millennium of you. Which is fine by us, as long as we keep hearing from you.

Thanks for your business!

John F. Rebrovick

SouthStar’s new Bulletin #243 is now available. If you are a current customer or a recent addition to our mailing list, it should be showing up in a mailbox near you soon. If not, you can request a copy by writing us or click here to download a copy. Thank you!

Welcome to our new blog! You can still access our other posts here: http://southstarsupply.blogspot.com/
Look for more helpful information from us soon!