The 50th International Federation of Knitting Technologists Congress, under the theme “Knitting for a Sustainable Future”, will take place from 31 August 2022 to 2 September 2022, in Belfast. The International Federation of Knitting Technologists (IFKT) was looking forward to celebrating its 50th Congress in 2020. However due to Covid19 this was paused and now in 2022 the 50th biennial Congress event will take place in Belfast hosted by Ulster University.
This leading conference in knitting technology and analogous technologies provides an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and industry to exchange new ideas and practical experiences from a diverse range of knitting expertise.
The role of knitting technology both warp and weft cuts across many fields including fashion, interiors, sport, military, medical, automotive, aerospace, fibre technology, Computer Aided design, smart textiles, and technical textiles. The event will take place under the theme of sustainability, an essential approach in sustaining future practice, being sustainable in design and sustaining the knitting industry.
IFKT 2022, while celebrating its 50th milestone, says it also seeks to encourage dialogue and discussion among participants about general topics as well as this year’s special theme.
Organisers are inviting various types of contributions from researchers, educators, practitioners, and industrialists to address the broad spectrum of knitting technology challenge.
