11 December 2008, Shanghai - The Stoll Fashion & Technology Center held the first of a series of technical seminars for the knitwear industry at the Quintessence New Century Hotel in Tong Xiang on 27 November. The seminar, which attracted more than 70 participants from the local knitwear industry aimed to increase communication and sharing of information amongst knitting professionals. The two main topics were presented to seminar attendees. The first, ??Technical Realization of Popular Knitting Trends?? was presented by Rand Xu, a trainer at the Stoll Fashion & Technology International Center. The second topic, ??Knitwear Finishing Principles and Practice??, was presented by guest speaker Michael Yang, Product Development Manager of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). Stoll seminarMany well known companies attended the seminar, including knitwear manufacturers, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and their members, Jia Xing University, Dong Hua University and Chemtax Industrial Co Ltd. A lively question and answers discussion evolved after the presentations between participants and experts from Stoll and AWI. To deepen the industry??s understanding of fashion and technology and in order to offer a forum for information exchange to knitting professionals, Stoll plans to organize a whole series of seminars on various knitting related topics in the future. Stoll seminarThe Stoll Fashion & Technology International Center in Shanghai, which was established in 2003 by German flat knitting machine builder H. Stoll & Co, is dedicated to training and supporting both potential and existing professionals in the knitting industry. A spokesperson for the centre told KnittingIndustry.com: ??Our deep understanding of fashion and technology means that we are highly competent in the field of knitting. We work with a wide range of local and international specialists in developing knitting solutions, offering a diverse range of training courses, releasing trend collections, providing sampling services and small batch production.?? The Stoll Fashion & Technology Center offers the following services: Professional Knitting Training This can either be tailored training for customer??s specific needs, standard short-term intensive courses or four month intensive training courses. Through its broad network in the industry the centre also frequently helps companies with their staff requirements. Stoll Trend Collection Developed by international designers using a sophisticated yarn selection and advanced knitting technology, Stoll Trend Collections are released twice a year for the inspiration of its customers. Stoll Virtual Pattern Library Customers have full access to this free-of-charge service. The pattern library holds all collections made by Stoll, including a large number of programs. It serves as a source of inspiration and shows the multitude of functions the machines can offer and further information can be found at www.stollpattern.com. Stoll Commercial Design Services Stoll also offers design expertise and creative direction to help customers compose their own fashionable and commercial collections. Customers can choose either from existing designs that can be adapted to their target group or can have Stoll exclusively design for them. Sampling Services With a strong technician team, the centre can provide solutions to all kinds of sampling challenges and help customers realize more unique products. It is experienced in handling special projects for exhibitions and swatch development and working closely with yarn manufacturers is breaking new ground in processing innovative yarns.