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      <title>What goes in a tech pack</title>
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      <title>How to find a clothing manufacturer</title>
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      <description>A practical guide to finding and vetting a clothing manufacturer: where to look, what to ask, the red flags that matter, and how to run a first sample properly.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to read a fabric shade report</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What zero liquid discharge actually costs — and what it saves</title>
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      <description>An honest look at zero liquid discharge in Tiruppur: what a ZLD plant costs to run, what it saves, and why right-first-time dyeing matters more.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How knitted terry is made — and why the pile decides everything</title>
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