Innovative Woven Designs: Concepts and Development for New Entrepreneurs in the Textile Sector of Pakistan (original) (raw)

The Textile Industry of Pakistan is considered the lifeline of the country's economy. It has an overwhelming impact on the economy, contributing 60% to the country's exports. Major textile exports of Pakistan are spun yarns, greige and finished fabrics, and some degree of value-added textile articles. However, for the last decade, the industry is experiencing lots of problem in terms of getting sustained orders. This has also affected the Weaving Industry of Pakistan which is gradually losing its competitiveness with the passage of time; resulting in the loss of millions of US Dollars annually. The downfall in weaving businesses results in less motivation and encouragement for starting new businesses. In this research, by using a multi-stage sampling method where stratified random and clustered sampling approaches were selected in which 59 weaving factories considered for studying their factor of product development during years of 2015 to 2020 to address the problem for improving value-added orders in the weaving sector. The internal factor of product development is considered as most significant and important with an existing gap in its types. In this article the author suggested and formulated new types of woven fabrics such as triaxial woven, multilayer innovative fabrics, and 3D insulated woven fabric for new entrepreneurs and entrants in the markets that can serve as a road map for them which can remain valid for a long time.