1.   Among the first applications that could have commercial use, said Wolf, include plans to use the shirt technology to produce garments that medical patients can wear.

2.   And Karl Lagerfeld took another approach entirely, combating the exposure the photos receive by producing so many garments that certainly no one outfit will be seen twice.

3.   Faced with basic uncertainties, many foreign companies are drawn to finding a local partner who can help navigate the market and can produce garments with local workers.

4.   The shop, run by Coco Kane, a British designer, is able to produce well-made garments in small quantities.

5.   NEXT garments are produced by British firm Next Plc which has a distribution network in several countries.

6.   The operation was largely computerized, and investigators found CD-ROMs that major league baseball distributes to its licensees, containing detailed instructions for producing team garments.

7.   The stems can only be harvested between July and December and vast amounts are needed to produce a garment.