Frequently Asked Questions

CottonWorks™ is the go-to tool for professionals in the apparel and textile industry. If you are currently working in the industry, preparing for a career in this field, or educating students on apparel or textile-related topics, you should create an account. It’s free!

When you create a free account, you gain exclusive access to all that CottonWorks™ has to offer, including:

Exclusive Content
While most of the resources at CottonWorks.com are available to all visitors, certain content is available exclusively to registered users. These exclusive pieces of content will be visibly marked with a lock icon and are easily unlocked upon creating a free account or by logging in with your existing account.

Mailing List
With your free account, you gain access to our private mailing list. You’ll be the first to know about upcoming webinars, new content, and unique opportunities available to you as a CottonWorks™ member.

Workshop Registration
If eligible for our CottonWorks™ workshops, a CottonWorks™ account gives you the ability to register for our upcoming workshops across the United States. We’ve even added a live countdown feature to each workshop listing so you can mark your calendars for the next registration date.

Custom Lists
Just like playlists you create on your favorite music app, members can create and save custom lists of CottonWorks™ content to revisit later or share with colleagues. This includes events, digital fabric swatches from the Material Library, webinar recordings, and articles.

CottonWorks™ workshops are technical training sessions held across the United States and internationally on topics ranging from performance technologies, denim manufacturing, fabric analysis, sweater manufacturing, dyeing, and beyond. These workshops are available to individuals who work for U.S. companies that import cotton and cotton products.

CottonWorks™ workshops are available to individuals who work for any companies that import cotton and cotton products into the United States.

If you’re seeing a message that you’re not eligible, please double-check your Company Name in your profile. Make sure it’s entered in full, without abbreviations, extra punctuation, or missing elements (for example, include “The” if it’s part of your official name). This helps our system recognize your eligibility. 

Also, please ensure your account email is a business email. Personal email addresses (such as Gmail or Yahoo) may not be accepted. 

Still seeing an issue? Reach out to us at cottonworks@cottoninc.com.
For more details on eligibility and registration, visit our Workshop FAQs. 

Cotton Incorporated, funded by U.S. growers of Upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products, is the research and marketing company representing Upland cotton. Its mission is to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton through strategic research, marketing, and innovation. 

CottonWorks™ is a resource developed by Cotton Incorporated to support industry professionals, students, and educators with technical knowledge, trend insights, and tools to help advance the use of cotton in textile products.