ZTE Services

Learn more about our Prototyping & Sampling, Process Development, and Analytical Services

Welcome to Zeis Textiles Extension

Zeis Textiles Extension for Economic Development, known familiarly as Zeis Textiles Extension or ZTE, provides training and certification in textiles and Lean Six Sigma, and serves the textile industry’s prototyping and pilot production needs in its five laboratories – spun yarn, knitting, weaving, dyeing and finishing, and physical testing. For additional information and updates, sign up for our mailing list!

Departments

Lean Six Sigma Programs

Textile Professional Education

Testing and Fabrication Services

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Looking for a place to study near #NCStateWilson ‘s campus 🤔?

Hunt Library is the award winning library that is the answer to your prayers. The space is known as a unique, beautiful and collaborative environment for students and researchers.🥽🥼

Say hi 👋 to our Textile Pioneer Scholars! Khiar

Say hi 👋 to our Textile Pioneer Scholars! Khiara Dargan plans to study fashion and textile management at Wilson College. “I fell in love with the community,” Dargan says.

Read more about Khiara and our other Textile Pioneer Scholars at the link in our bio. #ncstatewilson 🐺

Textile Technology Student Emily Odykirk is learni

Textile Technology Student Emily Odykirk is learning the ropes @lycrabrand this summer! Do you have a cool internship to share with us! Post about it with #NCStateWilsonInterns and you might see it here!

Nine outstanding students from across the country

Nine outstanding students from across the country make up the 2025 Class of Centennial Scholars. 🎉Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to the rising first year students and tell you about their plans for their time at #NCStateWilson 🐺.

The two days spent at the Hickory Furniture Manufa

The two days spent at the Hickory Furniture Manufacturing Expo were a blast! Things we did:

✅ Brought awareness to industry members about the Zeis Textile extension’s work and upcoming courses.

✅ Spoke about sustainability and predictable trends in the industry.

✅ Reengaged in-person to meet new customers.

✅ Showcased furniture and upholstery designs created by two recent #NCStateWilson alumnae.

✅ Learned more about how we can support furniture manufacturing in North Carolina and beyond.

📸 via @alessandrardesign

Help us congratulate some stellar incoming student

Help us congratulate some stellar incoming students here at #NCStateWilsonTextiles! Eleven students make up the 2025 Class of Centennial and Textile Pioneer Scholars. Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to each of these future innovators in the textile industry.

What’s your least favorite part of summer? 🤔

What’s your least favorite part of summer? 🤔
We’ll go first—mosquitoes.🦟 Wilson’s own Andre West and a team of researchers have created insecticide-free, mosquito-resistant clothing using textile materials that are mosquito bite-proof. See how Andre and researchers plan on keeping your arms bite-free in the future through the link in our bio.

How did alum Wes Johnson take his hammock business

How did alum Wes Johnson take his hammock business from a side hustle to a company that had outgrown his projections?📈 Learn how finding the right partnership can benefit a growing business through the link in our bio.

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