Victoria, B.C. and Portland, Ore. (February 12, 2013) CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR(R), a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has entered a development agreement with Cotswold Industries Inc. to encompass sustainable pocketing and waist banding for its branded apparel customers. Cotswold affiliate Central Textiles, in Central S.C., will be the primary conduit for the processing and weaving of CRAiLAR Flax Fiber for the product line.

Cotswold Industries is a privately held, family owned company that provides textiles for industrial, nonwovens, apparel and technical applications. It is supplier to dozens of brands including Levi Strauss & Co., VF Corporation, Abercrombie & Fitch, Eddie Bauer, JC Penney, True Religion and Lands End. It was founded in 1954 and its headquarters are in New York City. It can be found online at cotswoldindustries.com.

About CRAiLAR Technologies Inc.
CRAiLAR(R) Technologies Inc., previously Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc., offers cost-effective and environmentally sustainable natural fiber in the form of flax, hemp and other bast fibers for use in textile, industrial, energy, medical and composite material applications. Produced using a fraction of water and chemical inputs compared with other natural fibers, CRAiLAR Flax is the newest natural fiber introduction to the market in decades. The Company supplies its CRAiLAR Flax to HanesBrands, Georgia-Pacific, Brilliant Global Knitwear, Tuscarora Yarns, Target Corp. and Kowa Company for commercial use, and to Levi Strauss & Co., Cintas, Carhartt, Ashland, PVH Corp. and Lenzing for evaluation and development. The Company was founded in 1998 as a provider of environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing. For more information, visit www.crailar.com.

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