textile-manufacturing
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Pendleton’s real inheritance is a working loom
A closed Oregon mill became a family business whose blankets travel between bedrooms, ceremonies and national parks. The interesting part is how much of the making Pendleton still controls.
Hobbs Bonded Fibers: The quiet business inside your quilt and car
A Texas manufacturer found an unusual advantage in the things people rarely see: the filling, the insulation, the middle. Its history offers a lesson in selling expertise across markets - and sometimes across competing labels.
The 146-Year-Old Company Hiding in Your Patio, Boat and Workwear
You probably know Sunbrella. The more interesting business is the one behind it - a North Carolina mill that learned to sell durability, distribution and trust as one connected system.
Velcro Companies
Velcro Companies is the maker of the original VELCRO Brand hook-and-loop fastener, invented by Swiss engineer George de Mestral after studying burrs under a microscope in the 1940s. From its U.S. base in Manchester, New Hampshire, the privately held firm designs and manufactures thousands of fastening variants - from basic fabric closures to injection-molded plastics, high-temperature retention systems and medical-grade straps - serving customers across medical, aerospace, automotive, military, industrial, footwear, packaging and consumer markets in roughly seven countries.
unspun
unspun is a San Francisco-based fashion-technology company that built Vega, the world's first 3D weaving system for apparel. Vega weaves garments directly from yarn in minutes, skipping cut-and-sew steps to enable on-demand, near-zero-waste, locally produced clothing. A certified B Corp founded in 2015, unspun sells custom-fit jeans direct to consumers while licensing its hardware and software to brands and retailers aiming to decarbonize their supply chains. Its stated mission is to reduce global human carbon emissions by 1%.