Founded in 2004 as an inkjet printing service for interior designers, Adaptive Textiles now manages home textile collections through short-run pigment printing, sewing, and fulfillment. The West Chester company’s no-inventory, on-demand model helps artists and designers build sustainable fabric collections without carrying large stocks, while its founder’s more than 30 years of custom drapery workroom experience anchors the in-house production team. Adaptive Textiles works primarily with natural-fiber fabrics and offers an on-site workroom for prototypes and ongoing production.
Little CocalicoFrom its family-run shop in Ephrata, Little Cocalico prints custom designs on demand for fabric, wallpaper, and home décor. Founded by Jon and Jen Boll after Jen’s experience with unreliable fabric sourcing, the company serves both sewing hobbyists and wholesalers with a personal approach and 2–4-day retail turnaround. Its fabric work centers on organic and American-milled natural fibers, printed with certified-organic inks on a water-saving Kornit Presto system.EPHRATA, PA
Bel-Colore LLCSince 1996, Bel-Colore has brought textile designers’ artwork into production through in-house digital fabric printing in Farmingdale, New York. The company focuses on sampling and short-run production, with more than 75 fabrics available and particular attention to color matching. Founder Diane Moore, a FIT-trained textile surface designer, leads a team that helps turn original artwork or digital files into production-ready designs.FRAMINGDALE, NY
Chapas Textiles, IncFrom its Brooklyn studio, Chapas Textiles creates bespoke hand-woven fabrics for the interiors trade, tailoring each pattern, color and yardage to a specific project. Founded by hand weaver Tara Chapas in 2008, the studio draws on a family weaving tradition from Evoia, Greece, while its fabrics are made in the United States by trained American artisans. Its project-by-project collaboration connects interior designers directly with textile artisans, and a portion of profits supports small-business loans for artisans around the world.BROOKLYN, NY
Carriage House PrinteryCarriage House Printery is a family-owned custom print shop in Carroll, Ohio, turning customers’ designs—or artwork from its extensive artist collection—into fabric and soft goods. It offers nearly 30 fabric types and lets shoppers set the scale and repeat of a design before ordering custom-printed material, blankets, pillows, or towels. The company uses organic pigments and says its typical turnaround is two to five business days.CARROLL, OH