Founded in 1980 by textile engineer Selim “Mr. B” Benardete, Benartex makes 100% cotton designer fabrics for quilting and sewing. The New York company has spent more than 40 years building collections with artists and quilt designers, including authentic Indonesian Bali batiks and richly detailed prints with metallic or pearlescent effects. Benartex sells exclusively through independent retailers and maintains in-stock inventory with reprints for shops across the Americas and Europe.
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Jaftex CorpFounded in Manhattan in 1930 by Jacob A. Fortunoff, Jaftex designs, manufactures and delivers fabric for quilting retailers through a family of textile brands. Nearly a century later, the family business is led by fourth-generation brothers Scott and Greg Fortunoff, with its brands serving quilt shops and fabric enthusiasts through distribution operations in the Carolinas.NEW YORK, NY
Timeless Treasures Fabrics of Soho LLCEstablished in 1968 as a fashion-fabric supplier in New York’s Soho, Timeless Treasures Fabrics now designs and supplies wholesale fabrics for quilters, manufacturers and quilting shops. The company became known for playful novelty prints after introducing its first quilting cotton collection in the early 1990s, and has since expanded with the Dear Stella contemporary line and the Marcus Fabrics traditional and reproduction range. Its manufacturing division also works with in-house designers on custom print programs, including re-colored or re-sized designs and digital printing options.New York, NY
Blue Star Silk CorpBlue Star Silk Corp. grew out of New York’s Garment District, where Martin and Rosalie Stern founded it in 1980 after careers in the garment center; their nephew David joined five years later. For more than 40 years, the company has built relationships with fashion houses and designers nationwide by supplying carefully selected fabrics and supporting custom design work.NEW YORK, NY
Henry Glass FabricsHenry Glass Fabrics creates story-driven fabric collections for quilters and sewers, pairing original artwork from a broad roster of designers with quilting cottons, minky and wide quilt backs. Based in New York and part of the Jaftex family of brands, the company also provides full-color project instructions and inspiration to help makers turn its collections into quilts and useful sewn pieces.NEW YORK, NY