Founded in Akron during the Great Depression, Schott Performance Fabrics traces its roots to Louis J. Schott’s 1932 textile trading company. Now led by his grandson John, the independent business draws on more than 85 years of international sourcing experience to develop and supply fabrics for manufacturers, with particular depth in complex printed designs and consistent color matching.
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CAL Prop 65 Compliant
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Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX Compliant
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Class I Wearable Apparel Flammability Compliant
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Cal TB 117 Compliant
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UFAC Class 1 Compliant
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Schott Textiles, IncFounded in Akron in 1932, Schott Textiles is a wholesale supplier of cotton, blended and synthetic fabrics for manufacturers and retailers. Today, third-generation brothers Bob and Eric Schott own and operate the company, drawing on more than 60 years of combined textile experience and a nationwide network of more than 30 warehouses. Schott is especially known for helping customers match unfinished or finished fabric to a specific end use, including tailored fabric programs and packaging arrangements.AKRON, OH
Testfabrics, IncFor more than 90 years, Testfabrics has carried Werner Klaas’s Pennsylvania textile legacy forward, earning recognition for the multifiber fabric he invented in 1940. The company still weaves that signature material in its own Pennsylvania mill, supporting repeatable colorfastness work for laboratories and textile professionals around the world.WEST PITTSTON, PA
Stanwood Mills, Inc. (Ramsay Fabrics)Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2021, Stanwood Mills—also known as Ramsay Fabrics—supplies specialty woven textiles for light industrial and technical apparel applications. Once an owner-operator of weaving mills, the company now combines its own textile expertise with a network of domestic and overseas mills to develop customized fabrics and manage sourcing. Stanwood also provides textile quality-control and dispute-resolution guidance, drawing on nearly 60 years of combined executive experience.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