For 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.
Wayne Mills Co. IncSince 1910, family-owned Wayne Mills has woven narrow textile fabrics in Philadelphia, with twill tapes and light webbings at the heart of its work. Now in its fifth generation, the company combines long-practiced mill skills with in-house weaving, dyeing and finishing to develop custom fabrics or ship from a substantial stock inventory. More than 60 employees—including many with 25 years or more at the mill—support production from a nine-building Philadelphia compound and a rigorous in-house quality program.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Milco IndustriesA family-owned company founded by brothers Solomon and Marco Mitrani in 1922, Milco Industries has spent more than a century making textiles in Pennsylvania. The Bloomsburg manufacturer now focuses on custom fabric work, producing warp-knit fabrics and raschel meshes while handling key production steps in-house. Its U.S. facility is certified to ISO 9001:2015.313230BLOOMSBURG, PA
Schott Performance FabricsFounded 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.AKRON, OH
Thistle Hill WeaversRabbit Goody’s workshop, Thistle Hill Weavers, has spent more than 30 years preserving textile knowledge through a small custom mill in upstate New York. Its work combines Rabbit’s background as a textile historian and museum curator with old American industrial looms, producing historically accurate fabric for museums, designers and film productions.CHERRY VALLEY, NY