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| Nester Hosiery✕ Mount Airy, North Carolina wool sock mill that knits merino socks for private-label clients such as REI and L.L.Bean, makes licensed lines, and owns Farm to Feet; some programs use synthetic yarns. | Cotonificio Albini✕ Italian maker of fabrics and yarns for fashion, including the Albini 1876 and Thomas Mason labels. | Hemp Fortex✕ Qingdao hemp textile maker that spins, weaves and knits hemp and organic-cotton fabrics (also blended with Tencel and recycled poly), with in-house garment making. | Kumbeshwar Technical School (KTS)✕ Fair trade nonprofit in Lalitpur, Nepal whose 2,300+ home-based women hand-knit sweaters, hats, socks, gloves and scarves in wool, cotton, nettle and silk to buyers' and own designs. | |
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| Type | Manufacturer | Mill | Mill | Manufacturer |
| Location | Mount Airy, US | Albino, IT | Qingdao, CN | Lalitpur, NP |
| Fibers | Merino · Wool | Cotton · Linen | Hemp · Organic cotton · Silk · Wool | Wool · Cotton · Silk |
| Makes | Socks, Accessories | Fabric & yarn | Fabric & yarn | Knitwear, Socks, Accessories |
| Services | Knitting, Private label | Weaving | Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Cut & sew | Knitting, Sampling, Dyeing |
| Entry price | — | — | — | — |
| Min. order | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 30 units |
| Certified | Responsible Wool Standard | Masters of Linen | GOTS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Fair Trade | Fair Trade |
| Natural | Not 100%. Some blends | Not 100%. Some blends | Not 100%. Some blends | Not 100%. Some blends |
| Founded | 1993 | — | 1999 | 1983 |