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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.

Ibex✕

Merino wool outdoor clothing — base layers, socks and jackets — founded in Vermont in 1997, now based in Boulder.

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.

Mexthon✕

WFTO-member Fair Trade knitwear maker in Lima producing alpaca, cotton and merino knits for designer brands under private label and its own MKM label.

TypeManufacturerBrandManufacturerManufacturer
LocationMount Airy, USBoulder, USLalitpur, NPLima, PE
FibersMerino · WoolMerinoWool · Cotton · SilkAlpaca · Cotton · Merino
MakesSocks, AccessoriesBase layers, Socks, OuterwearKnitwear, Socks, AccessoriesKnitwear
ServicesKnitting, Private label—Knitting, Sampling, DyeingKnitting, Private label
Entry price—$$$ · Base layer top $135——
Min. orderNot statedNot stated30 unitsNot stated
CertifiedResponsible Wool StandardNone listedFair TradeFair Trade
NaturalNot 100%. Some blendsNot 100%. Some blendsNot 100%. Some blendsNot 100%. Some blends
Founded199319971983—