Tag: Textiles
Meet the Makers: Murdock Webbing carves niche in woven fabrics industry
After the death of NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt in a crash at Daytona International Speedway in 2001, preventing a repeat occurrence became the focal...
Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket
Tucked in the heart of Pawtucket, once a national powerhouse of American textile production, a third-generation family business continues to spin its legacy in...
Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket
(Editor’s note: This is the 38th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
King weaves opportunities into a career of innovation
Clare King likes to mix things up.
She sees opportunity in combinations others may not. This might explain why her Pawtucket company, Propel LLC, solves...
Colonial Mills Inc.
THE STORY: For more than 40 years, Colonial Mills Inc., a family-owned operation in East Providence, has produced made-to-order wholesale braided/woven rugs, storage baskets...
Darlington Fabrics
THE STORY: Athletes, along with being at their peak physically, need apparel to keep up with them at the same time. Westerly based Darlington...
75-year-old trust provides RISD with $19.9M gift, the school’s largest
PROVIDENCE – A trust started in 1944 to support textiles studies at the Rhode Island School of Design has provided RISD with a $19.9...
Brand and Oppenheimer announces name change to Ocean State Innovations
PORTSMOUTH – Brand and Oppenheimer Co. has changed its name to Ocean State Innovations, the textile company announced.
“In consideration of our corporate strategy and...
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