Sheboygan Knitting Company merged with Cooper Manufacturing Company in 1916 and opened a new plant in Sheboygan in 1917. The new plant, touted as one of the most modern in the state, was built of ...

Inside the Nester Hosiery factory in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Credit: Bill Bradley. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited ...

If you look closely at a pair of Arvin Goods socks, you notice that while they might be green or blue or yellow, it’s not all the same shade all the way through. The tightly knitted threads shift from ...

Terry Locklear (left), Gina Locklear, and Regina Locklear of Emi-G. Emi-G Knitting’s Fort Payne, Alabama factory–which now produces basic Emi-G socks, along with Zkanos (pictured on Gina) and Little ...

Sustainably-minded basics brand Arvin Goods just released a Made in Japan collection featuring three distinct styles. The premium socks are crafted at Yui Co., Ltd., a family-run factory with 104 ...

NASHVILLE – Once Nashville's most booming business, May Hosiery Mill has a history that could rival Forrest Gump's tales of extraordinary encounters. The sock factory shipped 1 million socks a week ...

Forty years ago, this family-owned sock factory in Tarboro was thriving. Then business fled to Mexico almost overnight. Other textile plants in town eventually closed, but Mayo has held on and clings ...

PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — If you’ve got a tough job, you want to be ready for each day. That starts with a pair of socks that are meant to keep you comfortable. Brad Jones found a company that has ...