The genesis of industrial contract sewing can be traced to those foundational people who were searching for ways to make sewing accessible to the masses and, by extension, build a more lucrative industry. While inventors such as Elias Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer may not be directly involved in the advent of the initial version of the sewing machine, both men played a major part in improving the sewing machine and shaping the landscape of industrial contract sewing.
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Made American Movement
Being heralded as part of the solution to bring manufacturing and production back to America, Textile & Apparel Newspaper recently wrote a feature on CustomFab USA, highlighting how it’s remained competitive in a global economy.
The consumers in the report listed many compelling reasons for wanting to buy American-made wares…
Information such as figuring out how to design a prototype, to finding the right manufacturing partner, and knowing the necessary steps along the way are all essential to that dream’s success. To better understand the challenges, CustomFab USA speaks with Jake Van Vorhis, the Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of the Airo Collective…
This year as we take a moment to celebrate the industry we at CustomFab USA hold so near and dear, we’ve developed a riveting series of articles and informative content around the people, production processes, trends, and technologies that make contract sewing, sew great!
It’s like that time Captain America joined forces with Spider Man — The former, a patriotic force of good, the latter, a talented and agile upstart who is a master of producing webbed seams that stop crime in its tracks.