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SOURCING A,B,C'S
Yarn Suppliers.
BLUE SKY ALPACAS, INC.
Specialize in luxury hand knitting yarns.
RAYON YARN CORPORATION
Continuous filament rayon yarns. Solution dyed & natural. Boucles, chenilles, novelty & specialty yarns. Offer a stock color line of 8 bamboo colors. Manufacturer. Cater to apparel, accessory, home & craft markets. Popular price points.
RICHTER YARNS
Top quality yarn at competitive prices. High-bulk acrylic & blends, mercerized cotton, nylon/wool, metallic, home, weaving & elastic yarns. Agent. So. Africa, Italy & Germany. Mens, womens, kids sweater & hosiery markets. Popular to better.
AMERICAN DRAWTECH/UNITED YARN
Domestic manufacturer of custom fully drawn flat synthetic yarn for knitting & weaving. Nylon & poly & microdenier 15 to 600 denier yarn for thread, apparel, intimate & home markets.
AMTEX YARN MANUFACTURING INC.
State-of-the-art facility specializing in the spinning of 100% merino wool & merino wool blend yarns for the hosiery, knitwear & suiting industry. Also specialize in bamboo & soybean fibers. Natural or top dyed yarns from 1/9 WC or 6/1 CC to 1/100's WC or 60/1.
B. J. BRUNO ASSOCIATES, INC.
Manufacturer specializing in innovative sequins, faux leather and other Feather® fringes, Angelina® optical luminescent fibers for spinning of yarns, hot fix fibers, and all types of glitter for all apparel, accessory & home markets. Worldwide distribution.
BRANT YARNS TRADING CORP.
Supplier of linen and linen blended yarns. Mill Rep and importer from Asia and Central America. Many styles for hand knitting. Distributor. Popular price points. Samples available.
BRODNAX MILLS, INC.
Manufacture specialty ring spun yarns in a broad range of natural & synthetic fibers, colors & constructions for the home furnishing, apparel & industrial markets. Domestic.
BUHLER QUALITY YARNS CORP.
Fine quality 100% combed Supima (American grown PIMA) cotton yarns NE 13 to NE 100, 100% micro modal & 50/50 blend MicroModal/supima cotton. Yarn for weaving, knitting & twisting. Mill, Manufacture in Switzerland & US. Additional website: www.rainbow-textiles.com
C.N.S. YARNS
Fancy & novelty yarns in cotton, rayon, poly, acrylic, linen, viscose & blends. Metallics, boucles, tweeds, slubs & more. Spun yarns for machine knitting. Package & solution dyed. Manufacture in Canada & overseas. Cater to apparel, home & hosiery markets.
CAROLINA MILLS, INC.
Provider of domestic and imported man-made fiber yarns in polyester, rayon, acrylic. Cater to knitted & woven apparel & home fabric manufacturers.
CHARLES CRAFT, INC.
Nomex, Kevlar - high performance yarns primarily for the protective apparel & heat resistant markets. Domestic manufacturer.
CHESTERFIELD YARN MILLS INC.
Spin and wind 100% rayon yarns. Also, wrap spun boucles and wrap spin post-consumer re-cycled polyester. Domestic manufacturer. Cater mainly to the home furnishing markets.
CONCORDIA MFG. LLC
Experts in filament & technical yarns in rayon, nylon, polyester & aramids. Twisted, plied, package dyed, textured & flat yarns. Yarns for laces & trims, home furnishings, wallcoverings. Sampling available. Domestic NAFTA qualified manufacturer.
DESALES TRADING CO. INC.
Nylon textured, polyester textured, acrylic blend, cotton & blended & poly/cotton yarns. Plus, all types of second, odd-lot & b-grade yarns.
DILLON YARN CORPORATION
Textured polyester & nylon, fully-drawn polyester & nylon. Single & plied yarns. Air entangled & twisted. Yarns for all end uses. Cater to all apparel, automotive, home & upholstery trades. Domestic & imported worldwide.
DUALSUN INT'L/RAINBOW MILLS
Glorious colored hand-dyed yarns.
FRANCES YARN CORP.
Cell phone #917-385-3695. First quality surplus yarns in all fibers. 36/2 natural combed cotton. Mostly domestic, also import cotton, chenille & novelty yarns. Below market prices. Distributor. 51 years in the yarn business.
FRONTIER SPINNING MILLS
Air jet spun yarns for low-pill knitted fabrics, backing yarns for fleece, amsler patterned open end slub yarns, soft spun, hydrotec, vortex, heather yarns and more. Domestic manufacturer. Cater to apparel, home-furnishings, hosiery, industrial & medical markets.
HARRY T WHITIN, INC.
Specialty yarns & fibers. Silk yarns, linen yarns, wet spun, dry spun, semi-wet spun & OES. High performance yarns & blends from Flasa, Switzerland. PVC, Vinyon & PVC fibers from Rhovyl. There are flame retardant & hydrophobic. Stretch broken Kevlar & Nomex threads.
HENRY R. GIBSON COMPANY L.L.C.
All types of 100% natural fiber yarns. Novelty & synthetic yarns. Domestic & import. Yarn sales agency.
HUNTINGDON YARN MILL, INC.
Skein dye, novelty twisting, metallic yarns. No minimum for stock yarns. E-mail for sample card.
JIMTEX YARNS
A division of Martex Fiber Southern Corp. Specialize in recycled cotton blend yarns for knit and woven applications. Domestic manufacturer. Cater to apparel, hosiery, upholstery, home & craft markets.
KENNETEX
Space-dyed & textured poly yarns & space-dyed & solid novelty, fancy yarns. Domestic manufacturer. Cater to all markets.
KENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, THE
Manufacturer of 100% wool & wool blended worsted yarns. Yarn spinners. Domestic.
KNOTWIDTH TEXTILES
Dyed & undyed acrylic, acrylic/cotton blends, polyester spun & filament, wool blends, low pill yarns, viscose spun & filamet, novelty yarns & cotton - combed & carded. Mill rep & importer. Popular price pts. Apparel, innerwear, home, hosiery, industrial & craft markets.
LION BRAND YARN COMPANY
Handknitting yarns, novelty, cotton, wool, cashmere blends, wool blends & acrylics. Manufacturer. Domestic & import worldwide.
MANDARINTEX LTD.
Metallic yarn - M type, MX type, LH-LX type, C type, J type, L type and AK type.
MEADOWBROOK INVENTIONS, INC.
Manufacturer specializing in innovative sequins, faux leather and other Feather® fringes, Angelina® optical luminescent fibers for spinning of yarns, hot fix fibers, and all types of glitter for all apparel, accessory & home markets. Worldwide distribution.
METLON CORPORATION
All types of metallic yarn. Domestic and import. Cater to sweater, trim, embroidery & apparel markets.
NATIONAL SPINNING CO., INC.
Raw white and dyed yarns. Spun polyester, acrylic, rayon, wool, nylon, technical fibers and blends. Filament polyester dyed yarn. Cater to fashion knits and wovens, uniforms, hosiery, home, industrial, technical, and craft markets.
NORTH CAROLINA SPINNING MILLS INC.
Novelty spinners of 100% cotton, acrylic/cotton, poly/cotton and nylon/cotton yarns. Domestic manufacturer. Cater to mens, womens, hosiery and home furnishing markets. Price points: moderate.
PERFECTEX PLUS LLC
Thread
POPP YARN CORPORATION
All counts of worsteds, woolen spun yarns, coarse to fine linens, cottons, poly/cotton, rayon & silk yarns. Plus hemp yarns & novelty yarns of all types including metallic yarns.
R.L. STOWE MILLS, INC.
Combed cotton & synthetic blended yarns. Mercerized yarns. Also core spun yarns with lycra. Package dyed and natural. Domestic. Cater to apparel, uniform & home furnishings markets.
REGAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Distributor of covered yarns utilizing lycra/spandex with natural fiber & synthetics for all types of stretch fabrics.
ROSELON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Specialty textured yarns: Nylon, polyester & olefin in bright trilobal, semi dull or dull, processed on knit de knit, stuffer box, crimped, stretch & Cilki II® systems. In stock and custom stock programs available.
S & O INDUSTRIES, INC.
Chenille and boucle yarns in rayons, cottons, acrylics, linen blends, cotton/flax, polys, flame retardent polys and novelty blends. Cater to moderate to better home furnishing and apparel markets.
SERITEX INC.
Represent several European yarn mills. All types of natural fiber & synthetic yarns. Cater to mens, womens & childrens markets.
SILK CITY FIBERS
Over 2400 colors in chenille, novelty, luxury & natural fiber yarns. In stock for immediate delivery. Distributor. Cater to high end apparel & upholstery markets. Domestic & import. Also, private label knitwear manufacturing plus crochet, embroidery & hand knitting.
SILK CITY FIBERS WEST
Toll-free tel#1-800-899-SILK. Over 2400 colors in chenille, novelty, luxury & natural fiber yarns. In stock for immediate delivery. Distributor. Cater to high end apparel & upholstery markets. Domestic & import. Also, private label knitwear manufacturing.
SILK CITY SALES INTERNATIONAL
Specialize in classic & fancy, worsted & carded yarns in merino wool, cashmere, silk, mohair, angora, alpaca, viscose, cotton, chenille, linen & blends with stretch. Represent spinning mills from the US, Argentina, Italy & Uruguay. Stock & custom services.
SPECTRUM DYED YARNS, INC.
Yarn Package dyers.
STRAW INTO GOLD/CRYSTAL PALACE YARNS
Yarns imported from Europe & Asia. Cotton, wool, rayons, synthetics in basics & novelties. Eyelash and tape, ribbon yarns in many styles for hand knitting. Distributor.
STUDIO BERT FORMA
Luxury blended yarns, such as angora, cashmere, cashmere/silk and wools imported from Italy. Mill rep. Cater to men's and ladies better and above markets.
SUMMERS & OPPENHEIM, INC.
Chenille, cotton and novelty yarns in natural fibers. Domestic and import.
TAHKI/STACY CHARLES, INC.
Hand-knitting yarns imported from Italy. Wool, cotton, linen & silk novelty & classic yarns. Distributor. Moderate price points.
TEXRON SALES, INC.
All types of cotton, wool, cashmere, angora, mohair, silk, nylon & polyester yarns & complete range of synthetic yarns. Domestic & import from Asia, Mexico & Italy. Agent/distributor.
VERMONT ORGANIC FIBER COMPANY
Manufacture a wide range of yarns made from 100% certified organic merino wool. Also produce yarns blended with other sustainable fibers such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, and silk according to customer application, technical & performance requirements.
YARN MAVENS, INC.
Space dyed, metallic, chenille, straight and novelty yarns. Domestic & import. Mill rep. Cater to home furnishing & all apparel markets.
YARN SALES CORPORATION
Cotton, cashmere, cashmere blends, merino wool, chenille & novelty yarns. Domestic & import from Europe, South America & Far East. Cater to knitting, weaving, accessory, hosiery, home furnishing, high tech & medical end user markets.














