Old 08-01-2011, 06:24 PM
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thrums
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Originally Posted by ging10ging
Do you know where these mills/factories are located now. At one time the were in RI where I used to live along with the yarn factories and you could get a discount on fabric or yarn. I really wish they would make stuff in this country again and bring some jobs back to this country. Just wondering. Sue
There is still some yarn produced. The cottons that are being produced here are knits. Connecting Threads uses American-grown cotton, but alas it also had to look overseas for manufacturers.

China has a large market, Indonesia, India and I believe Japan (but I'm not sure).
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