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VALDESE WEAVERS

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What began in 1915 as Waldensian Swiss Embroidery Company became, in 1926, Valdese Weavers. Looms were installed and the company began manufacturing tapestries and tufted bedspreads. Unfortunately, this new company failed during the Great Depression, and was purchased out of receivership by Shuford Mills in 1935.

Known as the Valdese Weaving Company, the mill expanded immediately, with the addition of yarn manufacturing, yarn preparation, and dyeing equipment. Both yarns and woven upholstery fabrics were produced and sold to the area furniture and textile manufacturers.

Harley F. Shuford purchased the company in 1941 and changed the name to Valdese Weavers, Inc. In 1974, the company built a modern facility on the outskirts of Valdese.

As the demand for more fashion-oriented jacquard upholstery fabrics grew, the company decided in 1978 to purchase new Italian Somet looms that would provide greater design flexibility and a product that would meet the needs of the upper-end market. Since then, the company has become recognized of one of the two or three largest producers of jacquard upholstery fabrics in the United States.

Today, Valdese Weavers sells to the wholesale trade, as well as furniture manufacturers. Representatives sell products in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, South and Central America, and the Far East.

For more information about Valdese Weavers or its products, call: (828) 874-2181.

To visit their official web site, see www.valdeseweavers.com.

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