Record #:

44312

Author(s):

Miller, Sarah

Abstract:

"Meet two North Carolina businesses making socks straight from sheep farms and cotton mills." noted are Farm to Feet in Mount Airy and Mayo Mills in Tarboro. About 170 workers are employed in the Mount Airy facility, which is a leading manufacturer of performance merino wool socks. Mayo mills has done custom work for George H.W. Bush and NASA.

Source:

North Carolina Field and Family (NoCar S 1 N672), Vol. 11 Issue 4, Winter 2024-25, p10-12, il, por

Subject(s):

Knit goods industry--Mount Airy-- Farm to Feet; Knit goods industry--Tarboro (Mayo Mills)