Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co

Leggett & Platt Iredell Fiber is a subsidiary of Leggett & Platt, which was formed in 1883 as a business partnership between J.P. Leggett and C.B. Platt. Leggett was an inventor and had several patents to his credit. When he developed the idea for a spiral steel coil bedspring, Leggett went to his brother-in-law, Platt, for his manufacturing capability and expertise. The company designs and manufactures a variety of engineered components and products, including retail store fixtures and point-of-purchase displays, carpet underlay, adjustable beds, components for office furniture, non-automotive aluminum die castings, drawn steel wire, components for residential furniture and bedding, automotive seat support and lumbar systems, and bedding industry machinery for wire forming, sewing and quilting. The company reported sales of more than $5 billion in 2006 and is ranked on the Fortune 500. Leggett & Platt employs approximately 33,000 people at more than 300 facilities in more than 20 countries. Leggett & Platt Iredell Fiber maintains a location in Statesville, N.C.

Founded in 1939, Hickory Throwing Company serves the knitting and weaving industry. The company specializes in performance yarns for hosiery, including lambswool, merino wool, wool blends in natural and colors. It also offers Isolwool, Isolfil and neofil filament polypropylene colors. In addition, Hickory Throwing Company stocks Tilsa 1/18 dyed high-bulk acrylic colors. The company offers a variety of specialty yarns, including Alpaca, Cashmere and Mohair. Hickory Throwing Company offers ecofriendly yarns in bleach white and a range of colors and counts.

For more than 50 years, Patrick Yarn Mill Inc. has been providing industrial yarns. Located in Kings Mountain, N.C., the company provides upholstery, wall panel fabrics, engineered yarns, bandages, nylon yarns, filtration, mops, blankets, carpeting, fleece yarns, apparel, sewing threads and glove yarns. Its green and recycled products include bamboo yarns, milk protein fibers and flax yarns. Patrick Yarn Mill Inc. has partnerships with the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and Odell Corp. It caters to commercial, retail, health care and filtration industries.