Wrights is a brand of
trim
Trim or TRIM may refer to:
Cutting
* Cutting or trimming small pieces off something to remove them
** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process
** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees
Decoration
* Trim (sewing), or ...
and other
textiles
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
for home
sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabr ...
. It, and its subsidiary Lending Textile, operates using Wright, EZ Quilting, Boye and Bondex as brands. Since November 2017, it has been part of
CSS Industries
CSS Industries, Inc., was founded in 1923, as City Stores Company. Its headquarters is at 1845 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with showrooms in New York City, Memphis, Tennessee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Hong Kong. The company desi ...
.
Wrights was founded in Massachusetts in 1897 as William E. Wright & Sons.
Wright & Sons remained independent until 1985, when a group of shareholders—including a grandson of the founder—enabled the
Newell Company to acquire a minority share in the company; by the end of the year Newell had achieved majority control and, by 1987, total ownership.
In 1989
Boye Needle Company
was merged into Wrights.
In 2000
Conso International
a
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
manufacturer of trims to the wholesale trade and owners of the
Simplicity Pattern The Simplicity Pattern Company is a manufacturer of sewing pattern guides, under the "Simplicity Pattern", "It's So Easy" and "New Look" brands. The company was founded in 1927 in New York City. During the Great Depression, Simplicity allowed home s ...
brand, bought the company.
[ Conso changed its name to Simplicity Creative Group and was acquired by Wilton Brands LLC and, in November 2017, by CSS Industries.][
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References
External links
Official website (archived)
Textile companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Massachusetts
Companies based in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Manufacturing companies established in 1897
1897 establishments in Massachusetts
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000
2000 disestablishments in Massachusetts
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