Entries by Elisabeth van Delden

#085 Rita Haselwander and Rasa Staneviciene from Garlita about flat wool knitting manufacturing

Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Garlita is a flat knitting company based in Lithuania with a vast experience in knitting wool garments. Together with their father, twin sisters Rita Haselwander and Rasa Stanevičienė have lead the company to success. The plant runs 24/7 and produces 1000 flat knitted pieces per […]

#084 Lorents Tvedt about the knitwear brand Dale of Norway

Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Lorents Tvedt is the Product Development Manager at the Norwegian wool knitwear brand Dale of Norway. In this episode Lorents tells the interesting story of how Dale of Norway was founded and how the brand transformed into the famous brand it is today. Lorents furthermore […]

#082 Jacob Long about re-launching American Woolen

Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Jacob Long is the CEO of US based worsted and woolen weaving mill American Woolen. In this interview, Jacob tells the story how he brought the once biggest weaving mill of the United States back to life. Jacob shares the challenges he faced and […]

#081 Osman Kilic about the hand knitting industry

Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Osman Kilic is the Executive Board Member of hand knitting yarn manufacturer Ormo. In this episode, Osman talks about the Ormo Group and how the business of hand knitting yarn works. Osman explains further how the hand knitting industry is set up and […]

#079: Jo-Anne Bester about wool auctioneering

Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Jo-Anne Bester is the first and so far only female wool auctioneer in South Africa. In this episode, Jo-Anne talks about how the South African wool auction actually works and what it takes to work in the auction room.   About Jo-Anne Bester […]