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The story of Darlington Fabrics Corporation stretches back to the late 1800s when the company was known as The National Whalebone Company and made corset stays out of whalebone. In 1925, National Whalebone became National Fabric Corporation and included a subsidiary named Darlington Textile Corporation which had a mill located in the Darlington section of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At the time, Darlington manufactured brocades and novelty cloths for the corset industry.
In 1941, National Fabric Corporation merged with Mazuy Mills of Newton, New Jersey, forming what to this day has been known as Darlington Fabrics Corporation. The company made covered extruded rubber thread under the Darleen trademark in Pawtucket and then used the covered yarn to weave and later knit in Newton. The 1941 merger also included Pinoca Mills, a weaver of upholstery fabrics, and another small weaver of tie silks.
In 1972, Darlington Fabrics Corporation became part of The Moore Company, a diverse group of manufacturing companies with deep roots in the textile industry. Today, Darlington Fabrics and George C. Moore Company make up The Moore Company Textile Group with sales offices in New York, Greensboro, and Los Angeles. Darlington Fabrics currently manufactures warp-knit elastic fabrics, fabric textiles, and stretch goods for apparel and medical industries.
More than a century after its founding, Darlington Fabrics continues its long tradition of providing customers with innovative and superior products.
© 2008 Darlington Fabrics