Shuford Yarns, LLC

What Shuford Yarns, LLC does

Shuford Yarns, LLC is a privately held, family-owned spun yarn manufacturer headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, with operating origins tracing to Shuford Mills, Inc., founded in 1880. The company operates three North Carolina production facilities (including Hickory Spinners in Hickory and Dudley Shoals in Granite Falls) and runs Open End, Ring Spun, and Air Jet spinning technologies, supported by what it describes as one of the largest twisting operations in North America (2-12 ply, S and Z twist, paper tubes, paper cones, dye tubes).

The product portfolio is organized into three lines: Knitting Yarns (hosiery, apparel, filtration, medical fabrics, circular knits), Weaving Yarns (industrial fabrics, home furnishings, belting, filtration, hose, bedding, sewing threads, canvas, carpets, tire cord, chenille), and Yarn Twisting (commission twisting and specialty yarn conversion). The fiber mix spans U.S. cotton, polyester, poly/cotton blends, Repreve recycled polyester, Tencel, rayon, poly/rayon, modal, acrylic, nylon, and specialty wicking fibers. All products are marketed as CAFTA, NAFTA, and Berry Amendment compliant.

The business model is direct B2B contract sales with no disclosed public pricing, no software/API offering, and no e-commerce channel. The company serves knitting, weaving, hosiery, and military end-markets through dedicated North American Sales (Travis Nguyen) and international sales (Grant Smith, VP Sales) representatives, with family owners personally managing key accounts. Pricing and contracts are negotiated privately per customer specification.

Name

Shuford Yarns, LLC

Legal name

Shuford Yarns, LLC

Website

https://shufordyarns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Shuford Yarns, LLC is a family-owned spun yarn manufacturer founded in 1880, operating three North Carolina plants producing knitting, weaving, and twisted yarns for industrial, home furnishing, apparel, hosiery, and military customers under CAFTA, NAFTA, and Berry Amendment compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spun Yarn Manufacturing

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (3131), Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (313110), Knit Fabric Mills (31324), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Spun Yarn Manufacturing (Ring/Open-End/Compact) (IMAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Knitted Fabric Mills (IMAOABAB), Greige Woven Fabric Mills (IMAOABAA), Threads, Yarns & Sewing Notions (Sewing Thread/Embroidery Thread/Bobbins/Needles) (IMAOALAE), Textured & Specialty Yarn Manufacturing (Textured/Chenille/Bouclé) (IMAOAAAF)

Keywords

• Spun yarn manufacturing
• Industrial textile yarns
• Knitting weaving yarns
• Military compliant yarns
• Yarn twisting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hickory

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Spun Yarn Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and sells spun yarns for industrial fabrics, home furnishings, and apparel. Products include knitting yarns, weaving yarns, and twisted yarns. Revenue generated through direct B2B sales to industrial customers in knitting, weaving, hosiery, and military sectors. All products are CAFTA, NAFTA, and Berry Amendment compliant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shuford Yarns, LLC is a US-based yarn manufacturer that produces spun yarns — knitting yarns, weaving yarns, and twisted/plied yarns — using Open End, Ring Spun, and Air Jet spinning methods. Its products are made from cotton, polyester, recycled polyester (Repreve), Tencel, Rayon, Modal, Acrylic, and Nylon, and supply industrial fabric, home furnishing, apparel, hosiery, filtration, and military markets. All products are CAFTA, NAFTA, and Berry Amendment compliant.

Product overview

Shuford Yarns, LLC is a world-class yarn manufacturer offering a unified product portfolio of spun yarns across three main product lines: Knitting Yarns, Weaving Yarns, and Yarn Twisting services. The company operates three plant locations in North Carolina using Open End, Ring Spun, and Air Jet spinning technologies to produce single, plied, and multi-plied yarns from natural and synthetic fibers including cotton, polyester, rayon, tencel, modal, acrylic, nylon, and branded recycled polyester (Repreve). Products serve diverse end markets including industrial, home furnishing, and apparel applications, with all products compliant with CAFTA, NAFTA, and Berry Amendment requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Knitting Yarns Spun yarns produced for the knitting industry, including applications for hosiery, apparel, filtration, medical fabrics, hand knitted yarns, and circular knits. Available from singles through ten ply in paper cones, paper tubes, and dye tubes.
• Weaving Yarns Spun yarns for the weaving industry covering industrial, home furnishing, and highly specialized fabrics. Available in Air Jet (count 8-30), Ring Spun (count 6-30), and Open End (count 3-24) varieties for applications including apparel, home furnishings, military yarns, narrow and wide belting, filtration, pressure hose, bedding and mattress ticking, industrial sewing threads, canvas, carpets and rugs, outdoor fabrics, elastic coverings, automobile tire formation, and chenille.
• Yarn Twisting Ply yarns designed for weaving and knitting applications. One of the largest twisting operations in North America, offering from two through twelve ply with S twist and Z twist options in paper tubes, paper cones, and dye tubes. Includes commission twisting of cotton and synthetic yarns as well as specialty and hybrid yarn conversion services.
• Spun Yarn Product Portfolio Broad product line of spun yarns including cotton, generic and specialty polyesters, acrylic, rayon, lyocell, Tencel, recycled polyester (Repreve), and various blends. Offered as single, plied, and multi-plied configurations using Open End, Ring Spun, and Air Jet spinning methods.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Unifi Inc: Public US manufacturer of filament and spun yarns, including the branded Repreve recycled polyester that Shuford processes; comparable fiber portfolio and sustainability positioning, but broader scale and downstream brand integration.
• Gildan Activewear: Vertically integrated apparel manufacturer with in-house yarn spinning serving knit apparel markets; relevant peer because of scale and end-market overlap, though operates downstream of Shuford's position.
• Cone Denim (IFG): Major US denim and broadwoven fabric mill with spinning operations; comparable as a US textile incumbent supplying weaving yarns and finished fabrics with Berry Amendment exposure.

Direct peers

• Hamrick Mills: Family-owned US textile manufacturer producing knit fabrics and yarn for apparel markets; comparable to Shuford on family-owned heritage, NC-based operations, and knit apparel customer overlap.
• Parkdale Mills: Largest yarn spinner in the Western Hemisphere, producing ring-spun and open-end cotton and blended yarns across multiple US plants; directly comparable to Shuford on technology, customer base (knitting, weaving, hosiery), and Berry Amendment positioning.
• Service Thread Manufacturing: Industrial sewing thread and specialty yarn manufacturer with twisting operations; overlaps with Shuford's industrial sewing thread and twisting product lines.
• American & Efird: Global manufacturer of industrial and consumer sewing thread and specialty yarn with extensive twisting operations; comparable to Shuford on yarn twisting scale, industrial thread offerings, and global B2B sales motion.
• Tuscarora Yarns: US spun yarn manufacturer focused on knitting, weaving, and hosiery end-uses with multiple spinning technologies; directly comparable on product portfolio and customer segments.
• National Spinning Co: US textile mill producing spun yarns for knit, woven, and industrial applications with broad fiber portfolio; directly competes with Shuford in commodity and specialty spun yarn markets.
• Frontier Spinning Mills: US-based spun yarn manufacturer operating multiple plants producing open-end, ring-spun, and air-jet yarns for knitting, weaving, and industrial end-uses; near-direct competitor on spinning technology, fiber portfolio, and customer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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