Foust Textiles

What Foust Textiles does

Foust Textiles Inc is a privately held, US-based fabric and textile distributor founded in 2007 and headquartered in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, with a staff of approximately 7 employees. The company operates a B2B/B2C business model, selling quilting cottons, licensed character and sports fabrics, notions, and specialty textiles primarily through its own e-commerce storefront (fousttextiles.com) and a network of wholesale sales representatives, with phone-based ordering (1-800-258-9816) and invoicing for established accounts. Fulfillment is nationwide via FedEx, with freight charges added to all shipments, and the company supports a pre-order system for upcoming seasonal and licensed collections.

Its core product catalog spans roughly 9,900 SKUs organized across 333 color-coded pages, drawing inventory from more than 50 manufacturer partners including Benartex, Windham Fabrics, Timeless Treasures, Fabric Traditions, and David Textiles. The differentiated offering sits in officially licensed fabric patterns from major entertainment and sports IP holders (Disney, Harry Potter, Marvel, Star Wars, NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA, and Warner Bros. Discovery), combined with proprietary 'Foust Exclusives' and 'David Exclusives' digitally printed cotton panels produced exclusively by David Textiles. Supporting product lines include seasonal and holiday fabrics, burlap, fleece, polyester poplin, vinyl, batik, pre-cuts, 108-inch quilt backings, and notions such as batting, thread, buttons, interfacing, and stabilizers. Sales are case-pack based (typically 10- or 15-yard put-ups) on a pay-as-you-go transaction model with no public pricing tiers.

The customer base splits across individual quilting and craft enthusiasts, fabric retailers and quilting supply stores purchasing wholesale to resell, and sports/entertainment licensees producing licensed team or character merchandise. The company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, external funding, or management team information, and runs a single-domestic-market operation with no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Foust Textiles

Legal name

Foust Textiles Inc

Website

https://fousttextiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foust Textiles is a privately held, US-based fabric distributor founded in 2007 in Kings Mountain, NC, selling over 9,900 SKUs of quilting cottons, licensed character and sports fabrics, and sewing notions through its e-commerce site and wholesale sales rep network to quilters, craft retailers, and small licensees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile and fabric distribution

NAICS

Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Retailers (45913), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Fabric & Textile Stores (CRALADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Yarn, Knitting & Crochet Shops (CRALADAC)

Keywords

• Quilting fabrics
• Licensed textiles
• Fabric wholesale
• Sewing notions
• Craft supplies

Headquarters

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fabric and Textile Sales: Wholesale and retail sale of fabrics including quilting cottons, licensed fabrics, notions, and specialty textiles through e-commerce and sales representative network. Products are sold in various put-up sizes (10 yard, 15 yard bolts) with freight shipping applied to all shipments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foust Textiles distributes quilting cottons, licensed entertainment and sports fabrics, seasonal/holiday textiles, notions, and its proprietary Foust Exclusives digitally printed cotton panels to individual quilters/crafters and to wholesale fabric retailers. Sales are conducted primarily through the fousttextiles.com e-commerce site, supplemented by a sales-representative wholesale program and toll-free phone ordering, with FedEx freight applied to all shipments.

Product overview

Foust Textiles is a B2B/B2C fabric and textile retailer operating as a wholesale distributor and e-commerce platform. The company offers a diverse portfolio of quilting fabrics, licensed brand textiles, and sewing notions through its website. The core product line includes quilting cottons, seasonal/holiday fabrics, and proprietary Foust Exclusives prints. The company distributes products from over 50 manufacturer partners including Benartex, Windham Fabrics, Timeless Treasures, Fabric Traditions, and David Textiles. Licensed fabric partnerships cover major entertainment brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Marvel, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and Star Wars. The business model centers on bulk fabric sales with case pack options (10-yard and 15-yard put-ups) targeting quilting shops, craft retailers, and independent sewing businesses. The company also stocks notions including batting, thread, buttons, interfacing, and craft accessories. Notably, certain Foust Exclusive designs are digitally printed on 100% cotton, offering distinctive patriotic-themed panels available only through Foust Textiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Foust Exclusives: Foust's own brand of exclusive fabric prints sold only at Foust Textiles
• Foust Exclusive Prints

Products and services

• Quilting Cottons

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• David TextilescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerDavid Textiles produces exclusive patriotic and seasonal fabric prints specifically for Foust Textiles under 'Foust Exclusive' and 'David Exclusives' labels. Products include digitally printed cotton panels featuring patriotic, seasonal, and licensed designs.
• DisneycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Disney character fabrics sold through the website, including The Polar Express holiday collection. Foust holds licensing rights to produce and distribute Disney-themed quilting fabrics.
• Warner Bros. DiscoverycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed The Polar Express fabric collection by Warner Bros. Discovery available through Benartex. Pre-orders available with delivery in May 2027.
• NFL (National Football League)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed NFL team fabric prints sold through Foust Textiles. Products include officially licensed cotton fabrics featuring NFL team logos and colors from Fabric Traditions and other manufacturers.
• MLB (Major League Baseball)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed MLB Baseball fabrics available through the licensed fabrics section of the website.
• NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed NCAA college fabrics featuring university team colors and logos. Products include cotton prints and fleece materials with college team branding.
• MarvelcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Marvel superhero character fabrics available through the website's licensed fabrics section.
• Star WarscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Star Wars character and theme fabrics available through the licensed fabrics section.
• Harry PottercoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Harry Potter themed fabrics available through the website.
• FedExminorOthersShipping partner for all order fulfillment. Freight costs applied to shipments based on FedEx standard shipping rates.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hobby Lobby: National craft and hobby retail chain with a deep fabric and seasonal textile assortment. Comparable to Foust as it sells quilting cottons, seasonal fabrics and notions to overlapping hobbyist and small-business customers, albeit at much higher scale and broader category breadth.
• JOANN: Largest US specialty retailer of fabrics and sewing supplies, operating both brick-and-mortar stores and a large e-commerce storefront. Directly comparable to Foust because it serves the same quilters, crafters and small retailers across overlapping product categories (quilting cottons, notions, fleece, licensed fabrics).
• Fabric.com (Amazon): Amazon's legacy fabric storefront plus broader marketplace sellers offering quilting cottons, notions and licensed fabric by the yard. Comparable to Foust because it reaches the same online quilters with overlapping SKUs, often at lower price points and faster shipping.
• Walmart Fabric Department: Mass-market retailer carrying an entry-level fabric assortment including notions and seasonal prints. Comparable to Foust as a downstream channel for many of the same mills, competing on price for the most price-sensitive quilters and crafters.

Direct peers

• Fat Quarter Shop: Online-first quilt shop specializing in precuts, bundles and licensed/seasonal quilting cottons. Closely comparable to Foust's quilting cottons and precuts category, serving identical customer segments (individual quilters) with a similar e-commerce-led GTM.
• Connecting Threads: Catalog and online quilt fabric retailer offering its own-brand fabric lines alongside licensed and seasonal prints. Comparable to Foust as a multi-channel (web + traditional catalog) specialty fabric retailer targeting home quilters.
• Missouri Star Quilt Co. Leading direct-to-consumer quilting fabric retailer with a strong e-commerce presence and tutorial-driven content marketing. Highly comparable to Foust because it serves the same quilting enthusiast customer with branded cotton collections, precuts and licensed/seasonal prints.

Others

• Benartex: Quilting cotton manufacturer and licensor that both supplies and partners with Foust (e.g., Polar Express collection). Comparable as a supplier-side peer that also distributes through quilt shops, sitting on the adjacent layer of the same value chain.
• Timeless Treasures: Quilting cotton manufacturer that is one of Foust's named supplier partners. Comparable as a supply-side peer whose products are distributed through the same wholesale channel that Foust uses to reach quilt retailers.
• Moda Fabrics: Major quilting cotton designer and manufacturer whose lines are widely sold through independent quilt shops. Comparable as a brand-side peer whose products flow through the same quilt-shop channel that Foust services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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