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Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills

This category includes (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing textiles, fabrics, and apparel and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabric goods in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include: bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing, and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.

Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Establishments in this category are primarly engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of piece goods, fabrics, knitting yarns (except industrial), thread and other notions, and/or hair accessories.

Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Retailers

Establishments in this category are primarly engaged in retailing new sewing supplies, fabrics, patterns, yarns, and other needlework accessories or retailing these products in combination with new sewing machines.

Illustrative Examples:

Fabric retailers
Sewing supply retailers
Needlecraft sewing supply retailers
Upholstery materials retailers
Quilting supply retailers