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Rows of seamstresses work at sewing machines in a large, bright garment workshop in St. Louis in 1919

GuidesOctober 24, 2026

How to Read a Clothing Label: Country of Origin, Fiber Content and RN Numbers

What a U.S. clothing label must say under FTC rules: country of origin, fiber content and the maker's name or RN number, plus how to spot genuinely American-made clothes.

6 min read

The long red-brick mill building of the Lynchburg Hosiery Mill No. 1 on a snowy winter day in Lynchburg, Virginia

Made in USAOctober 24, 2026

American-Made Socks and the U.S. Textile Industry: What's Left, and Who Still Knits Here

U.S. apparel employment fell 92% since 1990. Here's what happened to American sock and textile mills, who still knits socks here, and how to check the label.

5 min read