Making Quality Textiles Since 1944

Over the years our plant was enlarged many times and additional equipment added for more capacity as well as a wider range of products. In 1980 we became a subsidiary of Wayne Mills, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wayne is a producer of woven tapes and lightweight webbing, and specialty coatings on narrow fabrics. The new ownership proved to be very beneficial for Franklin Braid—we have continued our growth by adding additional buildings and equipment—at present Franklin Braid has 90 employees and 80,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space! Production now exceeds 20 million feet of product per week produced on over 2 thousand machines, including high-speed European braiders

Now we make many types of elastic including drawstring elastic, insert, furniture products and general garment elastic. We also make elastic for the medical trade. A finishing range handles special finishes required by our customers. Franklin Braid exports and imports from many countries around the world. We use just about every type of yarn that is made and can make special products to specifications furnished by our customers.