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Help Wanted!

Draper Knitting is looking for new team members and are willing to train. No experience required. Currently, our open positions are for Machine Operators and Conventional Knitting Technician. See the job descriptions below. If you think you might be a good fit and would like to fill out an application, please email us – postoffice@draperknitting.com. […]

Knitting International Magazine

Draper Knitting Co. is mentioned in the Feb. 2013 issue of Knitting International Magazine in an article about the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013. In the article, Integral Technology, Kathlyn Swantko reports about integrating technology into yarns rather than relying on finishes to impart technical properties to fabrics. Kristin Draper, our president who attended the […]

FDIC April 2013

Dave Wedge and Bob Vassi will attend the FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference) inIndianapolis on April 25th.  Draper Knitting makes fire retardant knits and non-wovens that go into firemen’s gloves, boots and balaclava hoods.  If you are attending the conference and would like to meet Dave and Bob, please send an email to bvassi@draperknitting.com.

AMBA 2013

Draper Knitting represented by Kristin Draper, Bill Shaul and Bob Vassi will be attending the American Brush Manufacturers Association annual convention at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach, Florida from March 13th – March 16th, 2013.   If you are planning on attending and would like to set up an appointment to talk with us at […]

Welcome from OR!

For those of you who learned about our website re-launch at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, thank you for visiting!  Thank you for coming to see us at OR and then following up with a visit to our re-launched website www.draperknitting.com to see for yourself what’s new and hopefully enjoy the renewed energy that […]

Draper Website Relaunch

Draper Knitting is proud to re-launch the Draper Knitting Company website, thank you for visiting!  We hope that you will take a few minutes to explore the new website and see what is new and what is old, thorough our history.  We like to think we are a wonderful blend of the old traditions that […]

American Apparel Producers Network

Dave Wedge and Kristin Draper will be attending the AAPN (American Apparel Producers Network) meeting in Miami Beach at Lowes Hotel from May 1 – May 3rd, 2011. For more information go to www.aapnetwork.com To make an appointment to meet with Kristin or Dave while they are at AAPN, please email Kristin Draper or Dave Wedge

Draper Knitting on Broadway!

Draper Knitting Company is now venturing into a whole new world – Broadway! Their fabric is being used in the Broadway Show Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical. Kristin Draper, the sixth generation President of Draper Knitting Company, is pleased that Draper’s fabric is being used in the musical. “Draper really fills the void when […]