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I've been wearing Holofiber from top of my head to my toes for about 10 years, and could not live without it! I even wrap my head in a Holofiber T-shirt on cold nights.

Just have to tell you this:

I'm 77 years old. I had hernia surgery on November 30, 2011, (same day surgery) . I was determined I would have NO pain following surgery. I had ordered a new pair of tights, which I took with me to the hospital and also had a Holofiber T-shirt to wear home following surgery. As soon as they would let me dress, I put on my Holo T-shirt, and pulled it down over the incision. Then, over my underpants, I pulled on my new Holofiber tights. All discomfort vanished immediately!

I could tell I'd had surgery as I climbed into my daughter's car for the drive home, but experienced no discomfort, once I was settled in the car. We did stop to get my prescription for pain med filled, but I knew I would not need it. I have experienced absolutely NO pain or discomfort at all since surgery, and my healing has been phenomenol! I saw my surgeon yesterday for (2-week) post-surgery exam, and he was amazed at my healing! I hardly even have a scar from the incision! I've felt great every day. I'm a little draggy, but thoroughly enjoying my recovery period and following all the rules for taking it easy and not lifting anything heavy.

I wear holofiber tights, T-shirt and socks or sock liners 24 hours a day/night throughout the winter, and credit Holofiber as a major factor in my good health. I wear the glove liners at night and when I go outside. You can believe that I'm wearing it all 24 hours a day following surgery! Recent orders have been for gifts for my family.

Thank you for creating such miraculous products!

R.F.L.

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I just received my mid weight wickers and gave them the test drive! 45 degree mountain biking. The problem I usually run into is even with most of the sports fabrics i end up cold because the material ends up too wet from sweating. I was amazed that even after 3 hrs of pretty hard peddling I was totally dry and therefore totally comfortable! You exceeded my expectations! Well done and made in the USA. I will be recommending you to my friends!

W.H.

Sustainability and American Manufacturing

As we begin to see signs of economic recovery, America needs a transformation unlike any other in its history. We can’t miss the role that manufacturing should play in this transformation. To succeed at home as well as around the world, we need a comprehensive U.S. industrial strategy for competiveness that enables our future and takes advantage of the many emerging opportunities such as the transition to a green economy. One that focuses not just on commercializing new products, but also puts equal emphasis on industrial innovation in smart, safe and sustainable manufacturing.

Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have the water, materials and resources to protect human health and our environment.

When large apparel brands and retailers moved from American shores to cheaper labor, they also escaped the cost of environmental regulations; there was a total disregard of the ideal of Sustainability. Is it no wonder that the hope of achieving the necessity of Sustainability is pronounced nonsense?

300,000,000 people in China are without potable drinking water. Textile manufacturing is the largest consumer of water. The devastation has already happened and GreenPeace International's appeal to the largest apparel brands to join them in their Detox program to reverse the damage has already garnered some support and a promise by some to be compliant by the year 2020.

Textiles made in America remain committed to production methods that do not contain toxic or harmful substances. They are still creating processes that reduce water uses in coloring fabrics. Sustainability is not forgotten. and we can still be hopeful that we can get further to achieving the ideal.

It’s time to re-industrialize America and reclaim world manufacturing and economic prosperity leadership with a U.S. industrial strategy for competiveness that deals head-on with the realities that we face as a nation today and will face in the future.

Wickers American Manufacturing

Wickers is proud to have as it major producer of moisture wicking knit fabrics Alamac USA.

They operate a 450.000 square foot plant which is located on 190 acres of land in North Carolina.

They take their environmental responsibilities very seriously. I asked Mark Cabral, CEO to outline some of the details of these responsibilities. His response:

“We operate and are governed under a variety of environmental permits:

-Waste Water Treatment……….Operator Permit

-Air Emissions Permit

-Storm Water Discharge Permit

-Land Management and Application Permit.

In particular, we manage all our water use and application on sight. Which includes pumping and pre-treating all incoming water requirements and treating all our own waste water by way of an Aerobic Waste water Treatment Facility, Alternatively, we could purchase our water and send our waste water to a local municipality, but we have found it to be more cost effective, reliable and efficient to manage this ourselves and less burdensome on the municipalities.”

Textile manufacturing is the largest user of water and as such there is much to do to be sure that what we do will not harm the waterways and lakes in America. In addition the EPA requires strict controls on air emissions and Alamac USA has its controls in place and the properly trained engineers to operate them as required.

Yes, it costs more to manufacture in the US, but it’s worth every penny to all of us to have clear, clean safe water and air and to keep it that way.