We Import 98% of What We Used to Make

The U.S. once made nearly all of its own textiles. Today, it makes only 2%.

In this episode, a third-generation textile leader with over 50 years in the industry explains how offshoring, poor design-for-manufacturing, and retailer sourcing models reshaped the entire sector. Frank Henderson shares why long lead times and overproduction are driving massive waste, and why automation — not cheap labor — is the future of competitive manufacturing.