Textile Import LLC was founded in 1958 and has been sourcing, developing, and delivering innovative and creative fabric designs to our customers for the last 60+ years.

In 1980, the original owners of Textile Import were ready to retire, so they turned to one of their trusted clients, Stuart “Buddy” Tell.  Buddy took over and led the company through a period of continuous expansion. In 1984 Buddy’s son, David, joined the company straight out of college and has worked hard to grow the business with his father into the industry staple it is today. In 2013 the third generation started to come aboard with Jennifer and, in 2018, Allison Tell who are now fully ingrained in the business bringing a fresh perspective to a storied and illustrious business that continues to be an industry leader.

By leveraging the talent of our in house design team, our design studio in Biella, our office in China and the proficiencies of our global partners we have the unique opportunity to offer our customers exclusive and custom collections with a strong focus on functionality, quality, and design. We have become an indispensable supplier in the market for fabrics for menswear to ladieswear, sportswear, outerwear, uniform, career apparel and more.

Our fabric specialties include worsted, woolen blends, recycled wool, boiled wool, performance, anti-microbial, tech, outerwear, synthetics, jacquards, novelty tweeds, silks, cotton and cotton blends, linen and linen blends, shetlands, and knits. Subdivisions under Textile Import LLC include TIC Fabrics, Chantal Fabrics, Biella Textiles, TIC Uniform Fabrics, and Diversified Apparel Group.