AUSTRALIA’S KNITTING INDUSTRY SHRINKS AS PRODUCTION MOVES ABROAD
September 1st, 2011
BY KARRYN MILLER
WHILE Australia may be the leading producer of wool in the world, very little of its output is knitted and sold in the local market; in fact, 90% of the country's wool is actually consumed in the northern hemisphere, according to Marius Cuming, spokesperson for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) - a not-for-profit company involved in the research, development, and promotion of Australia's wool industry.
"Approximately 10 years ago there were well over 100 knitting companies in Australia both flat bed knitters and circular knitters, now there ...
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