Ply-Knits uses organic materials and deadstock (recycled yarn), as well as low-waste and green-energy production methods
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From there, Ply-Knits was born, a material-first knitwear brand offering simple basics with a twist; think: a striped long-sleeve polo shirt or a color-blocked grandma cardigan or an elegant off-shoulder sweater. Yim's process includes examining boxes of her family's old knitwear pieces and reinterpreting them with a modern eye, creating pieces that transcend trend cycles and that are built to last and to be cherished.
Yim produces her pieces at her family's factory in Dongguan, China, where she has a high degree of control, including everything from how much water usage and waste material a product will produce to the kind of economic impact her brand has in Dongguan. The history of Chinese manufacturing is a complicated one, but its future looks bright. Lim explains,"The majority of low-cost clothing came about in the 1980s when [Chinese leader] Deng Xiao Ping first opened up China [for manufacturing].
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