Rosemary Harley Valdese, North Carolina – Valdese Weavers announces the addition of Scott George, Fay McFetridge and Rosemary Harley to the Valdese Weavers Contract division. Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Blake Millinor notes the additions of George, McFetridge and Harley will have a critically positive impact on the future development of the contract business for the company. 

Scott George has joined the company as Vice President / Sales and Marketing of Valdese Weavers Contract.  “Scott brings over 25 years of experience managing and growing textile businesses and will provide a seamless transition in providing leadership to fulfill the Valdese Weavers Contract overall growth strategy”, according to Millinor.  Scott is a graduate of the College of Charleston and joined the industry with Milliken in 1981.  Beginning in 1986 with a move to Grand Rapids, Michigan, Scott’s entire textile career has been associated with the Contract industry through senior management positions with companies such as Mastercraft Contract, which Valdese Weavers acquired in 2007.  Scott will be relocating to the Valdese/Hickory area.

Fay McFetridge

Fay McFetridge joins Valdese Weavers Contract as Design Director.  Fay will focus on developing new products for the contract market with an emphasis on custom development. Fay brings over 20 years of experience in textiles, with an earlier stint as a designer at Valdese Weavers and most recently as Design Manager for Cone Jacquards. “Fay is returning to Valdese Weavers to focus on the hospitality side of our contract business.  Fay’s strength in construction and weave development will be a great asset to our contract design team”, according to Laura Levinson, Senior Vice President /  Design and Merchandising.  Fay is a graduate from the Scottish College of Textiles and currently resides in Morganton N.C.

Scott George

Rosemary Harley joined Valdese Weavers as Senior Designer in October of 2012. Rosemary will focus on developing products for the contract area both in seating and privacy curtain fabrics.  “We are excited to have Rosemary’s talents added to our contract team.  Her experience in the privacy curtain market will help us produce products suitable for this area”, said Laura.  Rosemary holds a Master of Science in Textiles Design from Philadelphia University and has combined total of 14 years experience in the contract industry having held design positions at Craftex, Victor, and most recently Bentex Mills.  Rosemary resides in Philadelphia, PA.

About Valdese Weavers, LLC:

Valdese Weavers is the leading producer of decorative textiles in the United States for a variety of uses in both residential and contract markets.  The company operates four facilities in Burke County, North Carolina, which trade under the brand names Valdese Weavers, Valdese Weavers Contract, Circa 1801, Home Fabrics, and Valdese International Products (VIP).