Handi Quilter began in 1998 with a quilter, a problem, and a practical solution. When founder Laurel Barrus couldn't find a portable quilting frame for a trip to her family cabin, she built one herself-light, compact, and adjustable. Friends wanted their own, word spread, and Handi Quilter was born.
The idea proved itself at the 1999 International Quilt Festival, and by 2002 the company had grown from portable frames to reliable, affordable longarm machines designed for real homes and real budgets. From the start, our mission has been the same: remove barriers, simplify the craft, and help makers finish what they imagine.
Today, Handi Quilter supports quilters in 55+ countries with tools that solve real problems, inspiration to spark creativity, education that builds confidence, and support that lasts. Our history guides our promise: innovate where it helps, teach along the way, and help makers stitch their stories.
ZSK Stickmaschinen began as a small carpenter’s workshop and advanced to one of the market’s leaders in engineering and manufacturing of embroidery machines for traditional and technical applications. We provide our customers with all the support and tools needed to successfully integrate embroidery into each unique business model and application.
Aus über 160 Jahren Erfahrung beim Verbinden von technischen und nicht-technischen Textilien, Leder und Composites schöpfen wir die Innovationskraft für unser erfolgreiches Handeln. Unsere Kernkompetenz ist die Beherrschung verschiedener Verbindungstechniken, wie Nähen und die Schweißtechniken Ultraschall-, Heißluft- und Heizkeil-Schweißen. Hier werden wir als weltweiter Lösungsanbieter wahrgenommen; hier sehen uns unsere Kunden als Innovations- und Technologieführer. Mit Hightech-Industrienähmaschinen, CNC-Nähautomaten, Nähroboter (2D/3D), Schweißanlagen, Dokunaht-Systemen, Vielnadel-Nähanlagen und vollautomatischen Produktionslösungen der Marken PFAFF INDUSTRIAL und KSL werden wir in Zukunft den textil- und lederverarbeitenden Kunden helfen, ihren Automatisierungsgrad in deren Produktion zu erhöhen. Unsere Automatisierungslösungen werden die Produktivität und die Prozesssicherheit signifikant verbessern helfen.
For our successful activities, we draw on the innovative strength of more than 150 years of experience in joining technical and non-technical textiles, leather and composites. Our core expertise is our know-how in different joining techniques, such as sewing and the welding techniques of ultrasonic, hot-air and heated tool welding. Here, we are perceived as a global solution provider; here, our customers see us as an innovation and technology leader. With high-tech industrial sewing machines, CNC sewing machines, sewing robots (2D/3D), welding systems, documented seam systems, multi-needle sewing systems and fully automatic production solutions (of the brands PFAFF INDUSTRIAL und KSL), we will help our textile and leather-processing customers in future to increase the degree of automation in their production. Our automation solutions will help to significantly improve productivity and process reliability.