Stefa Textiles Oy

What they make

According to their website, Stefa Textiles Oy is a Finnish sewing company in Lahti that has operated since 1989, when founder Aira Ikävalko took over a bankrupt motorhome-upholstery workshop. Over three decades the business moved from vehicle upholstery into hospital textiles, producing hygiene mattresses and pillows for about a decade, before shifting to its current focus: bags and backpacks made to order, alongside subcontracted cutting-and-sewing for other companies. Subcontracting covers home textiles such as curtains, blankets, pillowcases and hemmed sheets, and hospital textiles, including large production runs; the company also stitches and fits zippers on finished goods for outside brands, such as a recycled-leather product line. Equipment includes a 6-metre cutting table, 4- and 5-thread overlock machines, an edge-binding machine, a twin-needle machine, a 3-feed machine and straight-stitch machines. Own bag production - equipment/sports bags, laptop backpacks and tote bags - uses recycled materials where possible, and includes personalized items for clubs, associations, companies and municipalities. A small Lahti showroom sells sample bags, retro pieces and sewing supplies. All manufacturing is in-house in Lahti; the site states no third-party certifications.

• Custom-made bags and backpacks (equipment/sports bags, laptop-sized backpacks, and tote bags) produced to order
• Subcontracted cutting and sewing of home/interior textiles: curtains, blankets, pillowcases and hemmed sheets, including large production runs
• Subcontracted sewing of hospital textiles, built on about a decade of experience producing hygiene mattresses and pillows
• In-house cutting and sewing on a 6-metre cutting table, using 4- and 5-thread overlock machines, an edge-binding machine, a twin-needle machine, a 3-feed machine and straight-stitch machines
• Subcontracted stitching and zipper installation on finished goods for outside brands (e.g. a recycled-leather product line)
• Use of recycled materials where possible in own bag and backpack production
• Personalized/branded bags for clubs, associations, companies and municipalities, and custom bag runs made from a partner brand's own fabric designs
• Small retail showroom in Lahti selling sample bags, retro items and sewing supplies

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