Toronto factory sticks to its knitting – for 87 years
Parkhurst Knitwear sells its hats, coats and sweaters around the world from its factory in Toronto, one of the last domestic knitting mills in Canada.
Employees work at the Parkhurst Knitwear factory in Toronto May 15, 2013. Parkhurst is one the last domestic knitting mills in Canada.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Parkhurst has been making clothing and accessories since 1926.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
The company is led by the grandson of founder Louis Borsook.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Steven Borsook, president of Parkhurst Knitwear, with hat samples.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Parkhurst started out making women’s millinery and added knitwear after the Second World War.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Stacks of raw fabric await dyeing at the Parkhurst factory in Toronto.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
The company sells its hats, coats, sweaters and other knitwear throughout Canada, the United States, Australia and Europe.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Parkhurst also makes private label garments.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
A Chinese calendar at the Parkhurst factory in Toronto.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Mr. Borsook on the factory floor.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail