American-Made Wednesday Links

This month in news from the Made in America Movement: NPR's great series, China's rising wages, why American manufacturing jobs will require more smarts, J.Crew gets in on Made-in-NYC suiting, Martha Stewart's fave fall items made in Brooklyn, a great photo tour of Faribault Woolen Mill, Zady's American-made private label, LA's garment workers, the history of the American t-shirt, how US-made watches are now ubiquitous, and more.

Here are a dozen articles and videos you need to see if you haven't already:

1. From The Way We Wear (03/13/2014): "Made in the USA T-Shirt" -- a history of the tee from Harry Stedman
2. From Sourcing Journal (09/15/2014): "American Textile Company to Expand US Operations"
3. From J.Crew (10/2014): "In the Field: Martin Greenfield for J.Crew Ludlow"
4. From Martha Stewart (date unknown): "11 Brooklyn-Made Must-Haves for Fall"
5. From BusinessWeek (10/23/2014): "China's Rising Wages and the 'Made in USA' Revival"
6. From Cubic Lane (10/23/2014): "'Made in America' is Back"
7. From NPR's 'Morning Edition' (10/30/2014): "LA Manufacturing Industry Still Supported By Garment Workers" [+ audio]
8. From Inc. magazine (11/2014): "The Case for 'Made in America'"
9. From Elements of Style blog (11/5/2014): "Made in the U.S.A- Faribault Woolen Mill" -- great photos!
10. From NPR's 'Morning Edition' (11/7/2014): "Future U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Will Require More Brain Than Brawn" [+ audio]
11. From Newsweek (11/08/2014): "Second Time Around For American-Made Watches"
12. From TriplePundit (11/11/2014): "Slow Fashion Startup Zady to Launch American-Made Private Label"

A special shout out and thank you to NPR's Morning Edition for nailing it with their special series -- American Made: The New Manufacturing Landscape.

(Stock photo.)