TITLE

Dakotah goes contemporary

AUTHOR(S)

SanFilippo, Michele

PUB. DATE

April 2004

SOURCE

Home Textiles Today;4/12/2004, Vol. 25 Issue 31, p2

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on domestric decorative pillow and bedding manufacturer Dakotah Inc.'s entry into the bedspreads market. Designs of the company's bedspreads; Reason behind the firm's move.

ACCESSION #

12807121

 

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