Founded in Barcelos in 1977, we grew from a pioneering workshop into one of Portugal's most advanced circular knit mills. We don't sell metres of knit fabric — we deliver engineered surfaces that behave exactly as your designs demand.
Eighty circular looms run day and night, and a team of more than sixty skilled people turns premium yarns into technical and fashion knits — under one roof, under one standard.
Through our integrated partnership with ATB for dyeing and finishing, we hold the whole journey in our hands: from raw yarn intake to the certified knit fabric on your cutting table.
EXCELLENCEAGILITYPERSONALISATIONCLIENT COMMITMENT
CIRCULAR KNITTING — OPEN-WIDTH FRAME Nº 12
TENSION CONTROL — MEASURED BY HAND, EVERY LOT
OUR STORY
Half a century, one thread.
SCROLL / DRAG
1977
The first loop
Founded in Vilar do Monte, Barcelos, under the original name "Mário Mano & Irmã, Lda" — a pioneering knitting workshop.
1982
Etevimol is born
The company takes the name it carries today: Etevimol.
1999
Growing, certified
The production floor expands — and the mill earns the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Class I certification.
2000
Quality, recognised
The quality system is officially recognised by APCER.
2003
ISO 9001
Quality management certified to ISO 9001, for the design, development and production of knits.
2015
Organic: GOTS
Etevimol is certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard.
2017
Recycled & organic
Certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and the Organic Content Standard (OCS).
2024
A new chapter
Etevimol is fully acquired by Mário Mano. Today: 80 circular looms, 60+ people, 25,000 kg of knit a day.
High-gauge machinery for flat, stable fabrics with superior surface uniformity — ideal for printing and premium jersey.
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Tubular knitting
Classic tubular construction for seamless-body applications, ribs and collars — the backbone of high-volume fashion.
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Fabric lab & inspection
Every batch analysed in-house. Shrinkage, spirality, pilling and colour behaviour — measured before you see a defect.
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Sustainable fibres
Organic cotton, recycled polyester, European flax, responsible wool — certified and traced for circular fashion.
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Dyeing & finishing
Integrated colour and finishing through our partnership with ATB — one accountable chain, greige to garment-ready.
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Custom development
Your sketch, our needles. Rapid prototyping of bespoke constructions, blends and weights, with your design team.
PROCESS
From yarn to certainty.
STEP 01
Yarn intake & analysis
Every lot tested on arrival — count, twist, strength, origin. Nothing reaches a needle without a passport.
STEP 02
Precision knitting
Open-width and tubular machines run 24/7, monitored in real time — 25,000 kg engineered daily.
STEP 03
Inspection & lab
100% of production inspected. Stability, spirality and surface quality validated against your tolerances.
STEP 04
Dyeing & finishing
Colour and performance finishing through our certified partner ATB — fully traceable, fully accountable.
STEP 05
Certified delivery
Knit fabric ships with complete documentation — certificates, test reports and full traceability.
THE GROUP — COLOUR & FINISH
Where the knit gets its colour.
Knitting is only half of the journey. ATB — Acabamentos Têxteis de Barcelos, our family group partner — dyes, finishes and prints every metre we knit: one group, from greige to garment-ready.
Every construction we have ever engineered lives in our showroom in Barcelos — wall after wall of jersey, rib, piqué and interlock you can touch, compare and take home as the starting point of your next collection.
We'd rather show you than ship you a box. Tell us who you are and we'll get back within one business day to schedule your visit to our showroom in Barcelos.
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We'll be in touch within one business day to schedule your visit. See you in Barcelos.
