Five years ago, Carla Llull opened House of Llull Atelier, a full-fledged manufacturing company located in Miami with a vision of expanding the South Florida market and bringing production back to America. “It hasn’t always been easy,” she says, “but I have a great team, and we have worked hard to get the business to where it is today.

House of Llull specializes in swimwear. They also design and manufacture activewear and some clothing. “For the most part,” Llull says, “we decided to specialize in swimwear. Manufacturing these items takes special skills. I’ve seen examples from other shops in the area that I felt didn’t meet my standards. Our standards are high, and we are sticking with what we do well.”

Llull has a staff of 10 sewists, a cutter, and a pattern maker. “When we get busy, I also have temps I can call in,” she says. “We’ve equipped our factory with specialized tools that help us create exceptional quality in swimwear, including elastic metering devices and specialized needles on our sewing machines. This delivers perfectly smooth seams without the puckering you often see when elastic is metered by hand.”