Information of Sferra Linen

The secret of Sferra's enduring reputation lies in itsCoast from Maine to Palm Beach, and traveled
insistence on the finest materials. Everything beginsregularly to sell his goods.
with first-quality fibers. Using only the natural fibers ofRecognizing the growing demand for delicate hand
linen, textile masters apply state-of-the art technologyembroideries, Gennaro decided to take the next step
to spin, dye and finish each individual yarn to thein building his business. In 1905, he opened Factory 5007
precise specifications and stringent standards requiredSan Severo, located in the shadow of the Rialto
to create fabrics of distinction. Sferra Fine Linens haveBridge in Venice. Twice a year, Gennaro returned to
enlivened society homes, graced the tables at Whitehis homeland by steamer to create a new collection of
House state dinners, and been selected for use in thethe most luxurious linens, handmade laces, and
sleeping quarters at the Vatican.embroideries affluent America had ever seen.
Sferra began as a purveyor of fine Italian lace in 1891.A generation later, in the 1940s and 1950s, Gennaro's
As the turn-of-the-century approached, the company'stwo sons, Enrico and Albert, expanded their father's
industrious founder, Gennaro Sferra, left Italy for thecollection to include the most luxurious European linens
United States in hopes of attracting a market for hisof the day-Ireland's reknowned double damask,
intricate Venetian lace cuffs and collars. He found hisFrance's refined Alencon Laces, and the beautiful
clientele in the well-heeled guests who frequented theembroideries from Belgium and Switzerland. For those
grand seaside resorts that once dotted the Eastin the know, sferra became a household name.