hand sewn seams. he went searching for a place he could assemble a small contingent of sewers, the only place left in america that had a few crafts people with that unique skill was maine. once one of of the state's biggest employers, the shoe industry has all but disappeared there with the work being done cheaper overseas. the factory in bangor is one of only four left in the entire state. >> when george contacted me and wanted to come and see the factory, he sort of fell in love with what we were doing. and then he started to tell me a story in getting back to the whole, hey, i want to make product in america. >> the timing was perfect, the factory was not going to make it without his influx of work for its highly skilled hand sewers and crafts people. >> he really came along as my business with a couple of other customers was dwindling down to nothing. and i was wondering what i was