Amanda McKinney sets up a fresh spool of thread in an embroidery machine at Top Stitch Embroidery Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Amanda McKinney sets up a fresh spool of thread in an embroidery machine at Top Stitch Embroidery Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Kaye Allen, left, carries a box of shirts to her work station as her co-worker Melodye Marsh, right, checks on a shirt getting embroidered with an athlete’s name at Top Stitch Embroidery in Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. “We’re slammed right now,” said Top Stitch owner Tracy Pelletier. Marsh reflected on the amount of Dartmouth College athletic apparel she has produced in the 25 years she has worked for Top Stitch, saying, “You see them in your sleep.” (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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