The Swabian Alb was once one of the most important textile regions in Germany. One of the companies located there was the tricotagen factory Merz b. Schwanen, founded in 1911. Its tradition has been revived by Peter Plotnicki from Berlin together with his wife Gitta. For some years now, shirts and sports pants have once again been manufactured there - not infrequently on original circular knitting machines from the years 1920 to 1960. They run very slowly and thus make possible the high density, the characteristic structure, the pithy feel and the shape retention of the knitwear.