Tingvoll Woollen Mill was established in 1897 in Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal. At first the business model was simple - local farmers delivered fleece and old scraps of textile materials to the mill and were paid in new textiles. Production included everything from carding and spinning to dyeing, weaving and finishing. After a difficult first decade, the business grew rapidly between 1906 and 1916, a period of high activity and growth in the Norwegian economy in general.

The production facilities were extended several times, and modern production equipment was acquired. In 1939, there were 230 employees in the factory. The business became an important part of the local economy, known for its quality goods - especially gabardine fabrics for clothing. The 1950s was a positive decade for the company, but in the 1960s the decline began, and in 1967 the factory went bankrupt.

Sellgrens Veveri A/S was founded in Trondheim by Axel Sellgren in 1926. Sellgren was Swedish, and was educated at the Tekstilskolan in Borås, southern Sweden. After 15 years working for several textile manufacturers in Sweden and Norway, he had saved enough funds to start his own business. The mill was established at Leangen, a short distance from Trondheim city centre in Sør-Trøndelag, and after a rather difficult start-up phase it eventually became a well-regarded company known for producing extremely hard-wearing fabrics of the best quality. Sellgren only manufactured fabric for furniture, and collaborated closely with Norwegian furniture manufacturers - especially the companies at Sunnmøre.

Axel Sellgren was an innovator, and developed machines, yarns and fabric designs. During World War II, he designed looms for his own workshop as well selling them to others, making the mill well equipped to take advantage of positive developments in the market in the 1950s. To strengthen the company, Sellgren acquired Tingvoll Woollen Mill in 1967. At first, parts of the business in Trondheim were moved to Tingvoll, to the modern buildings that Tingvoll Woollen Mill had invested in during the late 1950s. After a period of economic challenges in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the entire production was moved from Leangen to Tingvoll in 1984. An important reason for this decision was that Sellgren then gained access to governmental district development funds, which the mill could not apply for when situated in the central Trondheim area. At its peak there were 78 employees at Tingvoll. The company was solid and well managed, continuing the production of quality materials while increasingly focusing on design and orders in the contract market. In the 1990s it was decided that the firm should produce only to order.

In 1997, Sellgrens Veveri was bought by a competitor, Innvik - a mill operating further south along the western coast of Norway. The Sellgren family was pushed out of business, and a period of decline in Tingvoll began, with major economic upheavals and changes in production. In 2014, Innvik decided to close down the last remaining production in Tingvoll, and in 2015 changed the company name from Innvik-Sellgren to Innvik. Valuable production equipment and the products that Sellgren was known for were taken over by Innvik.

Krivi was established in Tingvoll in 1988 by textile engineer Viktor Gautvik and textile teacher Kristine Hagen, and the company is now owned by Gautvik. The firm is a leading manufacturer of fabrics for the Norwegian national folk costume, and is the only mill in Norway that focuses primarily on fabric for clothing. Production at Krivi includes warp making, weaving and steaming. Yarn is purchased from spinning mills in Norway and internationally, while dyeing and finishing beyond steaming are done by outside companies that Krivi collaborates with.

There are 20 employees in the company, many with work experience from Sellgrens Veveri. Krivi continues the long tradition of textile production in Tingvoll, and is constantly growing. With its willingness to take risks, and its open and positive attitude towards developing and producing smaller orders for designers, Krivi plays a crucial role in the industry in Norway today.