Along with Berg, Fechter is perhaps the best known of the Austrian manufacturers, especially in the UK.

The Beginning:

The business was started after WW2 by Wilhelm and Berta Fechter.  Berta Fechter [nee Bohn] came from Neustadt, a town at the heart of German Doll and Teddy production where she learnt her trade working at the factory of Nicol Steiner.  The Fechters moved to Graz after the war, possibly a wise move as Neustadt became part of Eastern Germany after the wall went up.  They started their business in a house in the Leonhardbach district and registered it in 1949.  Their first products were reputedly made from any available materials including American army blankets but they quickly progressed to good quality mohair as it became available and later to synthetic plush.