In order to prevent a drop in quality, the Hakata-ori Company was established in 1880, which became Hakata-ori Trade Organization six years later, and after going through transitions, became the current Hakata-ori Textile Industrial Association as a capitalized association.
品質低下を防止するため1880年に博多織会社が設立、6年後に博多織同業組合となり、変遷を経て、出資組合である現在の博多織工業組合となった。