Where Is Patons Wool Made?
Patons® Yarn Is a Yarn Brand Owned by Spinrite, a Canadian Yarn Manufacturer. Our Patons Yarn Offerings Include Synthetic Yarns, Natural Yarns and Natural...
Patons® Yarn is a yarn brand owned by Spinrite, a Canadian yarn manufacturer. Our Patons yarn offerings include synthetic yarns, natural yarns and natural blended yarn. For a 100% wool yarn try Classic Wool that comes in solids, bulky weights, a roving and a DK Superwash.
Where is Patons yarn manufactured?
The large factory in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, a 35-acre site, employed over 2,000 people in the 1960s. The business was sold in the late 1980s, and by 1982 the factory employed 604 people. It passed through several owners until 1995 when it produced its last bail of yarn.
Is Patons wool made in Australia?
Patons established itself in Australia with its first mill built in Tasmania in 1923. For decades, Patons was the leading hand knitting yarn brand but due to the market conditions in the mid 1980's, Patons felt the decline and eventually amalgamated with Alliance Textiles, New Zealand in 1996.