Lion Brand Yarn Company is America's oldest manufacturer of craft yarn

Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or...

. It was founded in 1878. The company publishes a knitting

Knitting

Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...

 and crochet

Crochet

Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn, thread, or other material strands using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word "crochet", meaning hook. Hooks can be made of materials such as metals, woods or plastic and are commercially manufactured as well as produced by...

newsletter, and is involved in charitable works.

Yarn

Lion Brand Yarn Company offers a variety of yarns. Some of their most well-known yarns are Homespun, Fun Fur, Vanna's Choice, and Wool-Ease.

Lion Brand Yarn Studio

The Lion Brand Yarn Studio is a retail store located in New York, New York. The Studio sells yarn and provides knitting and crochet classes. The Studio also has custom knitting crochet services.

Website

Lion Brand's official website is the Internet's most visited yarn information website and has over 3,830 free knitting, crochet and craft patterns. Their weekly e-newsletter has over 1 million subscribers.

External links

• Lion Brand official website
• Lion Brand Yarn Studio official website