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2. Kraemer Textiles Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Kraemer Textiles Inc. is a privately held American yarn manufacturing company founded in 1887, based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.It produces its own handicraft yarns under the Kraemer Yarns brand, and spins natural and manmade fibers for carpets, industrial use, and home furnishings.

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   Casting On, 305 E. College Ave., in Appleton, is a yarn specialty store that carries a wide variety of yarn and accessories, perfect for any knit or crochet project. The shop features yarn types ...

4. 5 Small Businesses Making Big, Cozy Blankets - AOL

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   Biquette. Similar to Eighth Generation, Biquette is a global collective of artists who design throw blankets. They are made to order in Long Island, New York, at one of the area's last knitting ...

5. Barrie (company) - Wikipedia

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   Knitting was an important activity in the Scottish isles in the 17th and 18th centuries. Families generally made sweaters, socks and accessories. Wool contains natural oils that offered fishermen essential protection as they went off to sea. This activity was industrialized in 1771 with the arrival of four looms.

6. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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   Knitters probably began using Fair Isle patterning in the early 1900s (decade), contrasting shades and colours of wool. [20] As they now use only natural colours, the range is limited to whites, greys, browns and blacks, or a combination produced during the carding process. Most knitwear includes only two or three colours.

7. Johnstons of Elgin - Wikipedia

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   Johnstons of Elgin is a British family-owned luxury fashion brand and manufacturer. Johnstons was founded in 1797 and is based in Elgin, Scotland.. Its process is split across two Scottish mills, a "vertically integrated" weaving mill in Elgin, where it has been headquartered since 1800, [1] and a knitting mill in the Scottish Border town of Hawick.

8. Stephen West (designer) - Wikipedia

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   Stephen West is an American knitter, fashion designer, educator, and author known for his knitting patterns and strong use of color.After beginning to publish his own patterns in 2009 on sites like Knitty [1] [better source needed] and Ravelry, [2] [better source needed] West has also published a number of knitting books under his design brand Westknits.

9. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   A comparison of yarn weights (thicknesses): the top skein is aran weight, suitable for knitting a thick sweater or hat. The manufacturer's recommended knitting gauge appears on the label: 5 to 7 stitches per inch using size 4.5 to 5.1 mm needles. The bottom skein is sock weight, specifically for knitting socks.