40 Knit the rainbow Katie Stephenson Company Director at Cygnet Yarns Ltd talks to Craft Focus about all things knitting as she talks us through the company’s vast ranges Tell us a little bit about the company’s history – who started the company and when? Formed in 2004, Cygnet Yarns is still regarded as a relatively new brand on the hand knitting scene. Our fledgling company has battled hard to become a recognised name in an industry that is dominated by large, well established brands. Headed up by myself and Karen we pretty much fell into the industry and have loved it ever since! Where are you based? Cygnet Yarns is located in Bradford, west Yorkshire. How has the company evolved over the years? Cygnet has expanded its knitting yarn collection with new families of ranges and exciting, innovative products. We’ve increased our number at Cygnet HQ in the office and warehouse to keep up with our expanding customer base and developed an inhouse design team offering free downloadable patterns from our website. What do you specialise in? Cygnet specialises in affordable, quality hand knitting yarns to suit all crafters, tastes, and budgets. From our value Pato ranges to deluxe acrylics in our signature Cygnet ranges to natural yarns including 100 per cent pure wool and cottons we offer great selection of yarns of the highest quality. Tell us a bit about your brands. Cygnet’s brand prides itself on supplying good quality yarns at affordable prices. Our swan logo can be found on all our products symbolising our quality assurance. What new products are you currently excited about? We’ve recently expanded two of our best
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