Noro is one of those yarns that took me a while to fall in love with....but when I fell in love I fell HARD. In my mind, Noro was loud, scratchy, and just plain not for me. However, over the last few years, I started playing with some of their new lines and I no longer use "loud" and "scratchy" when describing Noro (well, not ALL of Noro at least!)
An exercise in refined saturated color, Sonata is available in a rich palette of semi-solids. A delicious Sport Weight cotton blend for next-to-the-skin projects. We just added these 3 new colors! You can find them in-store or online HERE
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Named for the barn swallow that migrates to Japan during cherry blossom season, this is a classic worsted-weight silk/wool blend. Each oversized skein contains 656 yards making it ideal for an endless variety of one-skein projects! I love that it has the fun color changes of Ito, but with a MUCH softer hand!! We LOVE it for the Pioneer Braid Scarf. This is a free pattern we found on Raverly, but it's a class too!! You can purchase the yarn in-store or online HERE
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eisaku Noro, creator and founder of Noro Yarns. Our collaboration with Noro Yarns started in 1981, after a visit to a local yarn shop in Osaka, Japan. Standing out among the many classic yarns of Japanese and European origin was a yarn that was truly magical in appearance. Returning the following year to Japan, we were able to meet the man responsible for such beauty, Noro-san, as he was affectionately called. Tall, regal, with a sense of humor and full of passion, here was a true artist who painted with fibers to create yarns unlike any on the market at the time. Through these past forty years, as our business grew, so did our friendship. Today, Noro Yarns are distributed worldwide.
With regard to quality or artistic expression, Noro-san did not compromise. This was reflected in all he did, from the unique, eco-friendly and painstaking production methods, to the thoughtful selection of fibers from farms where animal stock is treated humanely. Noro’s vision for creating yarns was that they should inspire joy while remaining true to their natural heritage.
Although we are deeply saddened by his passing, we are confident that his life, his work and his immense contribution to our world of yarn will light the way for years to come. We are comforted in the knowledge that Takuo Noro, Noro-san's talented son, who worked side-by-side with his dad for the past twenty-five years, learned the business from the ground up. Running the business these last few years, Takuo is responsible for creating some of the most beautiful and successful Noro yarns ever, such as Ito, Akari, Kakigori, Tsubame, etc. Clearly, the apple did not fall far from the tree!
As we say good bye to our dear friend Eisaku Noro, the strong ties we’ve developed over these past forty years will continue to grow as we look to his son and successor, Takuo Noro, to continue on this creative path making evermore unique and magical yarns for another forty years!
Sonata
35% Cotton, 25% Viscose, 20% Silk, 20% Polyamide
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Tsubame
50% Silk, 25% Wool, 25% Polyamide
We added these 3 colorways...
Last week the founder of Noro Yarns passed away...here is what they said about him on the Noro Facebook page...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eisaku Noro, creator and founder of Noro Yarns. Our collaboration with Noro Yarns started in 1981, after a visit to a local yarn shop in Osaka, Japan. Standing out among the many classic yarns of Japanese and European origin was a yarn that was truly magical in appearance. Returning the following year to Japan, we were able to meet the man responsible for such beauty, Noro-san, as he was affectionately called. Tall, regal, with a sense of humor and full of passion, here was a true artist who painted with fibers to create yarns unlike any on the market at the time. Through these past forty years, as our business grew, so did our friendship. Today, Noro Yarns are distributed worldwide.
With regard to quality or artistic expression, Noro-san did not compromise. This was reflected in all he did, from the unique, eco-friendly and painstaking production methods, to the thoughtful selection of fibers from farms where animal stock is treated humanely. Noro’s vision for creating yarns was that they should inspire joy while remaining true to their natural heritage.
Although we are deeply saddened by his passing, we are confident that his life, his work and his immense contribution to our world of yarn will light the way for years to come. We are comforted in the knowledge that Takuo Noro, Noro-san's talented son, who worked side-by-side with his dad for the past twenty-five years, learned the business from the ground up. Running the business these last few years, Takuo is responsible for creating some of the most beautiful and successful Noro yarns ever, such as Ito, Akari, Kakigori, Tsubame, etc. Clearly, the apple did not fall far from the tree!
As we say good bye to our dear friend Eisaku Noro, the strong ties we’ve developed over these past forty years will continue to grow as we look to his son and successor, Takuo Noro, to continue on this creative path making evermore unique and magical yarns for another forty years!
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