Persian yarn,100% wool, imported and stocked in our Scarborough
warehouse.
This top quality yarn comes in 418 shades and is available in 1/4 lb hanks (178
yards) and 8 yard skeins (packed 12 to a box). A 1/4 hank of
Paternayan Persian Yarn can be stretched and cut at both ends to yield
approximately 190 33" strands which can be retailed individually or sold in
small put ups. Alternatively, the 8 yard skeins are ideal for stores
emphasizing self-service. A special assortment of 8
yard skeins
is available: 1/2 box each of 418 shades. Click
here for Paternayan Colour Charts.
Available on a special order basis: Paternayan Rug Yarn (1/4 lb, 62
yard, hanks), Paternayan Crewel Yarn (1/4 lb, 750 yard hanks and 1 lb, 3000 yard
hanks),
and Cloisonne thread.
... from the JCAź Inc. Paternayan Persian Yarn Color Card.
Harry and Karnick Paternayan immigrated to America from their native Turkey in 1916. Their vocation, repairing genuine Persian carpets, led them to develop a wool yarn of quality, durability, and luxurious color they had know in their homeland. The result of their effort was Paternayan Persian 100% virgin wool, which would soon be discovered and established by American needleartists as the standard fiber used for all types of needlecraft.
Harry and Karnick found a unique breed of sheep grown only in New Zealand whose lambs (upon their first shearing, at eighteen months instead of the usual one year) produce an especially soft, especially white, and especially long-fibred wool. Accepting nothing less than the finest spinning available anywhere in the world, they brought their wool to the Yorkshire section of England, where "flyer" spinning machines were in operation. Unlike the so-called "fast and efficient" spinning machines of the modern era, these special machines slowly and precisely polished each and every fiber as they spun the wool. Because of its long-fibered wool and the spinning process, Paternayan Persian Yarn exhibits great strength and resilience which prevents the yarn from breaking and fraying during stitching -- a common weakness in lesser yarns. Due to the unusual whiteness of the lamb's wool and the polishing of the fibers, the yarn exhibited a luster that approaches a "glow". The rest is history.