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A YARNS TALE<br />
Part 2<br />
………………………<br />
From Origin to<br />
Design, development<br />
of the Yarn<br />
By Katie Calvert<br />
In part 2, Katie Calvert discovers how <strong>Rowan</strong><br />
chooses which yarn you’ll be coveting this season.<br />
The sheep have been sheared, the silk has been spun<br />
and the cotton harvested. But how does it become a<br />
part of the <strong>Rowan</strong> collection, to be lovingly crafted<br />
into your treasured garment?<br />
Each season, there may be a few <strong>Rowan</strong> yarns that<br />
have to make space to accommodate newer, fresher<br />
ones, giving way to more of the wide variety of<br />
luxury yarns that we’ve all admired over the years.<br />
The discovery of these new yarns takes time and<br />
passion, and involves both travelling abroad to trade<br />
shows and staying closer to home for more locally<br />
spun yarn. Textile trade shows take place across the<br />
world in order for companies <strong>with</strong>in the industry to<br />
showcase and demonstrate their latest products to<br />
both trade partners and customers, <strong>with</strong> few open<br />
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