Canadian Yarn Brands

2. Lichen and Lace

71/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Partly assembled in Canada (Sackville, New Brunswick)

Head office in Sackville, New BrunswickFounded 2012

Lichen and Lace is a hand dye studio in Sackville, New Brunswick, started by Megan after she sold Lettuce Knit in Toronto in 2012. Colour goes on in that studio. Rustic Heather Sport is Canadian wool spun in New Brunswick at Canada's oldest woolen mill, then dyed by the studio. Other bases are GOTS organic merino, and the merino's country is not stated.

Brand ownership: Megan, founder, Sackville studio
Ultimate parent: Independent, Canada
Manufacturing: Dyed in Sackville. One base spun in New Brunswick.
Ingredient origin: Canadian wool on Rustic Heather; merino country not stated
Official claim: No single made-in-Canada claim for every base

lichenandlace.com Source: About Source: Lichen and LaceVerified September 2026

Lichen and Lace Yarn we list

Lichen and Lace Wild Flowers Yarn

Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

Lichen and Lace Pressed Flowers Yarn

Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

3. Nunavut Qiviut

40/100 · Limited Canadian ties

Origin unverified

Head office in Churchill, ManitobaFounded 2015

Nunavut Qiviut is a Canadian company. It began as a sole proprietorship and became Wild Qiviut Canada Ltd. on July 1, 2021. The story starts in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, beside a large muskox range. The office is now in Churchill, Manitoba. The about page never names the mill that spins the qiviut, merino, or silk.

Brand ownership: Wild Qiviut Canada Ltd.
Ultimate parent: Wild Qiviut Canada Ltd. (Canada)
Manufacturing: Spinning mill not disclosed
Ingredient origin: Arctic fibre from the Kugluktuk region; blend fibres not traced
Official claim: No mill location published

nunavutqiviut.com Source: About Source: Nunavut QiviutVerified September 2026

Nunavut Qiviut Yarn we list (6 of 11)

Nunavut Qiviut Roving

Nunavut Qiviut 30% Arctic Fox Blend Yarn

Nunavut Qiviut 30% Qiviut Yarn

Nunavut Qiviut 30% Qiviut: 60% Superfine Merino: 10% Silk Yarn

Nunavut Qiviut Lace Yarn

Nunavut Qiviut Arctic Hare Lace Yarn

Which brands of yarn are not Canadian?

These 6 brands are popular in Canada but score lower on fyiCanada’s Canadian score, because they’re foreign-owned, made elsewhere, or both.

1. Bernat

14/100 · Imported

Head office in Listowel, Ontario

Bernat is one of the yarn names Spinrite sells through mass merchants and craft stores. Spinrite closed the Listowel, Ontario manufacturing plant on July 25, 2025. Comvest Partners and JW Levin, both American, have co-owned the company since 2018. A Listowel office and distribution centre stayed open. No new Canadian mill was named.

Brand ownership: Spinrite Inc.
Ultimate parent: Comvest Partners and JW Levin (United States)
Manufacturing: Listowel mill closed July 25, 2025. New mill not named.
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim on the brand page

yarnspirations.com Source: Bernat Yarn Source: TorQuest Partners Completes Sale of SpinriteVerified September 2026

Bernat Yarn we list

Bernat Super Value Yarn

Bernat Blanket Yarn

2. Caron

14/100 · Imported

Head office in Listowel, Ontario

Spinrite bought the Caron brand from National Spinning in 2011. Spinrite then closed its Listowel, Ontario factory on July 25, 2025. Comvest Partners and JW Levin, both American, have co-owned Spinrite since 2018. A Listowel office and distribution centre stayed. Caron One Pound is sold at Walmart Canada, and no Canadian mill is named for it.

Brand ownership: Spinrite Inc.
Ultimate parent: Comvest Partners and JW Levin (United States)
Manufacturing: Listowel mill closed July 25, 2025. New mill not named.
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim on the brand page

yarnspirations.com Source: Bernat Yarn Source: TorQuest Partners Completes Sale of SpinriteVerified September 2026

Caron Yarn we list

Caron One Pound Yarn

Caron Simply Soft Yarn

3. Patons

14/100 · Imported

Head office in Listowel, Ontario

Patons is the wool name knitters treat as Canadian, and it belongs to Spinrite. That company closed its Listowel, Ontario factory on July 25, 2025. Comvest Partners and JW Levin, both American, have co-owned Spinrite since 2018. A Listowel office and distribution centre stayed. The brand page does not name a new Canadian mill.

Brand ownership: Spinrite Inc.
Ultimate parent: Comvest Partners and JW Levin (United States)
Manufacturing: Listowel mill closed July 25, 2025. New mill not named.
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim on the brand page

yarnspirations.com Source: Bernat Yarn Source: TorQuest Partners Completes Sale of SpinriteVerified September 2026

Patons Yarn we list

Patons Astra Yarn

Patons Classic Wool Worsted Yarn

4. Red Heart

14/100 · Imported

Head office in Listowel, Ontario

Coats sold Red Heart to Spinrite in 2019, along with a manufacturing site in Albany and sites in Toccoa and Douglas. Spinrite, co-owned by American firms Comvest Partners and JW Levin since 2018, then closed its Listowel, Ontario factory on July 25, 2025. A Listowel office and distribution centre stayed. Red Heart Super Saver is sold at Walmart Canada.

Brand ownership: Spinrite Inc.
Ultimate parent: Comvest Partners and JW Levin (United States)
Manufacturing: Listowel mill closed July 25, 2025. New mill not named.
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim on the brand page

yarnspirations.com Source: Bernat Yarn Source: TorQuest Partners Completes Sale of SpinriteVerified September 2026

Red Heart Yarn we list

Red Heart Soft Yarn

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn

5. Lily Sugar'n Cream

10/100 · Imported

Head office in Listowel, Ontario

Lily Sugar'n Cream is a Spinrite cotton yarn. The Canadian shop page says it is made of 100% USA grown cotton. Spinrite closed its Listowel, Ontario factory on July 25, 2025. Comvest Partners and JW Levin, both American, have co-owned Spinrite since 2018. A Listowel office and distribution centre stayed. The cotton's country is the United States.

Brand ownership: Spinrite Inc.
Ultimate parent: Comvest Partners and JW Levin (United States)
Manufacturing: Listowel mill closed July 25, 2025. New mill not named.
Ingredient origin: 100% USA grown cotton
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim on the brand page

yarnspirations.com Source: Bernat Yarn Source: TorQuest Partners Completes Sale of SpinriteVerified September 2026

Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn we list

Lily Sugar'n Cream Scrub Off Yarn

10/100

Lily Sugar'n Cream The Original Yarn

10/100

6. Lion Brand

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Carlstadt, New JerseyFounded 1878

Lion Brand Yarn Company is a family business started in New York City in 1878. David Blumenthal describes a corporate centre in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and a design centre in Manhattan. The about page also names a base in Georgia. None of those pages name a mill in Canada, or say which country spins the yarn.

Brand ownership: Lion Brand Yarn Company, Blumenthal family
Ultimate parent: Family-owned, United States
Manufacturing: Mill country not disclosed
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No made-in-Canada claim

OEKO-TEX Standard 100

lionbrand.com Source: About Us Source: About David BlumenthalVerified September 2026

Lion Brand Yarn we list

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0/100

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