Coats and Clark's

Coats and Clark's company dates back to the 1800's. They first started out manufacturing thread. Then as they grew branched out to other products, crochet thread, thread for darning and eventually yarn. During the mid - 20th century they published many beautiful crochet and knitting patterns. They are still in business today.

For more interesting facts, here is a link to the timeline of their company:

http://www.coatsandclark.com/about+coats/history/