Lantern Moon was an organization based in 2001 that produced knitting needles and different instruments with the purpose of supporting artisans in Southeast Asia. I’m not completely positive of the backstory on what occurred with the corporate, however they stopped posting on their Fb web page in March 2019.
It was lately introduced that KnitPro, the corporate behind Knitter’s Pleasure and KnitPro manufacturers, had acquired the rights to the Lantern Moon model and was producing needles beneath that title once more.
Based on a information launch, Lantern Moon’s founders, Joel and Sharon Woodcock, could have “ongoing enterprise and inventive collaboration” within the firm.
Joel stated that, after visiting the corporate’s manufacturing unit in India, “we got here away assured that Lantern Moon merchandise would profit from KnitPro’s manufacturing experience. We had been particularly happy to see that the Ebony they are going to be utilizing within the manufacturing of the knitting needles will keep true to the unique design.”
Whereas merchandise are listed on their web site it doesn’t appear like it’s potential to order needles or different merchandise straight from them, however yow will discover details about outlets that promote their merchandise on their web site.
[Photo via Lantern Moon.]
