Lets play, "How old is this yarn?" I found these unfinished booties in a box at my mom's house. The knitting was complete and all I had to do was sew the seams. I will add a tie and save them for a grandchild. Here's the kicker, my mom doesn't remember if she made them or if her mother made them. I thought that figuring out the date of the yarn might help the mystery. Any ideas?

Thank you Janus48 for the email to the manufacturer. The best answer so far is at this link but I'll copy and paste too.

This is for Sewmom and those of you who wondered about the age of the RedHeart Orlon Pompadour yarn. I got an email back from Coats & Clark and here's the answer.......... "Thank you for your recent inquiry about the age of Red Heart Orlon Pompadour. That product was manufactured in the 1960's and 70's, although we can't give you a specific date for the skein you have. The records for that manufacturing run have long since been discarded.


Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,

Ann Blalock
Manager, Consumer Information

I think late 60's also. I look forward to hearing if the company writes back.

I agree the 60"s. I think I still have some of this type of yarn. About 10 years ago I stopped at a yard sale and the lady had scads and scads of yarn for sale. I bought it all for $20. I think there were over 100 skeins of yarn. What a bargain that was!! Hugs, Mary

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by sewmom 15 Mar 2014

Wow!

Hmmm, I would say late '60s or very early '70's judging by the label and the price...85 cents per skein...it will be interesting to see if Coats & Clark's replies to the questions by Janus48...

In the 1960's my mum worked in a mill where they made "orlon" yarn. It started to be called "acrylic" in the '70s.

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by sewmom 12 Mar 2014

Good clue. Thank you.

It may have been discontinued in 1965 or before. At least that is what I could come up with.
Muffy :)

No clue and the first thing I also thought about is to contact Coats and Clark. Good luck.

I have contacted Red Heart...we'll see if they write back with an answer and I will let you know.

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by sewmom 11 Mar 2014

Ohh! What a great idea! Thank you.

The last item Grandma Ida made for me. Adding the roses was hard because of her cataracts.

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by sewdoctor 12 Mar 2014

Beautiful!

by ajmmjs 12 Mar 2014

second that!!!!

by cfidl 20 Mar 2014

Wow! That is a beautiful heirloom.

I think it was from the late 70's or early 80's. I know I use to use a lot of the orlon yarn. Hope this helps.

Betty B.

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by sewmom edited 11 Mar 2014

Thank you.
Grandma passed away in 1993. The last baby things she made for my children were in 1988. She made a set that actually matched this but it was variegated yarn and it included hat, booties, sweater, and blanket. So maybe grandma made it or maybe my mom made it to match what grandma was making.

by sewmom edited 11 Mar 2014

She made me an afghan after that but I had to beg. Her eye sight wasn't good and so it was hard to knit. I treasure that afghan.

by sewmom edited 11 Mar 2014

Or maybe grandma was working on another set for my second boy who just turned 24 by the way : )
I wish grandma could have met my girls : (

Haven't a clue, but the color is lovely.

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by sewmom 11 Mar 2014

Thank you. I like it too.