About Signature Yarns
Welcome to Signature Yarns
My name is Patrick Madden and I welcome you to my Signature Yarns online store where I retail a unique selection of premium hand dyed and commercial dyed yarn bases for makers who like to hand knit, weave, crochet and machine knit.
I am based in Goderich, Ontario, Canada and ship worldwide via Canada Post, including to the USA where duty/tariffs are now calculated at checkout.
I am not open to the public, selling online only at this time and you may see me at regional yarn shows throughout Ontario when my schedule permits.
Contact Me
You may reach me by email signatureyarns@gmail.com for any questions or if you wish to inquire about my teaching or speaking at an event you are planning or guild meeting. Please note I am not providing tuition at this time but do reach out if interested.
How It All Began
Signature Yarns was born from a love of texture, colour, and making instilled in me at an early age by mother Genevieve, proprietor of Gen's Sewing & Yarn Craft Emporium, our family business operated for 21 years with locations in Goderich and Exeter Ontario.
My mother retailed fabric, yarn, notions and was an authorized Singer Sewing Machine dealer, offering the full line of domestic sewing machines, cabinets, vacuum cleaners and home knitting machines. Working at the store growing up greatly influenced my love of fashion, textiles, and most especially knitting, both by hand and on a home knitting machine.
Signature Yarns - 11 years in business and counting!
In the fall of 2014 I launched Signature Yarns and have steadily grown my business, selling yarn exclusively online and at regional yarn shows throughout Ontario. As my mother's 10th child (she gave birth to 11 children) it was a day I will never forget to have my mother Genevieve pictured with me below (pictured with sisters Susan and Barbara) attend the 2014 KW Knitter's Fair in Kitchener, Ontario as I launched Signature Yarns. The only child of her's to follow in her footsteps pursuing a career as a small business owner in textiles.
I am now based in the town of Goderich, Ontario and look forward to the next stage as I grow and evolve my business plan. I must admit the hiatus I took during the COVID Pandemic years took its toll but I have returned with a gusto to rebuilding my brand, developing new kits and introducing new yarn bases to my mix. So please share my website with your friends and knitting community. Your patronage is appreciated very much.
Superba Knitting Blog
For enthusiasts of Superba knitting machines made in France I am the author of the original Superba Knitting Blog started in 2005 and now hosted here on my website with new and updated content coming soon.
Thank you for stopping by and enjoy shopping my website. I am a one person operation and I put a lot of work into the layout and content on Signature Yarns.
Happy Knitting - Patrick Madden