Rowan startede sit liv oven på en købmandsforretning i en landsby nær Huddersfield i West Yorkshire, England, i 1978. Fra starten var deres forretningsfokus at fremvise naturlige fibre i en farvepalet. I næsten 50 år har deres ultimative mission været den samme, som den altid har været – at tilbyde et udvalg af garner af høj kvalitet kombineret med designerinspiration, som deres følgere vil finde en fornøjelse at strikke med og bruge. Rowan er flittig bruger af designere som Lisa Richardson, Kaffe Fasset and Arne and Carlos, Georgia Farrel, Erika Knight.
Rowan started life above a grocery store in a village near Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, England in 1978. From the start their business focus was to showcase natural fibres in a paint-box colour palette. For almost 50 years, their ultimate mission remains the same as it's always been—to offer a selection of high-quality yarns paired with designer-led inspiration that their followers will find a pleasure to knit with and to wear. Rowan is a frequent user of designers such as Lisa Richardson, Kaffe Fasset and Arne and Carlos, Georgia Farrel, Erika Knight.