So, what is Yarn Database? This searchable, sortable site is designed to help you keep track of your favorite yarn community makers across platforms, and find new favorites. It lists knit and crochet designers, spinning fiber dyers and makers, yarn spinners and dyers, accessory shops, and tech editors. You mark your Favorites, and I’ll keep them up to date.
It’s a different approach than a pattern directory, more in keeping with “slow fashion” and building a community of makers. It de-emphasizes popularity algorithms in favor of finding makers you love.
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NOTE: Yarn Database does not link to sites that have unmarked links to Ravelry. See the About and FAQ pages for more information.
This Just In …
- Fox & Squirrel Yarns specializes in colorful, variegated hand-dyed yarn and fibre in bold and bright colorways. Hannah offers a range yarn bases and weights from single 20g mini skeins up to 100g skeins of Aran and Chunky. Fox & Squirrel dyes yarn in small batches with one of a kind …
Floofberry Fibres is an independent fibre dyeing online shop based in Norfolk, UK. Owner Steph Adams loves creating colourful, fluffy fibre that’s fun to spin. Steph hand dyes wool tops in small batches, experimenting with different colour combinations and techniques to create unique …- Amy Solovay specializes in sharing crochet patterns and stitch tutorials that are easy enough for confident beginners. Many of these are available online for free. Some are Amy’s original designs and some are from other designers. She also offers a variety of patterns and tutorials that are …
Guðlaug Svala Kristjánsdóttir thanks “autistic pattern-seeking” for pattern design skills. “I see patterns almost everywhere I look, whether in old furnishings or butterfly wings,” Guðlaug says. Patterns are available in English and Icelandic.…- Hand-dyed yarn inspired by travel! Álainn Yarns offers a wide variety of yarn types to suit your crafting needs. All yarns are hand-dyed in small batches in Northern Minnesota. Álainn is an Irish word for “beautiful.” It’s pronounced “awl-in.”…
Oink Pigments offers hand-dyed yarn, accessories, and stickers. The shop is known for its exciting colors and punny names. Designs are available on the website or through a clearly marked link to Ravelry.…- The Knitting Man Recommends is a small-batch indie dyer in rural Victoria, Australia. Color is his poetry.…
- For Roe DuBois at Which Way Crafts, every creation begins with curiosity. The yarns blend vintage inspiration, painterly technique, and a touch of adventure to explore color, texture, and form. Which Way’s hand-dyed yarns are thoughtfully crafted in small batches to spark joy and tell a story with …
WhimzeeStitches Designs offers expertly crafted knitting and crochet project bags, vibrant hand-dyed yarns, and knitting accessories. Operated by Rick from New Orleans, this gay-owned business draws inspiration from his colorful surroundings and global travel.…- Ashley Martineau has been spinning yarn for more than 20 years and is inspired by texture. Ashley has written a book, “Spinning and Dyeing Yarn,” published an online masterclass series at howtospinyarn.com, designed multiple spinning wheels with the SpinOlution company, and written articles for PLY …