While training a sheepdog, the proprietor of Tine & Floyd noticed that fleeces were being used as dog bedding. The trainer explained that wool prices…
Fiber: Corriedale
Corriedale and blends
Jess learned to knit in Oregon, and Kathleen learned in Australia. Now they celebrate their love of fiber by operating Ginger Twist Studio in Scotland.…
Penberth Yarns proprietor Sarah Whittle is a fiber artist, hand spinner, weaver, knitter and crocheter based near Land’s End in Cornwall. “In fact, I love…
Hand-dyer Natasha is the proprietor of Nottingham-based Sheep on Mars. Natasha’s love of wool began with spinning. That led Natasha into hand-dyeing, which became such…
Sea Change Fibers
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Sarah is the dyer behind Sea Change Fibers, based in amazing Santa Cruz, California. Sea Change was born out of a desire to combine the…
Almas Whitton is the Epsom, UK dyer who runs WitchCraftyLady. “I spin my own yarns, dye fiber for spinners, make mini skein sets of hand…
Blacker Yarns
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Blacker Yarns is the producer for you if you love breed-specific wools and “woolly wools.” The interface is great, too. You can search by breed,…
Skein Queen
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Skein Queen is based in Royal Berkshire. Each of its colorways is dyed in small batches, and most are limited editions. There are also 64…
Briar Rose Fibers in Caledonia, Michigan offers large skeins of beautiful, rich, earthy colors. Dyer Chris Roosien told Stepping Away from the Edge, “I’ve been…
Bare Naked Wools
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Bare Naked Wool’s custom-spun artisan yarns are carefully curated by knit designer Anne Hanson to produce exceptional finished fabrics for handknitters and fiber artists. “We…