Australian dyer Hanna is the force behind Rose Hip Island. “I am originally from Sweden and was happy to find the great Australian knitting community…
Rose Hip Island
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Location: Australasia
Yarn and fiber dyers based in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighboring islands
Fairfield Finns is an ethically run family farm at Bullengarook in Victoria’s beautiful Macedon Ranges. “We breed our Finns for their exquisite, soft wool, their…
Australia’s Beersheba Farm offers stunningly beautiful spinning fiber from its sheep, which are not mulesed. Check out the “Castledale” top; it’s heaven. Lots of beautiful,…
Fiber Lily
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Kylie, the dyer behind Australia’s Fiber Lily, says this fiber journey “began as a therapeutic relief from anxiety and depression, as I believe it has…
Taryn is the dyer at Threaded Embrace. Taryn is sensitive to the way most animal fibers feel on the skin and works with yarns that…
Blackwattle Yarn and Fibre is the creation of Angela and Matthew Smith, which they run from Blackwattle Alpaca Farm in New South Wales, Australia. “Our…
Guntree Gully Alpacas
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Guntree Gully Alpacas is a working farm in New Zealand that is open to the public. It sells dyed and undyed alpaca yarn, mostly worsted…
Prosper Yarn
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New Zealand dyer behind Prosper Yarn says, “Warning: I am a yarn enabler! Read further at your own yarn storage risk.” Fair warning.
The story of Cat & Sparrow began when Cathy was looking for a spinning wheel. “I answered an ad on Ebay and begged the seller…
Jane, the dyer at Australia’s Moseley Park, works a sheep and wheat farm with husband Ian on Eyre Peninsula. Learning to dye started with needing…