Australian dyer Julie of Dyed by Hand Yarns started textile adventures at an early age. Today, Julie is “surrounded by an Australian rural setting I…
Dyed by Hand Yarns
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Weight: Fingering
Fingering, Sock and 4-ply
New York state’s Loop Fiber Studio, run by Stephanie Gorin, produces Yin Yang yarn, a lovely marl that is available in one colorway and its…
Jill Draper Makes Stuff
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Jill Draper Makes Stuff is a truly handmade company. Its hand-dyed yarn is made in many cases from locally sourced wool and spun in the…
Daughter of a Shepherd
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The Daughter of a Shepherd journey began the Hebridean sheep who graze Escrick Park Estate, shepherded by the owner’s father, John Atkinson. With a firm…
Coop Knits
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Sock designer extraordinaire Rachel Coopey’s Coop Knits offers everything from heathered solids to ultra-bright neon sock yarn. Rachel’s clever pattern books are available on the…
Queen’s Yarn Boutique
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Roshelle is the owner and dyer of Queen’s Yarn Boutique yarns. “I started dyeing yarn because when I went to yarn shops, I could not…
The Crochet Cove
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The Crochet Cove, a home-based business in the Washington, D.C., area, specializes in luxury wool and wool blends for the modern crocheter and knitter. “Our…
Emma’s Yarn
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Emma’s Yarn was started by Emma, a then 15-year-old home-schooled student who was dying yarn for a math lesson about ratios and fell in love…
A Hundred Ravens
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A Hundred Ravens is a small studio in New Hampshire producing “amazing hand-dyed yarn.” Their definition of amazing holds up: consistent color, stability, no knots,…
Having fallen completely in love with alpacas, Katie Seal, the maker behind Sealy MacWheely yarns, quickly learned to spin and then to dye. In 2018,…