Thanks for stopping by my Yarn Dyeing page!

Here you’ll find my yarn dyeing techniques and stories, as well as scads of pictures! Feel free to grab some Kool-ade and wool, roll up your sleeves and start creating some amazing colors! Or just hang out and see what I come up with next!

The Makings of a Beautiful Thing

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January 23, 2013
dk weight cashmere yarn

  This cashmere yarn has been through a lot. I ordered it back in November, I think. It sat on the shelves for awhile, as I was a little afraid to dye it up… after all, it was cashmere!!  Oh, the buttery softness! How could I even risk messing it up? Who knows what came [...]

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Holiday Hours and Updates!

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December 20, 2012
recycled saree silk yarn

Exciting news you don’t want to miss! Make sure to read through to the end for juicy new product info… •For starters, I am shutting down operations until the start of the New Year. I really want to spend as much time as possible with family and friends during the holiday season.      -You [...]

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New Things and Hideousness

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November 20, 2012
superwash merino wool sock yarn

I dyed up the most hideous yarn colorway the other day. It was so hideous that I didn’t even take a picture. It was a horrid, bright orange and garish black with a tinge of mahogany. I thought, “Nobody will EVER want this hideous monstrosity of a colorway!”  I can’t emphasize the word “hideous” enough. [...]

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Two New Colors! CRIMSON and PUMPKIN SPICE

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October 31, 2012
merino wool superwash yarn in red

I’ve got two new, delicious semi-solid colors for you! • “CRIMSON:” A semi-solid, deep, blood red… a devilishly neutral red; not a blue red, not an orange red. Just saturated, bold and perfect, for projects that demand attention.  Photo above! (I’m making some mittens out of this right now and the pattern will be published [...]

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New Yarn Colorway: Painter’s Palette!

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October 22, 2012
painters palette new yarn colorway rainbow

I cannot help it. I adore working with color. In frustration years ago, of not being able to knit or crochet fast enough to suit my fancy, I took up yarn and wool dyeing. And it was love at first dip. Ever since, everywhere I look, I see inspiration for yarn colorways. Cinnamon buns in [...]

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Mountain Ash Berries – Newest Yarn Colorway Now on the Site!

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October 16, 2012
berry colors natural wool yarn

The story behind this colorway…I’ve been spotting these adorable little red berries for weeks now… I had no idea what they were, but everyday when I drove to my fella’s house, I would see these berries in one of his neighbor’s yard. “I must snap a picture of those!” I thought to myself. So as [...]

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Fall to Winter Yarn Club 2012 – Open for 2 Weeks

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October 11, 2012
black, gray and white picture of yarn

It’s finally gone live! The epic Fall to Winter Yarn Club for 2012 is open and ready for registration… But only until October 25th or until all the slots fill up. I would love to delve into all the juicy details, but you can click here and read all about it. I hope you get [...]

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1. You Are Amazing 2. New Items! 3. Random Updates

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October 9, 2012
al the owl finger puppet stuffed animal

Say hi to Al, my new owl finger puppet. More on him soon… but first! I have to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I’m sitting here in my new studio, drinking my coffee, listening to the hot water pipes creak and complain and feeling the chill creeping in from the cool 32 [...]

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It’s Happening

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April 14, 2012
springtime north pole

I know I promised you a pattern in this post, but I’m going to squeeze this mini post in first! Pattern will be next! Well, for anybody who has ever lived in far-northern regions, you know many people here tend to live for the summer. The summers where I live are really gorgeous. Sunny, perfect [...]

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Dyeing, Dyeing, Dyeing.

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April 8, 2012
buy gradient color shift sock yarn

  Hello dear fellow yarnies and happy Easter Sunday to ya! I am up and about and about to tackle my horrendously messy bedroom. I couldn’t find a certain knitting needle size yesterday and so pulled everything off my shelves and out of my cubbies in search for it. Once the floor was covered in [...]

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