Adrian is a designer and dyer living in Western Massachusetts. Adrian designs mainly colorwork patterns and hand-dyes a variety of wools for handspinners and felters,…
Consideration: Local Fiber
Dyers that use Local Fiber for at least some of their products.
Tania Jane of TJFrog’s first love is Dorset buttons, so the site offers lots of buttons and related items, even Dorset button stitch markers. TJFrog…
Armscote Manor
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The Williams family has raised rare-breed sheep and tulips for years at Armscote Manor. The site sells hand-knit items, tulips, yarns and even sheep, with…
Lynzi and is the UK dyer behind Hooking Marvellous Yarns. A knitter and crocheter, Lynzi says, “It wasn’t long before I started dyeing yarn myself.…
The Isle of Skye Natural Dye Company
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The Isle of Skye Natural Dye Company was begun as Shilasdair Yarns more than 40 years ago by Eva Lambert. Situated in Waternish on Skye,…
Phi Beta Paca™ Alpacas & Yarns
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Phi Beta Paca™ is a little bit of everything. It’s an alpaca farm. It’s a yarn brand. It’s a shop in the beautiful artists’ community…
Gathered Sheep Yarns
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Gathered Sheep Yarns is a one-woman dye studio owned by Sarah, who has a deep passion for color. GSY focuses on working with natural products…
Cartref Yarn
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Zoë and Jennie are best friends who met through a mutual love of knitting and good yarn. “We decided we wanted to create an entirely…
The Birlinn Yarn Company
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The Birlinn Yarn company is a spin-off of the Hebrides Sunhill croft. “We are proud of the Norse and Hebridean heritage bred into our sheep.…
Snugly hidden away in the Strathbogie Ranges of North-East Victoria, Granite Haven Llamas keeps free-range Gotland sheep and, of course, llamas. The farm sells fleece…