Paula is the yarn lover and dyer behind Purple Sprouting. Originally from England, Paula has lived in the Netherlands and Scotland and now has made…
Purple Sprouting
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Dye: Acid
Makers who use Acid Dyes
Smiling Dog Farm
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Smiling Dog Farm is owned and operated by Laura Chandler and Bill Sweeney. “Over the years, we have made many friends and acquaintances in the…
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…
Yarn Shoppe Denver
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In addition to being a yarn community hub in Denver, Yarns Shoppe Denver dyes and sells its own yarns. Owner Cassandra Allen Brown says, “I…
Kelbourne Woolens
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Philadelphia based Kelbourne Woolens is Courtney Kelley and Kate Gagnon Osborn. Founded in 2008, Kelbourne Woolens is yarn for knitters, by knitters. Says their website,…
Hillsborough, New Brunswick-based Turtlepurl Yarns produces bright, self-striping fingering weight yarn, paired with matching semi-solid skeins for heels and toes. The pairings are dyed together…
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…
Windy Valley Muskox is a family owned yarn business that provides the finest luxury yarns, including Qiviut, Vicuna and Suri Alpaca. Yarns are available dyed…
Indigodragonfly Studio
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Indigodragonfly Studio in Haliburton, Ontario offers an individual and unique takes on traditional yarn dyeing, refusing to be a cog in the cookie-cutter yarn industry.…
Fibers from mYak are among the rarest and most refined in the world, from the soft undercoat of baby yaks and of Tibetan cashmere goats…