Woollenflower is a small natural-dye and textile studio, based in Glasgow’s east end and run by Australian-born horticulturist and craftsperson Julia Billings. “With a particular…
Woollenflower
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Dye: Natural
Makers who use Natural Dyes, including Botanical Dyes
Seaweed Shepherdess
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Sian lives on Orkney’s most northerly island, North Ronaldsay, where the sheep live on the beach and eat seaweed. Their fleece is hand clipped and…
Yarn Matter
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Erin Battle is the designer and dyer at Yarn Matter. “I design crochet patterns, and I dye yarn using natural materials,” Erin says. “I am…
knottygurlcrochet
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Bethany is the Toronto-based small-batch dyer behind knottygurlcrochet. Bethany is also a crochet and knitwear designer. Sales are presently through a LYS in Toronto, with…
FelinFach Natural Textiles is an independent Welsh company based at a 200-year-old former flour mill in the Preseli mountain area of Pembrokeshire. “When I struggled…
Isle Inspired Yarn
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Isle Inspired Yarn features naturally dyed and undyed yarns from UK sheep breeds, some of it handspun.
Dyers Wool offers sock, sport, and bulky yarn made with Colorado-grown wool, milled in the US. Their hand-dyed yarns are combinations of local wool and/or…
Yarn Over Floyd
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Yarn Over Floyd, situated in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, uses only natural dyes. Owner Siobhan also runs a farm, and the website is full of…
Victoria is the Philadelphia-based owner, designer, and natural dyer at Purl Scout Yarns. “My dyes are extracted from things like food scraps … or natural…
Wooly Witch of the West
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Madeline is the dyer behind Wooly Witch of the West. Madeline has had a deep love of wild lands since childhood, and a fascination with…