Maine’s Swans Island Company makes yarns from local flocks and GOTS-certified organic merino. Yarns are spun on vintage machinery and then hand-dyed, often with natural…
Swans Island Company
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Fiber: Alpaca
Alpaca and blends
DyeForYarn
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German dyers Nicole and Cordula started DyeForYarn when they couldn’t find the shades they wanted for their lace shawls. Today, DyeForYarn stands for hand-dyed yarns…
Fyberspates
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Jeni is the maker behind Fyberspates. “We love strong vibrant hues contrasted with soft metallic grays. We believe that texture is important to show off…
Explorer Knits + Fibers
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Ali is the yarn dyer and knitter behind Explorer Knits + Fibers. “My passion for dyeing is something I could have never expected,” Ali says.…
Shenandoah Fiber Mill
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David and Susan Rabern, owners and operators of Oak Tree Farm, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia raise alpacas and run the Shenandoah…
Mirasol yarns was founded by Norwegians Kari Hestnes and Per Svendsen to support the Mirasol School, which educates children in an isolated part of Peru,…
Misti Alpaca
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Peruvian dyer Misti Alpaca sells alpaca, cotton and silk yarns. Most yarns are shown as knitted samples, including knitted socks for the sock yarns. The…
Taiu and Kersti Landra handpaint most Koigu yarn, which is spun on 1960s equipment in their shop outside Toronto. Offerings include matched color sets and…
John Arbon started the John Arbon Textiles mill, along with wife Juliet. John Arbon Textiles is based on a very simple concept: a return to…
Angora Online sells fiber and yarn from their own bunny friends and from other fibers from BFL to Bamboo. “Our beautiful yarns are made from…