Ce started The Uncommon Thread in 2010 after knitting for a few years and becoming completely addicted to hand-dyed yarns. Ce loves color, texture and…
The Uncommon Thread
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Location: Europe
Yarn and fiber dyers in based in Europe (includes UK and EU categories)
While training a sheepdog, the proprietor of Tine & Floyd noticed that fleeces were being used as dog bedding. The trainer explained that wool prices…
Kissi is a small independent textile designer producing exquisite hand-dyed yarns from the KKISSI studio in Bath. Kissi works with natural fibers to create an…
Daughter of a Shepherd
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The Daughter of a Shepherd journey began the Hebridean sheep who graze Escrick Park Estate, shepherded by the owner’s father, John Atkinson. With a firm…
Coop Knits
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Sock designer extraordinaire Rachel Coopey’s Coop Knits offers everything from heathered solids to ultra-bright neon sock yarn. Rachel’s clever pattern books are available on the…
Having fallen completely in love with alpacas, Katie Seal, the maker behind Sealy MacWheely yarns, quickly learned to spin and then to dye. In 2018,…
Austrian dyer Katrin is the artist behind Wollelfe, an Austrian shop that creates gradient-dyed yarn. “Since 2012, we dye everything by hand in our yarn…
Sally Davies’ Garthenor yarn company helped write the first ever organic standards for woollen yarns. “In 2003, we became the first company in the world…
Jess learned to knit in Oregon, and Kathleen learned in Australia. Now they celebrate their love of fiber by operating Ginger Twist Studio in Scotland.…
Gina is the spinner and dyer behind Spring Mill Terrace yarns. “Everything is made by me here in Caerphilly, where I also hold spinning classes,”…
