Directory of knitting and crochet designers, tech editors, yarn dyers, spinning fiber dyers, and accessories. Accessible design, diverse makers, no migraines.
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Wood artisan Jonathan Bosworth has been making beautiful tools for spinners for nearly 40 years. Bosworth drop spindles are known for their superb spin and balance. A variety of woods provide a wide range of available colors and weights.
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Originally a maker of handmade wood needles and crochet hooks, DyakCraft is now primarily a maker of interchangeable needles and hooks. Most are metal, created from molds based on the original woods after their primary wood source was destroyed by fire, although the handmade wood tools are making a comeback. DyakCraft also sells cloth cases for interchangeable sets. “We use our hands to craft the tools destined to be held in your hands. We design all our tools to be beautiful to the eye and comfortable in the hand,” the site says. Spectacularly beautiful needles and hooks, with cool coated wire cables. Equally lovely spindles.
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Melissa is the dyer behind Wild Hare Fiber Studio. Wild Hare has hand dyed and handspun yarns and spinning fiber, felting supplies, tools, kits and clubs. Colors are gorgeous, and the flashes of glow in the dark dyes are a lot of fun.
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Timber and Twine is a project of Small Acre Farm in Fort Collins, Colorado. TeDi herds the sheep and runs the yarn business, while and partner Toot creates beautiful fiber tools.
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HipStrings sells beautiful spinning fiber and yarn. It is also a maker of tools for spinning, knitting, crochet and weaving.
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Horse ’n’ Round Studio is a maker of yarn, spinning/felting supplies, and finished items. “I also have some original knitting and crochet patterns, as well as a woodworking pattern for a historical Swedish band loom,” this maker says.
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Camelot Dyeworks is a family-owned small business in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They dye all the yarns themselves and are licensed retailers of various kinds of needles and other supplies that include adorable stitch markers.
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Kathleen is the dyer at Unicorn Art Yarn in Arizona. Yarns come in a number of weights, and in BFL and Merino. There are also some saucy cross-stitch designs and cute stitch markers.
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Anita is the dyer at Walnut Farms Designs. Anita’s family has farmed the same Pennsylvania land since the 1770s, which today supports Walnut Farms’ herd of Bluefaced Leicesters. This shop sells everything from cool stitch markers (I may have bought several of these) to undyed yarns, dyeing supplies, spinning fiber and drop spindles.
