HipStrings sells beautiful spinning fiber and yarn. It is also a maker of tools for spinning, knitting, crochet and weaving. Custom fiber blends are available,…
Fiber Source: South Africa
Makers who use fiber sourced from South Africa
Paca La Alpaca
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The maker behind Paca La Alpaca hand-dyes in small batches from a studio in Guadalajara. Colorways range from neon semi-solids to gentle variegated skeins. There…
Midknit Cravings Yarn Co
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Jaedyn and Tara are the Canadian sisters behind Midknit Cravings Yarn Co. “Midknit Cravings came to be when we discovered gorgeous hand-dyed yarn online,” they…
Hamilton Yarns
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Longtime knitter and designer Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton has a beautiful line of mainly silk yarns. Most are semi-solid. Note: Some yarn pages have well marked…
Stucken Yarn Store
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Stucken Yarn Store sells ethically and sustainably produced undyed yarns. The close proximity of their mill to mohair and wool farms connects them to the…
African Expressions
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African Expressions was born from the desire to share Africa’s natural beauty with the rest of the world. Fiber comes from local farmers. Yarn is…
Karoo Moon
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Karoo Moon is based on the outskirts of the historical Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda. “We live to source and spin the most beautiful natural…
Dye House Yarns
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South African dyer Dye House Yarns makes every effort to conserve water, beginning its process with collected rain water. Once a dye bath is exhausted,…
Stellar Fibreworks
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Stellar Fibreworks yarn is hand-dyed, often with roof-harvested rain water in Cape Town, South Africa. The wind off the sea infuses the yarn with a…
Madeleine is the dyer at Yama Yarn. “Adding color to yarn is my art; it is my creative expression and interpretation of the natural beauty…