by Joy | Sep 9, 2020 | 4ply yarns, colour inspiration, dyeing techniques
Our splodge yarns have become one of the most popular things we sell. They’re great fun to work with, but the way they’re dyed means they’re pretty time consuming to make. One of my jobs for last week was to try to figure out a quicker way of...
by Joy | May 11, 2020 | 4ply yarns, dyeing techniques, self striping sock yarn
Self striping sock yarn is one of my favourite things to knit with. There’s something magical about watching the colours appear with no extra effort. When we have self striping sock yarn at shows we sometimes get asked why it is so expensive. That’s a good...
by Joy | Feb 11, 2020 | dyeing techniques
We use the term custom spun yarn in several of out listings. What does it mean? When we buy yarn to dye there are a couple of routes we can take. One to to buy a yarn which the mill produces for everyone. Our BFL Masham is an example of this. The mill spins it and...
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