Natural Dye Kit: Dye-Lishus® Nature’s Paintbox
So today I’ll be demoing Nature’s Paintbox which contains Dye-Lishus Cotton® with Aquarelle Plant Extract® liquid dyes in a kit. So the cool thing about Dye-Lishus Cotton®...
Staff Picks! Sara
Staff Picks! Here is where once a month the staff picks a product that is either new or a favorite and reviews it!
So I thought we could...
Leftover Yarn
Look for something to do with you left over hanks, scraps, or chunks of yarn?
Some of our ideas are relatively well known, but it never hurts to...
Recycled Sari Silk: Yarns and Fiber
Sari sometimes translated to “strip of cloth” is the traditional women’s garment in the Indian subcontinent. Saris are made with a few different types of fibers, but...
Easter is comming!
Easter is around the corner and is Spring coming with it. We've brain stormed some awesome ideas for your Easter projects and you've got plenty of time...
The Dye Lot Dilemma!
When you suddenly realize you don’t have enough skeins for your intended project, whatever the reason. Your dog ate your final skein, you thought you had enough...
Lots and Lots of Dye Lots
A Dye Lot is a batch of yarn that was dyed together at the same time under the same conditions. A dye lot generally has very little...
Knitting with Mohair
Knitting with Mohair
I’m brain storming, now in the cold weather time as I imagine the warmth of summer, I want handmade garments for summer. I have decided...
Doubling Yarn and Gauge
Foremost these are guidelines, PLEASE knit your swatches! You don’t know what your piece will look like unless you play around a little with the gauge.
Here is...
Knitting Abbreviations
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