The Natural Beauty of Shetland Yarns
The colors of Shetland’s sheep are a great source of knitterly inspiration. Hear how Gudrun Johnston uses naturals in color-filled palettes.
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The colors of Shetland’s sheep are a great source of knitterly inspiration. Hear how Gudrun Johnston uses naturals in color-filled palettes.
Falling in love with vibrant, unique yarns, a journalist-turned-entrepreneur has discovered the joy of connecting eager knitters with independent dyers.
Knit a finewool grown close to home: American Targhee.
How does High Desert Worsted stand up to the give-and-take, push-and-pull of a slipped-stitch motif? Kate’s here to cast on.
For knitters who fret about soil degradation or want guarantees that the wool yarn they’re sniffing comes from non-mulesed sheep, there’s a certification for that.
BFL, Targhee, Dorset, and other breed-specific wool yarns each fill their own special knitwear niche.
The author of Slow Knitting on opting out of shrinkproof yarn and falling in love with the variety of natural wools
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How one Oregon ranch leads the way to traceable, sustainable, responsible wool
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What should you do with your intriguing new skeins of farm-grown yarn? After developing a line of yarns from her own flock, the author and shepherd has some good advice.
Breaking out of the breed-specific mold, some shepherds crossbreed for the variety of traits they want in a fleece and yarn.