Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Mitchell Wool Co and American Fiber
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 20, 2023, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
I’m excited to welcome Mitchell Wool Co back to Indie Untangled! This year, along with selling yarn from sheep raised on their farm and dyed with plants they grow,…
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What to stash this week: Introducing the Heritage Wool Collective from Indie Untangled
I’m excited to launch the Heritage Wool Collective, a new yarn subscription that combines small-batch wool yarns with the magic of hand-dyed color.
Every other month, starting in February, you’ll receive:
• One, two or four skeins of a specially-selected non-Superwash wool or wool blend yarn, dyed by an indie dyer in a surprise color
• A pamphlet with information on the yarn base and indie dyer
• Pattern suggestions for your yardage …
Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Knitty City
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 20, 2023, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
Manhattan yarn shop Knitty City has been a longtime supporter of Indie Untangled and I’m so thrilled that they are a sponsor of our 10th anniversary event!…
What to stash this week: A local collaboration
The Conifer Collective, Megan of Huck & Rae Fiber Studio and Meadow of Spindrift Fiber Boutique — have collaborated on a special project called the Heritage Breed Box. They worked with local shepherds to source and developed a blend of Navajo Churro fiber that was spun into DK-weight yarn at a local mill. Each dyer created one warm and one cool tonal color in a coordinating palette, and they left one skein un-dyed to let its natural hue shine. …
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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Daedalus Spinning Wheels
This is the third in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 20, 2023, in person and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
You might not think that drones have much in common with spinning yarn, but they play a role in the founding of Daedalus Spinning Wheels. The company is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team,…
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What to stash this week: Festival season
the 37th Lambtown Festival is coming up in a couple of weeks, on October 7 and 8. It takes place in Dixon, California, which is about halfway between the Bay Area and Sacramento in the heart of wine country (or is it wool country?). A bus will travel from San Francisco and Oakland on the 8th for folks who don’t want to drive or who are flying in from out of town.
Carolyn and Michelle of Olive &…
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What to stash this week: Celebrate Yarni Gras
The second annual Yarni Gras marketplace will take place on Saturday, January 27 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Faubourg Brewing Co., which is the oldest operating brewery in New Orleans. I’ll be joined by several Louisiana-based dyers and makers: Terra of Mitchell’s Creations, Jensen of Sugarplum Circus, Robyn of Teenybutton Studio and Rick of WhimzeeStitches. In addition, Carolyn and Michelle of …
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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Ruby and Roses Hand Dyed Yarn
This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 20, 2023, in person and online. Tickets are now available!
Since starting Indie Untangled in 2014, it’s been fascinating to learn about the artists behind the indie-dyed yarn we admire. I’m excited to share more about Addy of Ruby and Roses Hand Dyed Yarn, who launched as a solo dyer in 2020 and has since been joined full time by her husband and two employees….
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What to stash when you’re ready for it to finally be fall
Jenna of Southern Skeins hears all you fellow T-shirt lovers and procrasti-knitters, and runs a Knit Stitch Tees T-Shirt Club. Show off your love of crafting without needing to finish an FO! The September installment will get you ready for Halloween, so you don’t necessarily have to worry about a costume, either! You can get $5 off the Spooktacular September Knit Stitch Tee by using the code TREAT5.
You can get this month’s tee as a one-time purchase or sign up for the subscription and get a new shirt in the mail each month!…
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What to stash this week: Almost peak yarn season
Fall has already arrived for Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe (well, as much as fall can arrive in Florida!) and they are marking it with a new colorway. Harvest Moon is a blend of rich oranges, teals and purples that you can just see pixelating into a sea of leaves and apple cider. Check out their post for some colorways to pair it with for your upcoming fall projects. …
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