A Day in the life of Mitchell Wool Co.
This is the eighth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
I’ve loved watching Mitchell Wool Co. grow since they first joined Indie Untangled four years ago. Based in Michigan, this family-run company creates yarn straight from the sheep on their farm….
Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Explore Knitting Tours
This is the seventh in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
If you’ve been following Indie Untangled for a while, you know I’m all about traveling. Knitting- and yarn-related tours are especially meaningful to me because they offer a chance to experience a place through its craft community….
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Tips for working with hand-dyed yarn from 29 Bridges Studio
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
One of the things that makes the Indie Untangled Rhinebeck kickoff show so special is the community of makers who bring their talent, knowledge, and creativity to our fiber world….
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Designing a yarn collection with Cesium Yarn
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
One of the fun parts of working with indie dyers is getting a peek into what sparks their creativity. I love seeing how a favorite book or movie can be transformed into skeins that tell a story….
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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Lemonwood
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
It’s always inspiring to hear the story behind how a small business comes to life. I first met Veronica of Lemonwood at a few industry events when she was co-owner of Dream in Color Yarn….
Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: North Bay Fiber
This is the third in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
It’s been exciting over the years to see the umbrella of indie yarn expand to include more and more skeins made from locally sourced and milled wool. Though the landscape can be challenging,…
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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Boston Fiber Company
This is the second in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
At its core, a yarn shop is a community space. Sara Ingle — who opened Boston Fiber Company in 2022 in the very spot that once housed Bead + Fiber,…
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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Bad Sheep Yarn
This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!
After every Indie Untangled, I send out a survey to attendees. One of the questions I ask is whether there’s a dyer or maker they’d love to see at the show the following year (while I know a lot of dyers,…
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What to stash this week: Baah-loween
You can now preorder the 2025 Halloweenvent from Katrinkles. Katy and her Rhode Island-based team are conjuring up a 31-day countdown calendar filled with Halloween-themed fiber tools and notions. Think spooky stitch markers and delightfully creepy trinkets. Last year’s treats were a scream (you can peek at them here), but this year’s surprises are all new.
Preorder by July 31 — or risk the horror of a sold-out box.
Join Michelle of Olive &…
What to stash this week: Summer yarn
Just in time for prime summer knitting, Lyla of Terrapin Fiberworks is releasing her Coastlines collection, a set of 12 colors inspired by her favorite coastal locales throughout the U.S. The yarn you see here is Lyla’s new base, Kent Cotton-Tencel Light Fingering, a blend of 60% organic Pima cotton and 40% Tencel, making it the perfect summer yarn, whether you’re making light shawls or structured garments. The collection goes live this Sunday,…