Meet the makers

I was poking around Ravelry one afternoon this past spring, shortly after I launched Indie Untangled, when I came across the group for The Golden Skein. Started about a year ago by Jo Milmine of the Shinybees podcast and Kate Ellis of <a href="http://katestwirl.com" ...

Lexi Parisse has been on a bit of a journey since starting her career in the NYC fashion industry years ago. While working as a design and sales consultant for knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki, Lexi took a drop spindle class and fell in love with the more ...

Just like the semisolid skeins she dyes in the kitchen of her 100-year-old cottage in the mountains of northern Idaho, Ami Volz of Lakes Yarn and Fiber has many interesting layers. Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, a small town on the north shore of Coeur d’Alene Lake,...

As an artist, Ridgely Schantz has long brought colors to life on paper and canvas. A few years ago, she added wool to the list, unleashing such striking and complex colorways as Famous Blue Raincoat and Scheherazade on the knitting world. (Seriously. The names of ...

We knitters tend to like to try out new hand-dyed yarns “for science.” Michelle Berry’s science background came in handy when she decided to launch Berry Colorful Yarnings.

Michelle spent several years as a dental assistant, and also helped out with her husband’s California construction company....

While the main goal of Indie Untangled is to keep you up to date on the latest news from your favorite yarntrepreneurs, I also want to help you get to know these talented makers a little bit better. My first “Untangling” Q&A is with Vicki of <a href="https://indieuntangled.com/marketplace_shops/that-clever-clementine/" ...