It's easy to add color to needlework projects without complicated patterning if you use one yarn dyed with many colors. There are differences in commercial variegated yarns and those that are ...

MANKATO — What is it about making handmade clothes? Is it knowing that thought and care went into its creation rather than simply picking it from a store’s shelf? Or is it the pleasure of knowing that ...

KINGSTON — For Jason Klus, dyeing is a way to get on with his life. Klus has joined an army nationwide of “indie” dyers, independent entrepreneurs who produce hand-dyed yarns for knitters, crocheters ...

Hand knitters salivate over the rich colors and tonal shifts of hand-dyed yarns. “Hand dyes turn even simple stitches into something special,” says Alexandra Parks, founder of Dashing Mouse Designs.

Barb Day’s grandmother taught her to knit when she was 8 years old. But knitting didn’t become a hobby until she had a major life event. “I didn’t really start knitting consistently until I had twin ...

When Diane Ivey brought her hand-dyed yarn to her first national trade show in 2014, she realized she was the only Black vendor in a room of more than 300 other attendees. From that moment, she ...

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