The names of the yarns hand-dyed by Ellyn Cooper have elegant, poetic names: Luna, Moon Beam, Baroque Pearls, Mikado. Their colors are gorgeous and one-of-a-kind. And because hand-dying yarn is labor ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longtime knitter Michael Paggeot had always dreamed of having a yarn shop. So one day in 2015, he turned to his spouse, Randy Kelley, and said," I'd like to open a yarn shop," only to get a rather ...

Jadawoo Designs is a local yarn shop that opened in the fall and offers hand-dyed yarn. Shown on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Tacoma. Brian Hayes [email protected] Decorating the walls of a new ...

Capturing the raw beauty of the Pacific Northwest is no small challenge. Many artists have tried over the decades and when successful – when their art speaks to that little piece of our soul forever ...

In Destination Anywhere, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Leslie Koh, a food and travel content creator about his memorable trip to the Austrian city of Salzburg. He’ll recount his exploration of Mirabell ...