Category: Dyeing

  • Alternating Skeins for Sucessful Knits

    Alternating Skeins for Sucessful Knits

    One of the glories of working with hand dyed yarn is the subtle changes in the color of a skein – even in non-variegated yarns. Often, the color across a skein is not uniform, even within a carefully dyed lot. Indeed, some indie dyers intentionally choose a process that accentuates some of this variability.  It…

  • 3 Ways to Enjoy Yarn Clubs

    Stimulate your creative juices with new unique yarns in 2014! The Yarn Clubs are open! During the first six months of 2014, Intrepid Tulips will explore new colors of Cashmere Sock, DK, and Lace through three different yarn clubs. Cashmere Sock and DK Yarn Club members will receive a skein delivered monthly, dyed exclusively for the…

  • The Natural Dyeing Mystique

    The Natural Dyeing Mystique

    Last weekend I traveled to the old mining town of Encampment, Wyoming with a bunch of friends for a dyeing workshop with Carol Lee at Sheep Shed Studio.  Carol has been working with fiber and natural dye for years, and packs an enormous amount of information into a delightful weekend.  Natural dyeing has a different…

  • Knit Dye Blog

    Knit Dye Blog

    This is a test post.  It’s actually my very first blog post. Anywhere. I’ve been knitting since before the fall of Rome. I’ve been dyeing yarn and spinning fiber (and occasionally myself) for more than ten years. I’ve now been blogging for about 30 seconds. Check back later. I’ll try to become more interesting.