5 beautiful yarn colourways from the Crystal Collection

Yarns hand dyed in colourway Crystal

Many sources of inspiration for our hand-dyed colourways come from the natural world around us. In this blog post I’ll show you 5 beautiful colourways and the crystals, gemstones and minerals that inspired them- the Crystal Collection.

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Indie Dyers Notes: Where I find my colour inspiration

Where I find my colour inspiration

Ever wondered where I find my colour inspiration when dyeing your knitting yarns? In today’s blog post I’m going to take you behind the scenes, to show you exactly where I source my colourways from. My biggest colour inspiration –

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Sari Silk Ribbon Project Ideas

Sari silk ribbon used as bouquet wrap

What are recycled sari and chiffon ribbons? Alongside luxury yarns for knitting and crochet, I also hand-dye packs of recycled sari and chiffon silk ribbon, available in my online shop. They are a by-product from the manufacture of sari silk;

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Glorious Cornish Sunsets

Glorious Cornish Sunsets

A benefit of living near the Cornish coast is being treated to glorious sunsets over the Atlantic coastline. The amazing colours that change so quickly as the sun sets are a constant source of wonder and inspiration. The warm rich

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Favourite stitch dictionaries

Several stitch dictionary books

One of the most useful resources I couldn’t work without are my stitch dictionaries, which enable me to create patterns such as my Lacy Heart Shawl. These are a few of my favourites: The Harmony Knitting and Crochet guides are

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