Luxury hand-dyed yarns
Your essential guide to our favourite independent dyers
1. Perran Yarns
An artisan brand of luxury yarns from the Cornish coast. e softest base yarns are individually kettle-dyed, handpainted or dip-dyed in beautiful wearable colourways. Pictured is sportweight Pure Yak yarn in colourway Moonscape which comes with a free shawlette knitting pattern! Use discount code ‘KNITLUX’ at checkout for 20% off purchases over £12. perranyarns.etsy.com
4. Homespunwonders
Yorkshire Dale Yarns are hand dyed by mum and daughter team Heather and Katie. eir colourways are based on the flora and fauna of the Yorkshire countryside and come on a variety of bases including superwash merino, sparkle sock, merino, cashmere and nylon through to luxury yarns including camel with mulberry silk and alpaca, cashmere and nylon. homespunwonders.etsy.com
2. DyeForYarn.
DyeForYarn stands for luxurious yarn blends like silk and cashmere in mostly solid colours, lovingly hand dyed in our small studio near Nuremberg. We try to recreate all colours of the rainbow and beyond. Our newest additions are a fluffy Silk/ Cashmere Fine Lace, a heavenly soft pure Cashmere Fingering and a super warm Silk/Mohair/ Polyamide Sport weight. DyeForYarn.etsy.com
5. Essence of Autumn.
All about bold, expressive, saturated colours. e greatest source of inspiration for my colour palette is the rustic landscape surrounding my home as it changes during the seasons. My canvas is a wide variety of luxurious fibres such as merino, cashmere, silk and alpaca. e result is yarn that is not only beautiful to look at but wonderful to work with. essenceofautumn.com
3. Renaissance Dyeing.
Independent natural dyer of fine wools for knitter and crocheter. Carefully sourced and processed with you and the environment in mind. Image shows a collection of fine lace-weight and Merinos d’Arles wool and the madder root and indigo with which they are dyed. Kits also available. 10% discount on Poll Dorset wool until end Feb. Code: Indigo renaissancedyeing.com .
6. Hey Jay Hand Dyed Yarns.
Individually hand dyed yarns make for unique and special projects. ey make your carefully hand made item a true one of a kind. HeyJay Hand Dyed Yarns produces bright, dramatic and bold colourways on high quality natural fibres, all dyed in unique micro batches. You won’t find subtle or boring here! heyjayyarns.com