Hand-Dyed Yarn & Roving
Items
are available for sale
at robinjedmundson.etsy.com.
or at a show. Visit our
Calendar page to find out
where we'll be next.
If you get home and realize
you can't live without one of
our yarns, you can go to Etsy
and
use the
Etsy Request Custom Order
link to let me know you'd like
to
purchase something.
We mail things quickly. Our
Postmistress loves us.
Please note:
We specialize in dyeing cellulose [vegetable] fibers. Even under
ideal conditions, cellulose fibers
take only 67% of the dye.
That
means 33% of the dye
is going to come out. We
rinse and rinse, then
soak,
then rinse and rinse some
more in hot water to get as
much free dye out as
possible. However, we can't guarantee that there will be no more
bleeding. It is generally
unwise to use hand dyed yarns
in
combination with other light colored yarns and fabrics
which might take up any
migrating dye.
We dye all of our yarns ourselves, and mix all of the dye colors from two sets of primary color dyes. Because we keep careful records, we can repeat colorways. That said, the alchemy of weather, temperature, fiber and dye magic produces variations that are delightful, yet unpredictable. No two batches are exactly alike, so if it matters, make sure you get enough for your project now. We're always dyeing, so if you're interested in something that is not listed, contact us to see if we can whip some up for you. See our Patterns page for photos of the samples we've made with these yarns.
Washing instructions for all fibers: Hand wash gently in cold water. Lay finished garments flat to dry. Bright or dark colors may bleed.
Roving: We have 5 types of roving in many colors. Sold in 1 oz. bundles.
Silk 1oz/$10 
Cotton 1oz/$6
Superwash
1oz/$6; 4 oz/$18.50
Tencel 1oz/$6 
Firestar [nylon] 1oz/$5
NEW!! 2011 Yarns:
Frost ribbon. Nylon. 1450 ypp. 200 yds/skein. $12
Party Ribbon. Nylon. 790 ypp. 200 yds/skein. $20.
Bamboo Tape. 700 ypp. 150 yds/skein. $16
Cotton Rayon Boucle. 1500 ypp. 225 yds/skein. $16
Whisper Cotton. 1300 ypp. 225 yds/skein. $16
Luna. Raw silk. 1800 ypp. 900 yds/skein. $35
Stella. Raw silk. 2700 ypp. 1350 yds/skein. $35
Our regular lineup:
Bamboo fingering. 2500 ypp. 300 yds/skein
$16.
[Sample
knitted on #7 needles - great drape!]
Bamboo Cotton. 900 ypp. 225 yds/skein
$22
Silk Bamboo. 1480 ypp.
225 yds/skein $35
Kona Fingering wt. 2100 ypp.
300 yds/skein $16
Kona Bulky. 425ypp. 100
yds/skein $22
One skein makes a great scarf!
Kona Superwash Wool. DK weight. 270yds/skein
$22
Great for
socks [Size 3 needles].
Mohair & Rayon Duo.
Mohair & rayon. 685 ypp.
150 yds/ skein $25
Nuthatch Cable. Cotton/rayon. 2700 ypp.
300 yds/skein $10
Warbler. Cotton boucle, nylon
binder. 2000 ypp. 225 yds/skein $10.
This is a great summer yarn and wonderful to use as weft in towels.
Fine Cotton boucle. 2750 ypp.
300 yds/skein. $10 [Sample shawl crocheted with H hook].
Vireo. Bulky cotton boucle. 550 ypp.
100 yds/skein. $10.
This is fabulous yarn to use with
Scribble Knits!
Rayon Zig Zag.
900 ypp. 150 yds/skein $16
Rayon Spiral. 1680 ypp. 225 yds/skein $16
Tiny seed Rayon. 2930 ypp.
300yds/skein. $14
Discontinued Yarns: We still have a few colors left in the yarns below. Email us to see what we have left. When they're gone, they're gone.
Rayon Overtwist. 1800 ypp.
225 yds/skein $16
Shiny Rayon.
100 yds/skein $6 [skeins in photo are 450 yds]
Sparkle cotton boucle. Very tightly
spun. Not for novices! Beautiful when used as weft.
1600 ypp? 200 yds/skein. $10
Chickadee Duo. Fine
rayon seed & rayon gimp. 1200 ypp
150 yds/skein $16
12/2 Rayon. 2000 ypp
600 yds/skein $12