Why washing hand-dyed yarn often raises questions I completely understand it. You’ve spent weeks (sometimes months) on a project, you love the colour combination, and then comes that moment: the first wash. That’s usually when I receive emails with a hint of panic between the lines 😉 Let me start with something important: in my studio, I rinse all yarn very thoroughly , until the water runs clear. But — and this is a big but — that does not guarantee the yarn will behave exactly the same months later, in a different environment. That’s not a mistake. That’s simply the nature of hand-dyed yarn. Deep and bright colours are beautiful — and sometimes stubborn Some colours are dyed using a high percentage of dye to achieve deep, intense shades. Think of: strong...

Sometimes everything is right… and still something feels missing You probably know the feeling. You’ve spent weeks working on a knitting project. Every stitch placed with care, every row knitted with attention. And yet, when it’s finished, something feels off. The shape is right, the pattern works — but the colours feel a little flat. As if all that effort didn’t quite shine through. I recognise that feeling very well. And honestly, it’s exactly at that point that many knitters find their way to me. Looking for more depth. More character. More colour that feels alive. What exactly is hand-dyed yarn? Hand-dyed yarn is exactly what the name suggests: yarn that is dyed by hand, skein by skein . Not produced in large factories, not dyed in thousands of kilos at a time, but in small...