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One of our very favourite yarns (and one of our most popular sellers) is our Merino Silk Yak yarns. We regularly stock two different weights, DK (8 ply) and Fingering...

We are proud to carry the beautiful Soft Rolled Skin (SRS) Australian Merino yarn in our store. This yarn is literally sheep to skein, grown and processed in Australia and...

Natural dyeing using the seeds from the Blue Quondong, a tropical rainforest tree native to the eastern coast of Australia.

Introduction I am still moving through the fine wools and this week I am spinning Bond both from a combed top and from scoured fleece. Breed History The breeding of...

Rambouillet sheep breed fibre spinning study. Exploring the history of the breed, the characteristics of the fibre and how it spins.

Introduction Last week during my sheep breed spinning and fibre study I explored Polwarth which is not a new fibre to me as I featured Polwarth as a yarn in...

Introduction I was interested to discover that Falkland sheep are not a specific breed, but rather a blend of fibres that come from a variety of breeds. They are raised...

Introduction to my 2023 Sheep Fibre Study, where each week I will chat about a different breed of sheep, some of the interesting things I learned about the breed, how...

  When I first started on my dyeing journey I chose to use natural dyes that I would source from my local markets and environment. While this sounded like the...

Are you an impulse yarn buyer or do you buy with a project in mind? When I shop for yarn or I am at a fibre festival I am definitely...

We have some exciting new changes coming in the new year. Since 2008 we have enjoyed bringing you beautiful colourways on a large range of yarn bases but, moving forward...

  It has been a few months since we hosted a new Australian yarn tasting but I'm excited to write about another of our wonderful Aussie Farmers. In our yarn...