Erin writes in about these yarn curtains at Insubordiknit. They’re handmade and painted yarn strands with thicker and thinner portions to make a beaded curtain effect. I love them, they seem like they’d be a lot softer than hard, noisy beads. – Link.
Vonnie from the Adventures of a Lady in Training blog posted pictures of some Kool Aid yarn dying she did. The colors turned out really nice. Link. Related Multi-colored Custom Yarn Dyeing with Kool Aid
Vickie Howell now has an Etsy store where you can buy some of her scarves, bags, as well as kits, and delicious yarn like this Pom Pack of yarn in Bubblegum perfect to make up quick pom-poms and tassels ($6) Visit VickieHowell’s shop on Etsy here. [ via ] Link.
Remember to always keep an eye on your yarn stash…because it may also be keeping an eye on you! This creepy-cute handspun was created by the amazing Insubordiknit. Link.
Stop by one of my favorite knit shops in Chicago, Nina to help celebrate their 3rd birthday! There’s a special sale of 20% off everything in the store this weekend. You can see some of my Flickr photos when I visited the shop this summer. Link.
Ansley at Bleu Arts points to this amazing article on Greetje van Tiem’s graduation project on turning old newspapers into yarn on De Zeen Design Magazine. The results are beautiful and the yarn can be woven into carpets, curtains, and even furniture upholstery. [ via ] Link.
Amy O’Neill Houck of The Hook and I has an extensive write up dispelling many myths on eco-friendly yarn, while giving us really great solutions and ideas. or instance, I had no idea that Bamboo yarn, a popular “green” fiber is most commonly chemically processed like rayon. Her tips on our most commonly used fiber, […]
