Newsletter August 20th 2025

Waste from an Ontario wool mill that would have been tossed out. Hand dyed using my own recycled leftover dye bath. When I dye yarns and braids of fibre, the mordant (citric acid) remains, and sometimes the dye itself doesn't exhaust fully. So in an attempt to leave no dye behind, I reuse it to dye this mill waste. I often reuse the same dye bath for 3-5 batches, and this wool becomes the "dye mop" for cleaning up my tools at the end of a dye session, or if there's just a little bit at the bottom of a bottle of dye stock. 

The wool content is unknown but this mill specializes in 80/20 merino sock yarns, so it's most likely 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon. But I'm sure there's more than that mixed in! Sometimes I see carded BFL or mohair or silk. This is clean processed waste pulled off the industrial carders between batches. Perfect for art yarns and fibre explorations. I can't guarantee that it will felt, but you could try it! 

Each bag contains 50 grams of fibre in hand picked colour combinations. I will pick a bag at random for you and cannot guarantee any specific colour. It's all part of the mystery! 

Trekking through the pacific redwoods you catch a glimpse of an enormous hairy man. Wait a minute… it’s Bigfoot! And he’s going surfing? 

Blue Faced Leicester combed top for hand spinning and felting. BFL is famous among handspinners for it's smooth drafting and long staple length. It's certainly one of my favorite wool breeds to spin! 

100g Braid