yarns made in Michigan

An unnamed reader of this blog searched for the phrase "yarns made in Michigan" and found some page here that wasn't the best answer for that query; let's fix that.

Spun and dyed in Michigan:

Stonehedge Farm and Fiber Mill in East Jordan, MI makes and sells the Shepherd's Wool line of yarns,

The three-ply yarn is spun to 1000 yards per pound, which in 4-ounce skeins is 250 yards per skein. It knits like any commercial worsted weight yarn, about 5 stitches to the inch on size 6-8 needles. This yarn is worsted spun, meaning it's very very smooth and almost shiny in appearance. It will give great stitch definition for intricate patterns such as lace, cables, and knit/purl patterns.

Happy Fuzzy Yarn - Riin Gill, Ann Arbor. Rovings, too. And she rides the bus too!

If you're a knitter, the bus totally rocks! Someone to drive you everywhere you go and give you the gift of time to knit? Golden.

Dyed in Michigan

Briar Rose Fibers - hand painted yarns

Color Joy “Lynn from Lansing” - yarns, patterns, especially sock yarns and patterns

Joan Sheridan Hoover of Heritage Spinning and Weaving in Lake Orion also dyes some beautiful yarn, including luxury fibers like silk. Here’s her website but I cannot find a link to her hand-dyed yarns.

Spinner's Flock is a group for hand-spinning enthusiasts, and the people who raise the sheep (and goats and rabbits) that provide the fibers.

thanks to freddyknits for the details - esp. the East Jordan store (hm that's on our way up north...)

Comments

[Tim White]

See Ed, there is that social trust in action. Reader found your site, you provided the answers. You *are* Michipedia!