MANKATO — What is it about making handmade clothes? Is it knowing that thought and care went into its creation rather than simply picking it from a store’s shelf? Or is it the pleasure of knowing that ...

When Diane Ivey brought her hand-dyed yarn to her first national trade show in 2014, she realized she was the only Black vendor in a room of more than 300 other attendees. From that moment, she ...

Silky skeins of merino wool dangle from a drying rack outside the sun-soaked studio. They say turn your passion into your profession. So Albuquerque artist Dagmar Beinenz-Byrd founded ZiaWoolz, a hand ...

When I buy yarn from a yarn shop, I generally prewash the skeins. Yarns coming from unknown sources can be treated with softeners or finishing agents–these substances can have color-altering ...

Name: Kate Chiocchio Age: 51 Where you live: Kensington, Md. What is the one piece of equipment that you can’t live without?: “An old, ugly, small serving spoon that was part of the stainless set that ...

Roxanne Yeun doesn’t know precisely when she first thought to interweave art and yarn. More than a decade ago, she visited the Dalí Museum in Florida with her husband, Neville, and became curious ...

Join Day 17 of Vlogmas as I show how to dye yarn to create unique holiday gifts. Learn coloring techniques, tips for vibrant results, and creative ideas for handmade presents. #YarnDyeing #HolidayGift ...

Stephanie Lorraine Cullison was once the toast of yarn town. The Kirkland woman’s hand-dyed, self-striping yarn, which was unique for arranging itself into bold black stripes as it was knitted, sold ...

A fast and easy method to produce conductive graphene yarn in bulk could open the door to mass production of wearable textile electronics (ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00319). Researchers ...

Kate Chiocchio started dyeing yarn after falling down the slippery slope of crafting – scrapbooking led to sewing, then quilting and knitting. When the Kensington, Maryland, woman realized she was in ...