The Yarn Industry’s Dirty Little Secret: Why Expensive Doesn’t Mean Best
Have you ever walked into an artisanal yarn boutique, felt the ethereal softness of a $60 skein of hand-dyed vicuña […]
Have you ever walked into an artisanal yarn boutique, felt the ethereal softness of a $60 skein of hand-dyed vicuña […]
You walk into your craft room, the sanctuary where stress goes to die. You look at your stash—that beautiful, multi-colored
You have just spent eighty hours—two full work weeks of your life—hunched over a hook, meticulously crafting a lace shawl
You spent forty hours selecting the perfect palette. You agonized over the transition from “Midnight Teal” to “Harvest Gold.” You
You’ve done it a thousand times. You bring home a fresh haul of yarn, the colors vibrant and the possibilities
You’ve spent hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars on your stash. You’ve curated a collection of hand-dyed merinos, rare alpaca blends,
You are sitting on your sofa, the soft glow of a lamp illuminating the rhythmic dance of your hook. You
You found it. The Holy Grail of yarn stashes. Perhaps it was at a dusty estate sale in a forgotten
You are about to embark on a journey that will take you fifty, sixty, perhaps eighty hours of your finite
You spent three months on it. You meticulously selected the hand-dyed silk blend, you fought through the complicated cables of