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About this Product
The Pastel Mix colorway hand-dyed on a bulky 100% Superwash Merino/Cashmere/Nylon single.
Skein Specifications:
Weight (diameter): Bulky, Std. Size 6
Length and Weight: 123 yards, 100 grams
Contents: 80% Superwash Merino / 10% Cashmere / 10% Soft Nylon
Plys: 1
Treatment: Superwash
Notes: Organic Dyes (GOTS)
See the policies section for additional information on dye lots, color display, bleeding, abbreviations, and more.
Chatham Fibers
Chatham County, NC
Meet the Maker
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How I Started
Show Schedule
How I Started
I started spinning yarn in the autumn of 2013 at the North Carolina State Fair in the Village of Yesteryear. My wife had a booth at the Village for about 10 years before we met. The Village has an educational mission; people demonstrate crafts as they might have been done prior to 1920. She taught me to spin yarn on a drop spindle. My sole purpose was to be able to demonstrate spinning at the Village and entertain kids of all ages while helping with her booth.
In about 2017 I started dying roving and wool locks, and carding fibers to use in spinning. It was not long before I noticed my wife's stash of undyed yarn. I converted a bathroom to a dye room and started to dye a lot more. One sad and dismal day, it became clear that the undyed yarn stash was not infinite. I started buying my own undyed yarn. I sprung back and started using natural dyes. These were more difficult and less reliable. Through sheer perseverance I have gotten fairly good with them.
I have continued to help out at the Village every autumn. After 10 years of helping, the Village <s>insisted</s> politely suggested that I jury into the Village as a craftsman myself. I did, and am now a fully fledged Craftsman in the Village and continue to demonstrate and teach spinning to those who wander by our booth.
Show Schedule
OCTOBER
October 5 Friday 5-9pm
Hempsmith Slow Fashion fair
202 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC
Oct 16th to 26th
NC State Fair-Village of Yesteryear
HOURS
Oct 31st 5:30-8:30pm
Last Fridays Makers Market
Orange County Historical Courthouse, 104 E King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278
NOVEMBER
Nov 1 Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm
The Durham Art Market
The intersection of Foster & Hunt streets
Durham, NC
Nov 8 Saturday Noon-5pm (tentative)
Freeman's Fall Festival
2020 Chapel Hill Rd., Suite 25
Durham, NC, 27707
Nov 15 Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm
The Durham Art Market
The intersection of Foster & Hunt streets
Durham, NC
Nov 21 Friday 5-8pm
Pittsboro Finally Fridays Arts Walk
Downtown Pittsboro
Nov 22 Saturday 11am-3pm (tentative)
Old Hillsborough Road Market
Bennet Place
4409 Bennet Memorial Rd, Durham NC 27705
Nov 29 Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm
The Durham Art Market
The intersection of Foster & Hunt streets
Durham, NC
DECEMBER
Dec 7 Sunday Noon-4pm
Pittsboro First Sunday Artisan Fair and Market
Downtown Pittsboro
Dec 14 Sunday 11am-5pm
Elf Market
The Arts Center in Carrboro
400 Roberson Street, Carrboro NC 27510
Dec 19 Friday 5-8pm
Pittsboro Finally Fridays Arts Walk
Downtown Pittsboro
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Shop Policies
Policies
Shipping: I ship most items within 2 business days. Semi-custom or custom items may take up to 2 weeks to ship. Items ship from Chatham County, North Carolina.
Cancellation: I can cancel an order up until it is shipped. Please contact me quickly to cancel an order.
Returns: I will accept returns or exchanges for 30 days from the date of shipment. While you do not need a reason, I would like to know if there is something I could have done differently. The buyer is responsible for return shipping and packaging costs. I will refund the purchase price once I receive the item in reasonable condition. Please contact me if you would like to return an item.
Care Instructions: These are included in the item descriptions.
Packaging: I try to use packaging that is completely recyclable.
General Information
Dye Lots: Hand dyed yarns have more variation than commercial yarns. Even skeins within the same dye log will have differences. Purchase enough yarn for your project. Later dye lots may vary. If there are not enough skeins for your project contact me and I can make a set for you.
Colors: I try to represent the colors as well as possible. The actual color may not be the same as the one you see on the screen, although it should be close.
Care: I recommend hand washing in cool or warm water with a neutral pH soap.
Bleeding: All the fiber is rinsed well prior to leaving. Still, some will bleed initially. I recommend washing them separately for the first few washes. Some dyes bleed more, if they are used it will be mentioned in the Notes section of the skein specifications.
Abbreviations for Organic, Recycling, and Other Standards
GOTS: Global Organic Textile Standard. The worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
OEKO-TEX: Indicates the product contains low concentrations, based on use-specific thresholds, of over 1000 chemicals.
Blue Sign: Indicates a product has been manufactured to strict safety and environmental requirements.
REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. Used by the European Union, REACH indicates a product has met criteria related to the human health, the environment, and risks that can be posed by chemicals.
GRS: Global Recycled Standard. The GRS is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions.
Other Abbreviations
RTS: Ready to sell. The product is in stock.
MTO: Made to order. I'll have to make some of this to fulfill the order.
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