handpainted yarn

kemp · 08-01-2005, 01:32 PM

I just ran across a blog that linked to Mystical Creation Yarns. They have some beautiful stuff!

koolbreeze · 08-01-2005, 06:39 PM

those are beautiful.
what do they mean by handpainted?

Julie · 08-01-2005, 07:58 PM

Oh goodness, their colorways are breathtaking.

Like I needed any more yarn to drool over.... (you too, Kemp, lol!)

koolbreeze · 08-01-2005, 08:05 PM

i do! :drooling: i don't have anything in my stash that even compares to any of that!!! my stash is very weak. :(

kemp · 08-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Julie

Oh goodness, their colorways are breathtaking.

Like I needed any more yarn to drool over.... (you too, Kemp, lol!)

HAHA~ I know!!!!!!!! Just bookmarked it in case they are in business 3 years from now...about how long it will take me to knit all the yarn I have.

koolbreeze: handpainted =hand dyed, it can be quite artistic

koolbreeze · 08-01-2005, 08:27 PM

gotcha!

if its hand painted how do they get varigated (right word?) like that?

kemp · 08-01-2005, 08:28 PM

yes. Like this:

Julie · 08-01-2005, 08:32 PM

Okay, I could not resist. I got some. To knit a Christmas present. That's admirable, right?

kemp · 08-01-2005, 08:34 PM

oh you LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY woman!!!! Please make sure to post with how well you like it

I think anything for Christmas has to be ok, right? Spirt of giving and all.

koolbreeze · 08-01-2005, 08:43 PM

so do u just dip a little part in the dye, let it dry then dip another part?