Keep the Kidlets Occupied with Dye!

Check out this article on dyeing easter eggs with Kool-Aid (via Craft zine)!

We have the full raibow selection of Wilton's concentrated icing colour paste, which is great for dyeing yarn, but are also wonderful at keeping kids occupied dyeing eggs.  One container is 28g and costs $4. After dyeing the eggs you can get the kids to dye yarn too - it has to be an animal fibre, and you can do it the same way you would with kool-aid, just add 1/4 cup if vinegar.

March 2010 Newsletter

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New Spring Yarn Manos Serena

Manos del Uruguay Serena $14.50/$15.50

• 50g/155m
• 3.5mm to 4mm
• 22-26 sts = 4"/10cm
• no people were exploited in the making of this yarn

Manos Serena is also a newbie, but just a lovely as it's colleagues. Summer yarns aren't usually petting yarns, but Serena's alpaca/cotton blend is as soft and pretty as a kitten. It comes in both kettle dyed semi-solids and hand dyed multi-colours. Additionally, Manos is a World Fair Trade Organization, which means that it is a non-profit organization that assembles artisans to bring them economic and social opportunities. The name of the artisan and her location are even written on the tags of the hand painted yarns! The yarn is versatile, I'm queing it up to make a little spring cardie, but it also has the drape for lace/shawl knititng. It's a sport/Dk weight, so you can use it for just about any pattern that calls for either of those weight of yarns.

To see the colous click HERE, there are some pretty ones suitable for babies.