Yarn Bases
Crazy About Yarn Dyeworks uses Ontario-milled, 100% non-mulesed* yarn, sourced ethically from around the world. For example, their merino is sourced from New Zealand and their nylon comes from Italy.
Yarn weights range from sock to bulky, from 100% superwashed merino to a superwashed merino-nylon blend. All colourways are hand-dyed in small batches of 3-4 skeins per tray using acid dyes.
Here, you will find pictures and descriptions of all available bases. Please remember that picture colour will vary per screen versus real-life, and that each skein is unique, even before dyeing. Once dyed, the colours will take to each base type differently and even two skeins from the same dye pan will be different, such is the beauty of hand-dyed yarn!
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*What does mulesed mean? [pronounced: myülzd] In short, it's a highly controversial operation where sheep are essentially mutilated to prevent wool growth on the breech (buttocks). While the practice started to prevent parasites and infections, there are far more cases of people butchering their sheep to avoid "wasted wool". We would much prefer our sheep to have full and fluffy butts, wouldn't you?
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Sock
80% SW Merino Wool, 20% Nylon
3-ply, 426 yards / 115g
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Fingering Sparkling
100% SW Merino Wool with Sparkling Stellina
3-ply, 426 yards / 115g
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Fingering Cashmere
80% SW Merino Wool, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon
3-ply, 426 yards / 115g
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Fingering 100% Merino
100% SW Merino Wool
4-ply, 426 yard / 115g
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Sport 100% Merino
100% SW Merino Wool
4-ply, 284 yards / 115g
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Worsted 100% Merino
100% SW Merino Wool
4-ply, 213 yards / 115g
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Worsted Single Ply
100% SW Merino Wool
227 yards / 115g