Comments on: Valley Yarns on Ravelry – Franklin on Cones

By: Leanne Tremblay

Leanne Tremblay — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:24:00 +0000

I’m working on a painted warp project right now! I’m using Valley Mercerized Cotton, which I have space dyed in the past and which comes out awesome. I started with the yarn in shell, but it would be great to start with a colored yarn one of these days. I use MX fiber reactive dyes from ProChemical & Dye, which come out as bright as you would like and still colorfast. I’m not a huge fan of working with wool for wearables, since I sell my work and I find that a lot of people are allergic/sensitive to wool.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:27:00 +0000

Just bought some and I’m panicking – do I wash it before I knit? I’ve only bought yarn in skeins or balls before. It seems silly, but I don’t want to have it shrink.

By: Shawna

Shawna — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:41:00 +0000

I love the Franklin yarns are affordable enough to allow some experimentation. I’m new to dying and have enjoyed trying several types of food safe dyes. The yarn blooms nicely with the water soak and dye process to make a lovely soft hand the knits up beautifully! Thanks WEBS!

By: Allie @ Fiesta Cat Yarn

Allie @ Fiesta Cat Yarn — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:49:00 +0000

I love dyeing yarn! (Usually Im dyeing the actual fiber or roving before I spin it into yarn..!) I’ve dyed with koolaid, food coloring, tea, fruit and now Im very fortunate to be working with some natural dyes straight from Peru! I’m very surprised in the range of colors in natural dyes and the vivid colors too!! Easier than you’d think and worth a try!