Knit, Spin and Weave

Spin

Dye

I love to knit. Mom taught me when I was a child. Didn't catch on until after my first daughter turned 1 in 1996. Here's a link to a sweater I knit called Baby Olivia.

I learned to knit socks at my first Stitches West in 1997. Ever since I've been hooked and endeavor to try (look here) many different patterns.

Here is a sampling of knit related links. The vendors listed here are ones I'm most familiar with. For all the links on this page the key is: R-retail, P-personal, I-info, L-List.


`Blackberry Ridge-R`	`Schoolhouse Press-R`	`Chick Knits-I`
Busy Hands Yarn-R	`Velona Needle Crafts-R`	`Craft Yarn Council-I`
`Catherine Knits-R`	`Webs-R`	`Dishcloth Boutique-P`
`Elann Fibre Company-R`	`The Wool Connection-R`	`Donna's Needlework-P`
`Green Mountain Spinnery-R`	Woolie Ewe-R	`Esther's Knitting Page -P`
`Heartstrings-R`	`Wooly West-R`	`Judy Gibson's String & Air-P`
`Knit Picks-R`	`World Knit-R`	`KnitLink-I`
`The Knitter-R`	`Yarns By Design-R`	`Knitted Lace-L`
`Lanaknits Designs-R`	`Yarn Forward-R`	`Knitting (About)-I`
`PT Yarn Shop-R`	`Yarn Lady-R`	`Knitting-and -I`
`Patternworks-R`		Knitty - I
`Peace Fleece-R`		`The Sock List-L`
		`Sue's Crochet & Knitting Site -P`
		`Wise Needle-P`
		`Wool Works-I`

Designer Home Pages

`3 Trails Designs-I`	`Fiddlesticks Knitting-R`	`Tradewind Knitwear Designs-R`
`Debbie Bliss Knitwear-R`	Knitting Traditions - R	`Woolen Collectibles-R`
`Colinette-I`	`Lorna's Laces-I`	`Michele Wyman Patterns-I`
`Fiber Trends-I`	`Jean Moss Handknits-R`	`Virtual Yarns-R`
	`Cheryl Oberle-R`

Hand Dyed Direct

On eBay you can buy various hand dyed yarns in small or large lots, or you can see the actual yarns at conventions staggered throughout the year. Many of the vendors that offer these beautifully handpainted fibers have opened up their own webshops. Their creations are available for sale to the public.

`Danette Taylor Designs`	Handpainted Yarn
Ellen's Halfpint Farm	`Mystical Creations`
`Handpaint Heaven`	Tess' Designer Yarns

I learned to spin in1997, started on a drop spindle, worked my way up to a wheel and now enjoy both! I get better results on the wheel but can take my spindle wherever I go! Click here to see what I'm currently spinning up! In the summer of 1998 I taught myself to weave and joined a CNCH affliated guild.

Here are some spinning and weaving related links, most retailers listed here have knitting supplies as well...

The Knitting Guild of America
Handweavers Guild of America
Interweave Press Handwoven, Interweave Knits, Piecework, Spin-Off
GLP International Anna, Sandra
Knit & Style
KnitNet
Knitters
Knitting Now
Rowan
Vogue Knitting/Family Circle Easy Knitting
Weaver's Craft

`The Bellwether-R`	`Royale Hare-R`	`All Fiber Arts-I`
`Bonkers-R`	`The Silk Worker-R`	`Ashford-I`
Carolina Homespun -R	`Spinderella's Creations-R`
`Detta's Spindle-R`	`Stonehedge Farm-R`	`FiberArts Online-I`
`Grafton Fibers-R`	Susan's Fiber Shop-R	`Leclerc Looms-I`
`Halcyon Yarn`-`R`	`Sweet Grass Wool-R`	`Handspinning-I`
`Lambs Ear Farm-R`	`Village Spinning & Weaving-R`
`Lambspun-R`	`The Wheel Thing-R`	`SpinCraft-R`
`Linden Lane Farm-R`	`Windsor Farms-R`	`Textile Links-I`
`Little Barn-R`	`Woodland Woolworks-R`	`Useful Links for Handspinners-P`
`Look China (Textiles)-R`	`Woolgatherings-R`	`The Weave List -L`
`The Mannings-R`	`The Woolery-R`	`The Weaver's Hand-I`
`Norsk Fjord Fiber-R`	`The Woolroom-R`	`Weaving World -P`
`Paradise Fibers-R`	`Yolo Wool Products-R`
`Red Barn Farm-R`	`Zeilinger's-R`

`Dharma Trading Company`	`Hand Dyeing (Paula Burch)`
`Earth Guild`	`How to Paint Roving and Yarn`
`G&S`	`Dye Recipes (SIG)`
`Pro Chem`	`Dyeing with Koolaid!`

`eBay`	`BookFinder`
`Spinners & Weavers Housecleaning Pages`	`Hard-to-Find Needlework Books`