Frost Yarn was born in my Father’s studio kitchen in 2008 with fisherman’s wool and food coloring. I was newly sober, and I latched onto yarn like a woman shipwrecked on an island. Yarn was my salvation. When corporate America turned its back on me, I took that as a challenge and threw everything I had into yarn. I went shop to shop peddling my Kool-Aid dyed, hand spun yarn. My husband Martin and I met in 2011, and I gained a relentless cheerleader and best friend. Thanks to his support, Frost Yarn grew from one woman furiously dyeing in her kitchen to working with some of the most talented fibre artists in the world and teaching dye workshops around the globe. As Frost Yarn has grown, so has our family and our love for the Fibre Arts. We currently spend our days picking fibre out of our hair and chasing Beatrix, 2 and Jules, 6 around.
Featuring: Knomad Soleil Fingering (50% Superwash Merino 50% Pima Cotton) Our Goal: Conduct an experiment using fiber-reactive dye to see the difference in uptake and refraction of color for the wool content versus the cotton content. Abstract: What happens if we use colors known to break from the fiber-reactive line and observe which colors adhere […]
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Featuring: Knomad Clara (100% Superwash Merino in a worsted weight) Our Goal: To take 3 primary colors and apply them in 2 different dye approaches to create a subtle, low variegation but still richly nuanced fall color story? Abstract: What happens if we first dye the yarn for a solid shade background, then speckle in […]
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Featuring: Knomad Marshmallow DK Select 20 Gram Minis; 100% 21.5 Micron Superwash Merino. Our Goal: To learn about color theory by studying “complementary colors,” meaning colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Specifically: Hot Pink – Forest Green Orange – Purple Orange – Blue Red – Green Yellow – Violet Abstract: What happens when […]
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This Lotus Flower Beanie by BKnitsHandmade is fast, fun and easy to both dye and knit! In today’s blog post, we’ll learn how to measure the stitch and mark off the skein so each lotus flower (star stitch) is a different color! Dyes Used: Pro Chem and Dye Brilliant Violet, Hot Pink, Turquoise, Black Dharma […]
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Bonus content: running rainbow painted Cirrus (mohair/silk) double for a pearly rainbow sheen Featuring: Knomad Snowdrift Select (75% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Recycled Nylon) Our Goal: To layer the dye application to get a micro tonal, multi tone pink/lavender/blue/grey yarn. Bonus: Learn how to paint Cirrus – Kid mohair silk (blog) and run it […]
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Featuring: Knomad Marshmallow DK 20 Gram Minis; 100% 21.5 Micron Superwash Merino Our Goal: To create an all-fluorescent 66 color triad dye study from 3 fluorescent primaries Abstract: There’s a new blacklight reactive blue on the market (a first) so we’re going to build a 66-color triad dye study from a fluorescent pink, yellow and […]
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Featuring: Knomad Marshmallow DK 20 Gram Minis; 100% 21.5 Micron Superwash Merino Our Goal: To test the new Jacquard blacklight blue and observe the saturation point for 3 fluorescent dyes so we can build a balanced triad dye study in Part 2. Abstract: There’s a new blacklight reactive blue on the market (a first) so […]
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Featuring: Sand Dune 52% Mulberry Silk, 24% Superkid Mohair, 20% Fine Merino Wool, 4% Viscose Our Goal: Learn about the characteristics of dyeing a silk based yarn and how to shift a shade between two colors. Abstract: Today I’ll show you how to prep and dye a silk-based yarn, how to properly prepare it to […]
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Bonus Content: Process for dyeing the tencel or the wool content Featuring: 50% Recycled Wool, 50% Tencel Our Goal: Dye a solid-shade yarn for a specific pattern, and learn how to dye the tencel content or the wool content. Abstract: Today I’ll show you how to prep and dye a mixed-fiber yarn for both the […]
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Featuring: Knomad Cirrus (70% Super Kid Mohair, 30% Silk Laceweight) Our Goal: To take a sweater pattern and reverse engineer the dye application to work up how we want it to featuring the dip dye ombre technique. Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cumulus-blouse Abstract: Dip dyeing is almost always demonstrated on superwash blends, because they uptake as much as […]
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