hand-dyed yarn
Manually colored thread
Hand-dyed yarn is yarn colored by an individual artisan rather than by industrial process.
The dyeing typically produces variations in color saturation and subtle irregularities that machine-dyed yarn lacks: The hand-dyed yarn gave her sweater a beautiful tonal effect.
Fiber crafters prize it for its uniqueness—no two skeins are exactly alike.
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- fiber artsCrafts using thread, yarn, cloth
- skeinCoiled length of thread
- woolSheared animal fiber
- indieProduced outside majors
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