We buy in quality and luxury undyed yarns which fit standard gauges of knitting yarns. All our suppliers provide traceable yarns, with the welfare of the animals a priority.
Yarns are dyed in small batches as our process is very much of a “domestic” nature. Laurence is a meticulous note-taker and all our colours are carefully recorded with samples and batch numbers so that they can be reproduced with a fair amount of accuracy.Our luxury, mixed fibre, hand-spun art yarns typically contain a mixture of 3 to 5 mixed dyed merino fleece, together with a selection from seaweed fibre, white or black bamboo, tencel (wood fibre), silk and other natural fibres.
We mix the colours on a hand drum carder with the inspiration coming from the land, sea & skyscapes of the Far North of Scotland, and sometimes places and faces we come across.
A special service that we offer: If you let us know 5 of your favourite colours in order of preference, we will create your own very personal colourway at no extra charge. Please contact us for further details.
Yarns are dyed in small batches as our process is very much of a “domestic” nature. Laurence is a meticulous note-taker and all our colours are carefully recorded with samples and batch numbers so that they can be reproduced with a fair amount of accuracy.
Creating our botanically hand-dyed yarns is not a speedy process - beauty and reliability take time!
Many customers comment on the softness of our yarns and the ease with which they glide over the needles. The stitch definition is also well appreciated.
Our luxury mixed natural fibre batts typically weigh 50g and are produced on our hand drum carder.
The colourways follow the same categories as our hand-spun art yarns.
They are probably the softest things you'll ever touch!
They are much loved by hand-spinners and felters alike.
When time allows, Laurence likes to use her skills as a knitting and crochet designer to create products using our Gongcrafts yarns. Also, we both enjoy weaving and felting to create unique hand-crafted products.
These items will appear in our shop from time to time, some examples of which are shown below.