OMG! Sumptuous, luxurious, soft, caressing, delicious, with a colorful punch! Oh yeah! This describes our new adventure here at Darn Good Yarn: Let me introduce you to the Lux Adventure Collection! 100% premium MULBERRY silk Yes! This stuff is addictive! I'm not kidding! It is sinfully soft to the touch, with the wonderful texture you already know and love from hand spun recycled sari silk! This is the crème de la crème! Really you have to feel this to believe it! Go ahead! Come along on this adventure with me! To show you how serious I am in telling you YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS: It caresses your fingers while working with it. Imagine this wonderful yarn as a luxurious scarf around your neck! I made a free pattern for you called Arctic Snowballs. Check it out on my free patterns page. The gauge for this yarn is about 3 stitches to the inch on size US 9 needles 100g (90 yrds, approx. 91m) of new Mulberry sari silk. The yarn is hand spun by woman's co-ops in rural India. Fair trade establishments with expert spinners. Please always handwash or dry clean your handmade treasures.
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Lux Adventure Collection: The Vine – Sumptuous Indian Recycled Sari Yarn on Sale Today!
Silk Ribbon Yarn – “At the Bahamas” – Recycled Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn – Brilliant Jewel Toned Multi Colored Hank – Best Silk Ribbon for Sweaters, Hats, Shrugs, Wraps or Shawls on Sale Today!
At the Bahamas is recycled sari silk ribbon yarn in stripes of bold, vibrant jewel-toned hues! If you think the colors pop on the Internet, wait until you see them in person. Each hank is 100g and has about 177ft of ribbon. Unlike some yarns, At the Bahamas is truly multi-purpose! You can knit, weave, spin it together with your favorite fibers, crochet, or even, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, use it to do things like wrap gifts and packages! After a long and strict selection process, the women who make our product cut the edges, and sew them end-to-end to create this phenomenal one-of-a-kind yarn. Darn Good Yarn is committed to bringing you fun and funky yarns with purpose and connection. All of our yarns are hand made by women's co-ops in India and Nepal. The women who work for us are hand-selected for their skill and given a wage that not only allows them to become self-sufficient and provide for the basic needs of their family. When you create with Darn Good Yarn, not only are you making something that is totally unique, you are making something that you can feel good about.
Lace Weight Silk Yarn – Exotic Rainbow 300 Yards/50 Gram Skein – Recycled Silk Yarn in Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple on Sale Today!
Amazingly soft and smooth, this delicately fine lace weight silk yarn is the perfect choice for your next knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, or other fiber art project! It's made by women's co-ops who source the fibers from reclaimed anamika silk textiles in sari silk factories in India, so it's a fair trade and earth friendly fiber. Anamika Silk Yarn (It's from silk waste! and fairly traded!) Each 100g skein has 300 yards and is a must-have for any fiber lover. #1 Fingering Weight 6's NM Count Yarn (6.75-8sts/1") Dry Clean or Handwash Cold
Reclaimed and Recycled Embellished Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn – Istanbul Sparkle on Sale Today!
This is recycled sari silk ribbon in stripes of bold, vibrant jewel-toned hues with sparkles and glitz sprinkled through! If you think the colors pop on the Internet, wait until you see them in person. Each hank is 100g and has about 30 yds of ribbon in it:) Gauge: 2.5 stitches per inch on size 11 needles. After a long and strict selection process, the women who make our product cut the edges, and sew them end-to-end to create this phenomenal one-of-a-kind yarn. As always, remember that by getting this yarn (or any of our yarn or products for that matter!) in using it in your project,you are helping the women of India and Nepal become self-sufficient and provide basic needs of their family- like food, healthcare, shelter, and education- in ways they could not have otherwise done.
Sari Silk 100g Ribbon Yarn Purple Multi on Sale Today!
Content: 100% Silk Weight: Bulky Amount: 50-60 yards / 100 grams hank Care: Hand Wash and Dry Flat This yarn is made of pure silk and is approximately an inch wide throughout. Due to its handmade nature there might occasionally be variations in width. When silk fabric is cut and made into saris, wraps, and veils, there is always a bit left over. Rather than throw that waste fiber into the trash, it has been made into a beautiful, unique, soft yarn! Direct from India, this yarn is a truly recycled product! It is a bulky weight and is soft and easy to knit or crochet. Suitable for: Scarves, neck warmers, cowls, shawls, stoles, bags, pouches, cushions, embellishment. No two skeins are exactly alike.
Kaleidoscope Banana Fiber Yarn – Worsted Weight, 100 g/50 yards on Sale Today!
Kaleidoscope Banana Fiber Yarn is worsted weight and full of all of the rockin' colors of a kaleidoscope, balanced by a glossy, rich finish that renders this yarn utterly fantastic. Banana fiber is super soft, yet durable and a great renewable resource. The decaying outer layers of the banana tree bark are harvested, then soaked in water to quicken the natural dissolving of the chlorophyll structures, leaving just the cellulose fibers. These are extruded into pulp and spun into yarn. Need a gift for the vegan crafter in your life? Darn Good Yarns Banana Fiber Yarn is a great choice! Each 100 gram ball gives you a full 50 yards of banana fiber yarn. The gauge on our yummy banana fiber yarns is 3-3.5 stitches to the inch on size US 8 (5.0mm) needles, or you could use a size US 8-H (5.0mm) crochet hook. There will be inconsistencies every now and then, like thick and thin spots or knots, but that is what gives this fiber its charm and proves that is made by a human hand, not a machine! There are no dye lots, so I recommend that you buy all your banana fiber yarn at once to complete your project. Please always dry clean or handwash your wonderful creations and lay flat to dry. Darn Good Yarn is committed to bringing you fun and funky yarns with purpose and connection. All of our yarns are hand made by women's co-ops in India and Nepal. The women who work for us are hand-selected for their skill and given a wage that not only allows them to become self-sufficient and provide for the basic needs of their family. When you create with Darn Good Yarn, not only are you making something that is totally unique, you are making something that you can feel good about.
Hemp Yarn, Sweet Teal – 100g Ball, 150 Yards on Sale Today!
Have you tried hemp yarn before? If not, go ahead and get some now! Sometimes I like to just knit up a quick washcloth or two or three. You can make so many cool things from it. Let's not stop at washcloths, think handles for bags (because it does break in and get softer over time), and market bags! Make outdoor seat cushion covers or table cloths or project bags! Hemp is a fantastic renewable resources! These yarns make great gifts for the vegan in your live! Just think! Finally there is something else besides cotton for people with allergies to animal fibers! Hemp yarn can be tossed in the washer and dryer! It's super easy to take care of! This yarn will not only hold your interest while working with it, but your finished projects become softer the more you wash them! You will fall in love with your hemp yarn projects over and over again!
Recycled Sari Silk Bulky Weight Yarn on Sale Today!
This sari silk yarn is truly a feast for the senses! Sumptuous candy colors of recycled Sari silk are only lightly spun and in some places just knotted together to create a tactile experience like none other! It is a work of art in itself. Make show-stopping bags or belts out of it, or just knot a few strands around your neck to make a one of a kind, organic, free-spirited necklace! What ever you create out of this yarn, you can be sure it will turn heads! I am sure you will absolutely love this yarn! Each 100g skein yields about 50 yards of fun and funky fiber! Please always dry clean or hand wash your creations from Darn Good Yarn's recycled sari silk yarns!
Multicolored Tibet Jewels Silk Sari Strip Ribbon Yarn 100g on Sale Today!
Tibet Jewels is a recycled silk sari ribbon yarn that can be used for knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning with your favorite fiber, or wrapping presents. This yarn takes you from January to december and it will never feel "same old, same old." This beautiful, upcycled yarn is created by women in fair trade co-ops by collecting the remnants of sar silk fabric accumulated during the truing and trimming of the manufacturing process. The individual silk strips are about ¾" wide and sewn end-to-end to create this one-of-a-kind yarn! Each 100g skein has about 130 feet. If you have allergies to metals, please be careful with this yarn! It does have brocade in it which can contain metal threads. Darn Good Yarn is committed to bringing you fun and funky yarns with purpose and connection. All of our yarns are hand made by women's co-ops in India and Nepal. The women who work for us are hand-selected for their skill and given a wage that not only allows them to become self-sufficient and provide for the basic needs of their family. When you create with Darn Good Yarn, not only are you making something that is totally unique, you are making something that you can feel good about.
Recycled Silk Sari Handspun Yarn – The Original – Worsted Weight 100 Grams/90 Yard Ball on Sale Today!
The original Sari Silk Handspun Yarn is worsted weight, vibrant, exotic and 100% made from recycled sari silk remnants. Each 100g ball/90 yard is wound for you, so once it gets to your door, you just have to let your imagination roam! This yarn actually gets "broken in" as it is used, becomes softer, and gains a beautiful sheen as you use it. You'll be amazed at how luscious it is to the touch. Knitting needles in size US 5 (3.75mm) will give you 4.5 stitches per inch. For crochet, use a size US G-6 (4mm) or a US H-8 (5mm) hook, depending on how tight you want your stitches. There are no dye lots, but I do recommend that you buy all the yarn necessary for your project at once, since I do separate by hues and hand pick to find the best matches for you. Dry clean, or hand wash or delicate cold cycle. If you would like to soften it up more you can throw it in the dryer on a low setting. Darn Good Yarn is committed to bringing you fun and funky yarns with purpose and connection. All of our yarns are hand made by women's co-ops in India and Nepal. The women who work for us are hand-selected for their skill and given a wage that not only allows them to become self-sufficient and provide for the basic needs of their family. When you create with Darn Good Yarn, not only are you making something that is totally unique, you are making something that you can feel good about.