The Ro Journal
4 FREE Christmas embroidery patterns and templates
Posted by Yanna Thinnes on
Embroider some Christmassy motifs to decorate your tree, home, or accessories! Embroidery templates and brief instructions included on one handy sheet.
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- Tags: Christmas, Embroidery, Kits, Pattern or recipe, Yarns
Introducing the Farmyard Fade Set - plus a recipe for creating a gradual faded gradient!
Posted by Yanna Thinnes on
Hello! I'm sure I'm not the only person who has looked at, admired, and daydreamed about a faded sweater / shawl / hat / blanket after seeing some spectacular patterns and projects. I am pleased to tell you that as of about a week ago, I am stocking some lovely natural undyed fade sets comprising of 5 shades of 4-ply weight / fingering-weight yarn. It's a fine, soft 50% Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) 50% Masham blend, perfect for a variety of projects. It's worsted spun and will show up cables, lace and colourwork beautifully! I’ve called the set “Farmyard”, with the shades...
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- Tags: Fade sets, Farmyard Fade, Pattern or recipe, Yarn
Welcome!
Posted by Yanna Thinnes on
Welcome to the Ro Natural Dyeworks Journal! (Is "journal" pretentious? Should I stick to "blog"?) Anyway, this is where I hope to bring you my notes and thoughts on natural dyeing, knitting, sewing, mending, weaving, and a variety of other crafts that I sometimes dabble in. Nature and life in general will feature too. I hope you'll enjoy reading. In the meantime, stay safe and well!