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We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
November 25, 2020 7 min read
After our gentle introduction into acid and natural dyeing, I'm so thrilled to share our first expert interview on dyeing and sustainability on the blog with you today! Our first foray into the intricacies of different dyeing methods and how sustainable they are leads us to Northern Germany, into the dye studio of Jule from woollentwine. Jule focuses on natural dyeing and has designed her dyeing process very carefully to make it as sustainable as possible, which made her the perfect partner for this deep dive!
November 11, 2020 4 min read
Hello lovelies! We've talked a lot about fiber and yarn in the last few months here on this blog, but one area that we’ve only ever-so-slightly touched upon is dyeing. While I love a beautiful natural grey or cream in my stash, I also have a very, very soft spot for beautiful colors (dyed on a grey base - be still my heart!). As dyeing is an essential part of most yarns’ journey, we thought it'd be interesting to explore the intersection of dyeing and sustainability in a little mini-series in these next few weeks!
November 04, 2020 5 min read
Hello folks, and welcome to this week's blog post! We've talked a lot over the past few months about sustainable yarn. We've shared a ton of information and looked at a lot of different topics, and it's been a learning curve for us all. While it's super interesting to explore these subjects here on the blog, putting all of that information into real-life practice can be pretty overwhelming.
October 21, 2020 4 min read
'Green', 'Eco-friendly', 'Recyclable', ‚'Natural'; these just some of the words you might come across when trying to shop sustainably, and they can be great indicators of an earth-friendly product. But what about when businesses use them as a marketing tool, attaching them to a not-so-sustainable item to sell more? When a company is more interested in putting their money into marketing their products as 'green' instead of doing the actual work to make them so? This is greenwashing.
October 14, 2020 4 min read
Back in 2015, way before Making Stories was even a thought on the horizon, I went into a yarn shop in San Francisco where I was visiting my partner and, looking for something that was locally made, picked up a cake of Twirl Yarn. It was one of the most gorgeous yarns that I had ever seen, and it sat in my stash for a good long while (it takes time to find the right project for a precious skein, am I right?) before I eventually transformed it into one a hat.
October 07, 2020 5 min read
Hiya lovelies! After a little bit of a hiatus and last week's revision of our cruelty-free yarn blog post, we're back to our regular blogging schedule! We have lots of exciting articles planned for the next few months - hello non-superwash indie dyer roundup, hello deep dives into natural and acid dyeing and sustainability! - and we thought we'd start of the fall season with something that'll hopefully come in handy in the next few months: a little guide to sustainable yarn shopping.
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