Grapthys: To all the yarns I have ever loved before.

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Baby

These literally are all the yarns I have loved, loathed and used in my projects. Some may spark a happy memory, some sad. Fun Post;-)

Bravo

Gedifra or Cedrifra? who knows......

By Woolcraft

Elle

Below looks like the tale end of Ninja (funny yarn name)

Alot of Swedish labels which makes sense seeing I was living in Stockholm, the funny thing at the time was the yarn I'd find in the charity shops would be 50/50 Swedish or English.......Go figure

Paris Falk Yarn.

Above is my way of pattern writing,usually some notes, but basically all the yarn labels clipped together , that way I could do a basic costing.

Filz -It

Yarn Mania
DK
Garn
Yarn
Wool.......

Mostly acrylic but I'm a poor artist, so it's fine;-) And not a yarn snob, don't get me wrong I appreciate the art the craft the quality of hand dye,spinning yarda yarda, limited use even.

But what I appreciate most, is the make.

With out the cheap equivalents, I wouldn't be able to constantly create.

Weird collections?

Why this post, because I'm currently moving and trying to clear out even more clutter but like everything web by making this post I have constant memory;-)

SvartaFaret

Gilda

Gloria och Helen.

Juvel

I Collected? collated alot of important things with my time in Stockholm.
And at the time I was pretty fixated with yarn labels.

I guess some I remembered as a child, and the fact that I do a lot of charity
shop buying of materials. I started to notice age, labels and time/date.

Acrylic, acrylic (obviously) but there are good quality's ones, some where so fused they could have been over 40 years of age (fact here!) Not it's my rough guesstimate and ramble.

Minicryl

Modegarn (fashion Yarn)

Freja/Mohair/Molly

Sirdar Organza

Merion Ull

Tebe

Rowan

Sirdar Snuggly

Bravo

Jasgo?

Carolina(lots of girls names? I've noticed)

Bamboo

Figja

Right at this point even I'm board of listening them,and its my collection. Hopefully you scrolled quickly.;-)

Some info- (possibly useless) But because a good blog!, is a factual one.

Labels

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/label.html

Dye Lot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye_lot

Yarn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn

Knitting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting

Bureau Act that covers Yarn labels

(I'm not sure its important but sounded V official)

If you live in the States that is;-)
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus21-threading-your-way-through-labeling-requirements-under-textile-and-wool-acts