This will not be the last time I say this: I can't get enough yarn. One of the reasons I got into spinning and dyeing fiber is that I love
yarn as it is, not just for what I can create from it. I have so very many skeins of unknitted beauties, but I have no qualms with letting them stay that way for a long while. Just the string itself is enough for me (well, at times, at least). Lately, due to financial limits, I haven't been able to buy yarn like I used to. And when I opened my shop, I needed to get it stocked with quality goods for my customers. Then, coming across a rather unsightly second-hand sweater made with lovely wool fiber, I remembered the fondness many of my yarnie brothers and sisters have for recycled yarn. And their affection is well founded.
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| A few recycled treasures from my shop! |
If you are recycling the yarn yourself, you will find a wealth of stash-worthy garments if you know what to
look for. Fiber content and care is generally on the tag at the neck or side seam. Get educated
and entertained
here if you look at a sweater and it doesn't just unravel itself before your eyes. If you don't mind the work, you will be amazed at how much yardage you will get with minimal monetary investment.
If you are more of a purchaser than a harvester, reclaimed yarn has a green aspect, too! Yarn recycled by the small business craftster uses minimal energy. More man- or woman-power than electricity goes into the unraveling of knitted goods (unless you count Netflix or the radio playing in the background). Thousands of yards can be steeped in just a few gallons of water with no-rinse wool soak, and many recyclers air-dry the skeins. When you purchase recycled yarn, you are supporting a small business as well as keeping things kosher for the planet. It's win, win, win, win, and win.
So, here is some love to my Etsy brethren who specialize in recycled yarn and lovely objects made from it...
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| Beautiful cotton reclaimed by FunYarn |
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