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What Is a Handspun Yarn Subscription — And Is It Right for You?

What Is a Handspun Yarn Subscription — And Is It Right for You?

Jun 18

So many lovely options!

If you’ve ever happened across hand spun yarn at a craft fair or yarn shop you know it’s special. It has a delightful squishy hand feel that is hard to replicate.

It doesn't look like the yarn at the craft store. It doesn't behave like it either. There's a liveliness to it, slight variations in thickness, a texture that shifts as you work with it, a quality that's hard to name but immediately felt. That's not a flaw. That's the point.

A handspun yarn subscription is a monthly delivery of exactly that. One skein, handspun by an independent artist, chosen to showcase what handspun yarn can actually do.

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