archive edition OOAK ~ miniBray | lace #2
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miniBray | lace is the mini-skein version of the ever-popular mohair/silk blend that can be knit on its own for perfect fluffy shawls, or held alongside a smooth yarn for sweaters and accessories to create squishy fabric with a gorgeous halo. These skeins went into the dye pot with 'the flicker of time'chalked up but they had other ideas, came out to bright/dark/ott and I've been looking for an opportunity to pop them into a collection ever since. Maybe it's just time to call them an 'archive edition' and find someone to turn them into something gorgeous!
Archive edition OOAK shades are yarn bases and/or shades that might not have caught the imagination the first time around but we think deserve their moment in the sun! Re-worked and updated with pattern inspiration provided. They’re in the last chance saloon, so they include a discount or are sold as a bundle.
We dye our yarn in small batches using a combination of kettle dyeing for semi-solid and tonal shades and low-immersion and hand-painting for variegated shades that will 'pool' or 'flash' depending on gauge. Even within a dye batch, each skein is unique as a result of our dyeing techniques.
We recommend hand washing miniBray | lace in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye and, as with all small-batch, hand-dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins.
We use professional acid dyes with good light and wash fastness and do our best to exhaust every dye bath and reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project.