For indigo connoisseurs and those who honor hyper-local natural dyeing journeys, we have something very special to share with you today:
To celebrate Summer, we have created a limited number of aqua blue Shimmering Tussah skeins dyed with mature, fresh indigo leaves grown in our on-site dye garden.
Typically, indigo must go through a number of stages to dye yarn. In this case, as long as the plant is used immediately after harvesting, and we use silk, we can create this incredible, unusual shade of blue. We have a limited number of skeins due to the amount of indigo in our dye garden and this very small window of maturity. These skeins truly reflect the peak of Summer sun and warmth and can only be made at this time.
Due to how well this plant and technique work with silk, of course we instantly thought of using the ever-popular Shimmering Tussah yarn. A single skein includes nearly 1100 glorious yards of 2-ply silk yarn. It's subtle texture creates a unique, luxurious, diaphanous fabric. Use it on its own or combine it with another Verb yarn - how about holding it with a strand of Wild Bloom or Soft Current? Or something slightly thicker like Annapurna?
