By purchasing yarn from String Theory, you’re lifting up a number of small and female-owned businesses. We help women in Rwanda, who survived the genocide, educate a new generation. We help women in Uruguay find meaningful work without leaving their rural homes. We help a family in New Hampshire maintain a mill, a tradition spanning hundreds of years. We help restore the Patagonia Grasslands by encouraging sustainable farming.Every yarn we stock makes a positive impact.
Flaxen
$44.00
Hand dyed, crisp linen with the drape of silk. Softens with wear and lasts for ages.
65% Silk, 35% Linen
250m / 100g;
273yds / 3.5oz
Impact:
Hand Maiden Fine Yarn is a family business proudly employing emerging artists with a flair for colour dyeing our custom colours. Some of our current “maidens” are potters, photographers, textile artists and jewelers with their own art practice.
Pattern Suggestions:
Lemon Spritz: Marie Greene's 4-day KAL 2023
California Dreamin': summery pullover (Beth has made it in Flaxen!)
Sand and Stone: Deliberately over-sized, this top has plenty of positive ease, making it a comfortable garment to wear over a camisole or shirt.
Coolster: 2 skein shawl
Orbit: easy breezy shawl (1+ skeins)
Afternoon Breezes: airy vest for summer fun
Perkins Cove: great over a sundress
BeachComber: v-neck tunic with 3/4 sleeves
Bella Shawl: 2 - 3 skeins
Light in the Woods Wrap: crochet