Anniversary Special #8: Naturally Dyed Beauties

One of our favourite things about all the treasures here at Loop is how much care goes into making them. And nowhere is that more true than in all our lovely naturally dyed beauties.

We know how much love is poured into every ounce of Teinture Sauvage naturally dyed thread. That’s why we’re extra touched to share special Teinture Sauvage Loop Anniversary Thread Boxes of 20 threads dyed with plants and cochineal. These threads reach all the way into the history of craft, using ancient techniques to achieve their vivid hues. They also look to the future, employing sustainable practices to help ensure our traditions will carry on for many generations to come.

Each of the curated boxes of naturally dyed embroidery threads Teinture Sauvage has put together for us contains 20 unique mini skeins of embroidery wool. Each mini skein is approximately 20 metres in length. The threads are available in two colourways. Both cover the same range of colours, but subtle differences in tone and intensity will delight the true colour connoisseur.

And if you, like us, love to hear about the magic behind these majestic threads, you simply must dive into Wild Dyeing: From the Garden to Color – An Introduction to Natural Vegetable Dyes, a new book by Céline Philippe of Teinture Sauvage. This book will teach you how to create your own beautiful natural dyes and apply them to your favourite fibres. But it’s also so much more than a how-to book. It’s an artful ode to a practice at the very heart of the crafts we all love.

We can’t talk about naturally dyed beauty without mentioning Mette Mehlsen’s Naturally Dyed Single Yarn Cakes. We get so much joy each time these arrive in the shop. They’re a total delight to play around with, whether we’re making something fun with our needles and hooks or just styling them for display. We’re so pleased to have just received a gorgeous abundance of these, and we’ve been dreaming up new loveliness ever since they landed. Embroidery, knitting, crochet, held single or doubled up, there’s no way you can go wrong!

We’re super pleased that we’re getting a second batch of Mette’s special Loop 20th anniversary Anemone Scarf Kit. This gorgeous kit sold out very quickly when we first launched it, but we’re over the moon to be able to bring Anemone joy to more of you! This is a gorgeous bundle of 22 cakes of naturally dyed Mette Mehlsen yarns, an array of vibrant shorter threads for making the anemone flowers, a printed version of Mette’s pattern, and of course a Loop 20th anniversary project bag featuring Julie Arkell’s design! The kits are available for pre-order now, and we’ll send them out as soon as they come in.

New In: Boulette Scarflette Kit Restock!

We’ve restocked our lovely Boulette Scarflette Kits in the “Silvery Pastels” and “Autumn Hues” colourways. These gorgeous crocheted granny square scarves are made of lovely Laines Vilaines Boulettes Solitaires Fing, and whether airy pastels or earth tones are more your thing, this piece is sure to keep the shivers at bay in the cooler months to come. It’s the perfect project for summers on the go: stash your finished granny squares at home and keep with you only the materials you need!

Enjoy!