A real lys in St. Joseph! It is owned and operated
by Laura who is basically a dyer. She and her
husband moved here where he took a position as
Dean of Students at MWSU. She sells her yarn,
"Textiles a Mano" at a few stores in Colorado and
one that I know of in St. Louis. She basically
rented some work space for her dying, but since
an office came with it...a small but good yarn
shop! She says she likes to work with her yarn
in large hanks. The lovely shawl on the wall is
made from one skein of her yarn...with enough
left over for a scarf! Three of her skeins make
a sweater. She has a lovely sense of color, and
the yarns are nice and soft..such fun to visit!
by Laura who is basically a dyer. She and her
husband moved here where he took a position as
Dean of Students at MWSU. She sells her yarn,
"Textiles a Mano" at a few stores in Colorado and
one that I know of in St. Louis. She basically
rented some work space for her dying, but since
an office came with it...a small but good yarn
shop! She says she likes to work with her yarn
in large hanks. The lovely shawl on the wall is
made from one skein of her yarn...with enough
left over for a scarf! Three of her skeins make
a sweater. She has a lovely sense of color, and
the yarns are nice and soft..such fun to visit!
While I was there I bought the yarn for myISE4 project. It's called "Shanghai" and is a soft, soft 50/50 blend of silk and wool. The gauge is supposed to be 20 stitches over 4" but I think I will use a larger needle to get a more open pattern. Laura said it accidentally got left in a vat and got overdyed. Now she likes it so much that she hopes she can create the green/turquoise/gold again.
Not much more going on with knitting...painting some shelves (trying to get them done before the rain comes), and working on costumes for our district's Sweet Adelines competition in April. Fringe and glitter and sequins..oh, my!
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