I am a librarian and craftswoman living at 10,200 ft in beautiful Leadville, Colorado. I turn out small batches of naturally dyed yarns in my much abused kitchen. I have fallen in love with the versatility of natural dyes.

I inherited a love of making and fibers from my mother, who was an incredibly talented seamstress, my grandmother, and my sister (can you inherit something from a sibling??). Over the course of my life, I have turned that inheritance into making jewelry, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and now dyeing. Like my mother, I also love the feel of beautiful textiles and just the right shade of blue or pink can bring tears to eyes. 

I work only with natural fibers: merino, alpaca, silk, linen; and sometimes a combination of these! I do not work with rayon, bamboo, or superwash fibers. While these are natural fibers, they go through extensive processing that requires a lot of water and is not sustainable. In the case of superwash it is a toxic process. Please see my resources page for more information. 

While several of the yarns I am currently using are sourced from Peru, I am currently working toward creating my Colorado Pure line. This yarn is organic and grown, milled and naturally dyed in Colorado. It’s a much bigger process to get this off the ground than I knew! But it is in the works. I hope that in 2024 all of my yarn bases will be the Colorado Pure line!