Good Sourcing, Good Products
Driving to and from our warehouse I listen to WAMU in my car, and I learn all sorts of interesting...
As we head back to farmers markets this December, I’m looking back...
Do you love going to farmers markets? I do. We habitually shopped at the Arlington (Virginia) farmers market when we...
Targhee 2 ply
review of Squared Up cardigan designed by ReahJanise Kauffman
a classic design paired with three different Solitude Wool yarns.
heritage breeds
Solitude Wool Nylon Free Sock Yarn Test 2022 Wrap Up
Ever wondered about why it is so hard to find a true sock yarn without nylon? Although we've only been...
may she keep on truckin’! Jasmine 2008-2022
Jasmine 2008-2022 This little lamb, one week old in March of 2008 when this photo was taken, has become the...
Maryland Sheep & Wool special colorway: "a shot in the dark"
From concept to sketch to letting loose on the dye tables...wanted to share the process with you of creating our...
Fundraising results from Virtual Public Knitoxication 2020
It was another good Public Knitoxication. Thank you to the Fiberists for thinking up this great event in the first...
Weld week! Do you love yellow/green?
my experience growing and using weld for natural dye. One of the best and most light fast of the local...
#se2se
How do you best learn?
We learned by buying wool and visiting farms for Solitude Wool. Farm Field Days are our way of sharing that...
#se2se
Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Challenge #se2se
The Livestock Conservancy is an organization dedicated to preserving endangered livestock breeds from extinction. If you are tuned in to...
Three new partners join Solitude Wool
Solitude Wool is celebrating our three new partners by offering 5% off for each partners: 15% total on all our yarns,...
Events
It was a really good day! Open House at Solitude: natural dyeing
A big thank you to everyone who came to our Open House on September 10th. You guys were GREAT! Kathy...
Deborah Robson
long time marinating: let’s do a Solitude swatch along!
This is what we are about: touching, trying, learning and appreciating wool from different breeds of sheep. After playing with the...
General
wool is great! please use it.
We love wool! This little company, Solitude Wool, grew out of our desire to encourage small farms around us who were throwing...
custom mills
the woolen-worsted continuum: semi-woolen Corriedale & Targhee 2 ply
ITS COLD OUTSIDE! We need woolen spun yarns. I wanted to talk about two of our yarns that are semi-woolen spun at...
US Yarns
what is it about woolen spun yarns?
This is the season for woolen: warm, insulating yarns that are light in weight and cozy. But...you ask, what makes a...
Events
Speaking to Potomac Fiber Arts Guild Sat 3/12 & Fiber Farmers Market Sun 3/13
Jeepers peepers...spring is exploding so early. I wonder how many spring peepers and wood frogs are in our little pond?...
Events
Sue Burke and the Karakul bucket bag
A little history: Sue Burke found me at the Dupont Farmers Market back when I was just selling handspun yarn...
Events
Solitude Jacket wins Knitting Daily KAL vote
We are doubly excited! To have our yarn in a beautiful sweater designed by Mari Chiba in the Fall issue...
breed of the week: Border Leicester and last markets until spring
Our last weekend for farmers markets until SpringWhere ever you might be located, there could be a farmers market this...
Fleece
Breed of the Week: Montadale & Leesburg and Falls Church, VA markets Saturday 12/13, Dupont Circle, DC market Sunday 12/14
Ahhhh, good weather should get us to all three markets this weekend: Leesburg & Falls Church, VA on Saturday and...
Fleece
Breed of the week: Karakul, baby lambs and Tinkerbell to the mill
Breed of the week: Karakul!We are celebrating the birth of fall lambs at Sue Bundy’s farm: RedGate. Sue and I...
Lambs
Breed of the week: Dorset (and our Dorset sock yarn)
Good Morning!It’s raining here. That is good for the garden (garlic mostly planted and fall greens and broccoli are overflowing)...
Fleece
Breed of the week: Corriedale (and our Corrie/Corrie X yarn)
Corriedale (and Corriedale crosses) is the breed of the weekThese Corriedales are a small flock at Bay Haven Farm, one...
Events
What's in our yarn...?
Well, it’s been a long time since I had a small blog spasm "what’s in your yarn and where does...