Virtual Frome Market Day! New Naturally Dyed Yarn, Seeds and Pre-Mordanted Wool
The lovely folk at the Frome Independent Market have organised a virtual market to showcase us traders, in light of their physical markets being cancelled for the time being. At these events I sell exclusive, limited runs of yarn, so thought this was a good opportunity to bring the market to you and finally list some online!
Alongside my naturally dyed, local wool knitwear you'll find naturally dyed knitting yarns, pre-mordanted yarn ready for dyeing, and natural dye seeds saved from my own garden. The links below take you straight to my shop. For the full Frome Market experience, grab a half pint of cider and a pastry while you browse!
Please note that during the Covid-19 government restrictions, we are safely posting orders once a week. Worldwide shipping is currently still available - check with your countries’ restrictions before ordering to avoid delays or disappointment.
Naturally Dyed Yarns
The yarns listed above are super limited edition, with only one skein of each yarn available. Dyed with the exhaust baths leftover from previous dyeing, these unique yarns help me to reduce my waste as well as producing some lovely shades! There are 50g skeins of my bespoke 4ply Somerset lambswool, and 100g skeins of Aran weight Shetland wool up for grabs.
SEASONAL COLOUR YARN CLUB - SPRING!
Celebrate Spring and all its bounties with a surprise hand dyed skein of Ria’s Somerset lambswool yarn! Ria will hand pick seasonal dye plants from her garden, and blend them to create a unique, mystery shade exclusive to this yarn club. There are very limited slots available - secure your place now!
Available in two sizes:
5 x 20g skeins - 4 ply weight
1 x 50g skein - 4-ply weight
Please note that this item is a pre-order, and will be shipped out in mid-May.
Pre-Prepared Yarns for Dyeing
This selection of undyed yarns has been pre-prepared for you by Ria, meaning all you need to do is extract some colour from a dye plant, add the yarn and get dyeing! Ria has taken the hard work out of the fibre preparation by washing and mordanting the yarn with Alum and Cream of Tartar.
Yarns currently available are:
BFL Aran - 100g
Scottish Wool Blend Aran - 50g
(More yarn types and to be added soon)
This yarn is a great purchase for a beginner who would like to try out natural dyeing without having to buy large quantities of mordant.
A leaflet will be included with the yarn briefly explaining the process of dyeing the yarn, and a video tutorial will be following soon showing you how to get the best results using foraged plants and this pre-mordanted yarn.
These yarns have been pre-prepared so they are ready for use in natural dyeing. Ria has done the hard work of washing and mordanting the yarn, meaning all you need to do is find some plants to dye the yarn with!
This is a great purchase for anyone wanting to try out natural dyeing, as you don’t have to invest in the time or materials needed to scour and mordant.
Pre-mordanted yarn is currently available in the following bases:
British Bluefaced Leicester Sock Yarn - white - 100g skein - approx 385m
Availability: In Stock
Preparation: Alum and cream of tartar mordant
Size: 50g or 100g skeins, 4ply weight - approx 200m or 385m per skein
Care: Hand wash cool, dry flat, gentle steam iron
Click here for shipping and return info
Seeds are back in stock - fresh stock for the 2026 growing season!
Would you like to grow your own colour this year? You can start your own natural dye garden with these seeds! They have been saved from plants grown in my own garden in Bristol.
Every order will come with a printed growing guide for the seed varieties you ordered to help you get started on your natural dye growing journey.
As I am a small scale grower, only limited quantities of each variety are in stock.
This season I have the following seeds available:
Woad - Isatis tinctoria (blue)
Hopi Sunflower - Helianthus annuus (purple-grey)
Coreopsis - Coreopsis tinctoria (orange)
Weld - Reseda luteola (yellow)
Availability: In Stock
Size: Seed numbers vary depending on variety
Click here for shipping and return info. UK orders only due to customs restrictions.
natural dye seeds
Last but not least are a selection of natural dye seeds, saved from my garden. These have proven very popular at workshops and are flying out of the online shop!
Choose from Woad, Cosmos or Coreopsis to grow your own dye plants. Woad plants produce the elusive blue pigment, Cosmos and Coreopsis flowers produce an orange dye plus are excellent for pollinators.
Only a limited amount are available, once they are gone, they are gone until more seeds are harvested in the Autumn.
Aprrox 20+ seeds per packet.
Please note that due to postage restrictions, these seeds can be shipped to UK addresses only.
If you’ve enjoyed reading this blog and found it helpful, why not buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi? There’s no obligation, but your support will help me continue to write these blogs and help my journey to become a self sufficient natural dye grower and knitwear designer. Ria :)