Color.
Bold, flirty, moody, pretty, subtle, luscious color. It speaks to your soul, it expresses your personality.

Whether you knit, crochet, weave, spin, or felt.....you'll find a hand dyed yarn or fiber to suit your unique color style. Quality yarn and wool (mostly from right here in the USA) are hand dyed by myself in a wide range of techniques.....kettle, rainbow, dipping, painting, and a few secret methods I've developed along the way. Each small batch is an original work of art, a palette of color waiting for your touch to turn it into something extraordinary!

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Hand Dyed Lace Yarn- of the softest Merino 2 ply. Beautiful for knitting lace shawls and other fine work. In variegated, non-pooling variegated, and semi-solid colors. Watch for Suri-Merino and Zephyr Merino/Silk in the future.

Hand Dyed Sock / Fingering Yarn - There are many types of sock yarn at The Painted Tiger. You will find colors from wild variegations to subtle ombres and kettle dyes.

• Tiger Twist - 2 ply tight twist 100% Superwash Merino, this yarn is spun specifically for making bouncy squooshy socks.
• Tiger Cub- 3 ply Super Fine Merino and Nylon Blend, great for very soft socks, baby items, and quick shawls and scarves.
• BFL Sock - 4 ply 100% Superwash Blue Faced Leicester from where they grow it best, England. This is a true thin fingering weight yarn.
• Silver Lynx- Looking for luxury? This yarn is Superfine Merino, Silk, Nylon, and real Silver. Great for shawls, wristwarmers, and anywhere you want a little sparkle (yes, socks too!!)
• Panda- A great blend of Superwash Merino and Bamboo, this sock yarn absorbs dye in a unique way, leaving a muted heathery look, and the fabulous shine of bamboo. A great choice for socks due to the antibacterial properties of bamboo, but also fabulous in garments where you want some drape.
• Fillet of Sole - This is not a type of yarn, but a special prep. I take one of my premium yarns and knit it up double stranded into a sock blank, then hand paint each one. You unravel (or I'll frog and ball it for you) as you knit two socks at a time, marveling at the amazing complex colors that unfold.

• BFL Worsted - Scrumptious and gently processed, this long staple wool is perfect for many projects. Available in 1 pound skeins.
• Siberian Tiger- This 100% Superwash Merino wool 4 ply yarn is great for wash and wear projects.
• Surino- A Suri Alpaca and Merino wool blend. Soft, luxurious.
• Cougar - 100% domestic wool in a nice round 4 ply. Great for felting.