Colinette Yarns - the pioneers of hand dyed yarns and fibres

Colorful hand-dyed yarns made by artists in the UK

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Loltaru B.
Loltaru B.
Reviewer
5/5

I’ve been buying from
Colinette for many years now, and not only is the wool great, but the staff are super friendly and helpful too

8 months ago
Stephanie H.
Stephanie H.
Reviewer
5/5

One of the best wool yarns in the world! Colors are unmatched. Customer service is old-school (the way it should be!)

9 months ago
Anonymous
Anonymous
Reviewer
5/5

No problems. Prompt delivery.

2 years ago
Patricia Ann T.
Patricia Ann T.
Reviewer
5/5

Wonderful !

2 years ago
Fiona
Fiona
Reviewer
5/5

Gorgeous yarn

2 years ago
Patricia
Patricia
Reviewer
5/5

I live in USA and the delivery went perfectly. The yarn is superb, very light and springy (jitterbug).

11 months ago
Jean
Jean
Reviewer
5/5

I love the website and great service as always. Oh and of course the yarn is perfection, I do miss Art though.

2 years ago
Margaret R.
Margaret R.
Reviewer
5/5

Why would I order my yarn from Britain when I’m in Canada. The main reason, of course is top quality wools. The other many reasons can be seen on one of the best websites I go to regularly - breathtaking colour, succinct info and, lately, marvellously written, funny and quirky emails and blogs from the company’s new HQ in Wiltshire. Got a missive today from ‘Sam’ about entanglement and using expressions like ‘Bazinga,’ ‘Whammo’ and ‘like a plate of spaghetti arrabiata’. Makes one want to run to the chesterfield and turn out a bunny hug or a toque. Nothing dull about these yarn spinners. Brightens up a Canuck winter with “Vibrancy, Love, Passion, Yarn, Wool and Fibre.” Thanks, Colinette.

2 years ago
Karen C.
Karen C.
Reviewer
5/5

Excellent as always and very helpful in dyeing some black on request.

2 years ago
Audrey
Audrey
Reviewer
5/5

Just love point five. The colours are gorgeous and on large needles it grows so quickly. Pity it is so expensive or I would be knitting with it all the time. It’s definitely my favourite

2 years ago
Colinette Yarns We have been trading for 39 years
Colinette Yarns dyed in pasta pots
Colinette Yarns we recycle water
Colinette Yarns dyed by artist for artists

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A kaleidoscope of hand dyed yarn awaits

Colinette and myself (her son) welcome all knitters, textile creators, and lovers of fabulously coloured fibres.  We wish to invite you on an exploration of our scrumptious hand dyed yarns. Colinette Yarns has been hand dyed yarn specialists for nearly 40 years now and just like the very first days on our kitchen stove, we still follow my father’s book of spells and incantations. He was a true artist who craved colour. Each skein of yarn from wool to cotton is dyed in small pasta pots, a nod to our times in Italy. I could tell you so much and will do, but for now sit back and enjoy our world of stunning colours. Created by us artists for artists… yes that is you. 

Colinette Yarns Mohair hand dyed yarn
Colinette Yarns Point Five hand dyed yarn
Colinette Yarns Hullabaloo hand dyed yarn

point 5

Super Chunky Yarn

mohair

Chunky luxury mohair Yarn

hullabaloo

3 ply Aran Worsted Yarn

Anonymous
Anonymous
Reviewer
5/5
12 months ago
nadia d.
nadia d.
Reviewer
5/5

Simply lovely. Better than the photos!

12 months ago
Selma I
Selma I
Reviewer
5/5

Really good yarn ('Parisienne'- now discontinued unfortunately…), friendly customer service, and fast delivery. 5-stars service for me!

2 years ago
Deirdre
Deirdre
Reviewer
5/5

Excellent service. Well packed items, great gift boxes. Superb colours of yarns. Prompt delivery.

2 years ago
Anne Barnard
Anne Barnard
Reviewer
5/5

I am delighted with my goodie box but wish to return one item. How do I do this?

12 months ago
Fiona D.
Fiona D.
Reviewer
5/5

Beautifully presented Jitterbug 4ply mini skeins … loving winding them into balls and working out a project or two to use them up. Swift delivery and helpful customer service as always

2 years ago
Angela Scolding
Angela Scolding
Reviewer
5/5

I was a little disappointed I’ve bought the same wool before and it was much thicker

2 years ago
Tanya Randerson-Hall
Tanya Randerson-Hall
Reviewer
5/5

Website is very colourful, customer service is A*, it's a wonderful product, beautifully packaged, I feel almost guilty keeping it for myself ☺️

2 years ago
Ruth Parker
Ruth Parker
Reviewer
5/5

Love point five. I use it on my embellishing machine. I made a cushion cover and the colours are gorgeous.

2 years ago
JANE
JANE
Reviewer
4/5

beautiful product, company a little slow to respond to email/queries from website

2 months ago

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Super Chunky Point Five yarn freshly dyed

Vibrancy, Love, Passion, Yarn, Wool and Fibre

The purity and intense bursts of colour that we paint onto our hand dyed yarns are straight from the playbook of artists like Turner, Monet and Giotto. We blend shades from primary colours just as the masters have done down through the ages.

colinette's Journey

The road that led Colinette to play with hand painted yarn
and fibre started out many years ago. There was something very tactile about
super chunky wool that embraced the jewel- like colours. I called this slub yarn
‘Point Five’ and it became Colinette Yarns’ signature dish.

Other fibres followed. Silks, textured chenille, soft mohair
and finer sock wool to name but a few. All waiting to be hand dyed.

 

Let’s go back to the early 1970s and meet the two creators.
Colinette a textile artist and her artist painter partner Geoff. The setting is
southern Italy where the beautiful sunlight starts the magic….

read more
Colinette Sansbury Biography Photograph colinette yarns hand dyed yarn

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Colinette Yarns Knitting publications, vogue knitting, lets knit, knitnow, simply knitting

chunky patterns

Colinette Yarns Patterns Suzi mohair
Colinette Yarns Patterns Prism
Colinette Yarns Patterns point five monet
Colinette Yarns Anni pattern PDF from the wayfarer book
colinette yarns hand dyed yarns superbulky mohair wool

 

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