Everything in my shop is made by hand, which can take several hours to several days to complete. The tools I use are also good quality, so they are pretty expensive as well. It also costs a fair amount to purchase the materials, so I charge for the materials, the a small percentage of the cost of the tools, and something for my time. It usually ends up being 3-4 times the cost of the materials, which is pretty standard in the fiber art industry.

Every skein of yarn is unique, but I use my niddy noddy to get the length of the yarn. Each wrap around the niddy noddy is 34 inches, so I multiply 34 by the number of times it goes around the niddy noddy to figure out how many inches, feet, and yards the yarn is.

For items made from the hand spun yarn and the yarn spun from the rolags, I highly recommend hand washing them by hand and drying flat if they need to be washed.

For the items made from yarn I didn’t spin, it’s okay to put them in the wash, but don’t use high heat in the dryer. You may also want to use a fabric softener to keep them feeling soft. I don’t recommend putting them in the washing machine or dryer with any Velcro because it could damage it if it gets stuck.