swoonfibers

Now, in these times of isolation, anxiety and fear, it is the very best time for doing activities that nourish you. Reading, walking, writing, and of course handcrafting! Its a great time to learn a new skill, or if that's too overwhelming, how about a knit-night with friends, a cocktail Crochet-a-long or a craft-ernoon making gifts or sewing projects?

I am so grateful for the support of my customers, and especially right now, your loyalty and continued patronage has allowed me to ' keep going' at a time when things are tough for everyone. For those of you who sell items that you make from my supplies, I realize that shows have been canceled, sales are down..as a supplier i get it. Please contact me if you are having trouble affording supplies, I can work with you so that you may have a special discount.
(One of my regular customers just told me that all of their shows had been canceled for the foreseeable future. )

Early mornings with just me and Kleio, our french bulldog, and a cup of tea. My beloved books, my view of the lake, and my very precious studio.
My very favorite place to be is... in the studio...dyeing, dreaming, experimenting...my personal heaven!

I opened my shop in June of 2010, while I was working full time in NYC. Now, as of our move to Rochester, New York, in 2018, this has evolved into a full-time life in the dye studio.
My shop concept has always been about yarns to "swoon" over, as that is the core of the deep love and intense yearning I have always had for delectable yarns.

At the beginning I offered about 5 core yarns, and now offer over 32 different yarns. My focus in the past has been on the luxury handspun yarns. Now, I have added too many yarns to countI ( this is NOT NECESSARILY a good thing. As of Spring 2020, I am reevaulating my bases and I plan to keep the best ones...can you tell that this is really hard for me to decide! :D

Color...and unusual hard-to-find subtle and different color combinations have been the touchstone of Swoon Fibers. I often knit up a swatch of a newly dyed yarn , as I can't wait to play with it.

I love the excitement that knitters and crafters have about yarn, so when I deal with customers I try to make the experience as smooth as possible. I get it: you fall in love with something, you want it right away...that's me, too!!

All of my hand dyed yarns are a labor of love, they are an expression of the love of my life: fiber & how fiber takes color, and how yarn looks when it is knitted, how fiber looks when it is spun.

I hope you will join me in this journey of discovery and sharing,and the joy of all these things that we love to make with yarn.