Like many I started with generic yarn brands. Until one day I came across a vlog where a fellow knitter introduced her hand dyed skein of yarn. I was immediately curious. There was something about this type of yarn that completely rocked my world. The art in the application of the colors, the depth created through their contrast and the energy that explodes across the surface of the yarn in a reig
n of speckles. Knitting with hand dyed yarn was so artistically fulfilling, not to mention while doing so I sensed a familiar feeling of artistic equilibrium. Having left my artistic calling years ago for another profession, I acknowledged my senses and decided to try it out. After my first dye session it all came together. I felt balance, unity and equilibrium. There was much more to hand dying yarn than just dying it. It was the art of the process which intrigued me equally. Dying yarn takes places in several steps. The yarn needs to be prepared, dyed, washed, rinsed, dried, wound and prepared for fellow makers. There is an intense amount of handling of the yarn involved. In a sense it is similar to the peeling of layers with the structure of process. This reignited the need for process and expression that I enjoyed during my artistic years. It was clear to me that dying yarn was a ritual that I would have to do daily. How the name Little Bishes Stitches came about:
I enjoy humor as well as the safe space to be creative! If someone asked me how I would describe my hand dyed yarn, I would use language such as "edgy", "expressive", "sorry not sorry", "room to be creative". Giving yourself the space to not hide who you are and to express yourself without being censored is what making is all about. On this premise, with inspiration from my children and my love for knitting the name Little Bishes Stitches war born.
