ColourSpun - Natural Designer Fabric and Yarn

ColourSpun - Natural Designer Fabric and Yarn An earth friendly, indie dye studio with a huge range of colours to inspire your creative adventures ColourSpun is an indie dye studio.
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We hand dye natural fibres, yarn, threads and fabric using earth friendly dyes and methods. We have a huge range of colours which you will find in our online shop www.colourspun.com (or tap the “shop now” button) and we deliver both locally and internationally. We dye to order and our usual lead time is 14 days. The ColourSpun Studio is open by appointment on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Forty-eight small blocks. Every one of them done.Eleven days ago there were none. This morning there are forty-eight, an...
31/08/2026

Forty-eight small blocks. Every one of them done.

Eleven days ago there were none. This morning there are forty-eight, and seven of the thirteen big ones besides.

Then the join. Then the border. Then it goes to Droogtehulp, for the farming families carrying this drought.

I did not expect it to move this fast.

What do you think? Namaqualand in full bloom and the colours I chose for Hilda Steyn's upcoming Namaqua Blanket pattern,...
28/08/2026

What do you think?

Namaqualand in full bloom and the colours I chose for Hilda Steyn's upcoming Namaqua Blanket pattern, which I am busy testing.

Hilda, of Ilona Slow Life Creations has designed this pattern for Droogte Hulp met Burre Burger NPC and all pattern sales will go directly to them, as will 25% of each Namaqua Blanket kit. This one means a lot to me, Hilda has poured so much into it, and every kit sold will put real help behind a farmer having a hard season.

Four more colourways still to come, I'll share them as the testing continues.

The pattern and kits launch early October, so right now the biggest help you can give is spreading the word. Like this if it speaks to you, tell us in the comments, and share it with anyone who'd want to be part of it, every share gets us closer to more support for Droogte Hulp when the pattern and kits are released..

Adrienne helping a student take her weaving off the loom, from our last workshop in the studio.We're running another 3 d...
27/08/2026

Adrienne helping a student take her weaving off the loom, from our last workshop in the studio.

We're running another 3 day beginners weaving workshop at the ColourSpun Studio in Heidelberg, 9 to 11 October 2026. You'll learn to weave on an Ashford Rigid Heddle loom and go home with your own set of handwoven tea towels.

R1995 includes loom use, your kit of 6 x Pure Cotton DK, and teas and lunch each day. Kept small with a maximum of 5 people.

Booking is essential, you'll find the link in our Linktree.

Wondering what's in my basket? These are the colours I have chosen for Hilda Steyn's (Ilona Slow Life Creations) new cro...
26/08/2026

Wondering what's in my basket?

These are the colours I have chosen for Hilda Steyn's (Ilona Slow Life Creations) new crochet pattern - the Namaqua Blanket. Hilda is designing this blanket in aid of Droogte Hulp met Burre Burger NPC, a charity that helps farmers in times of need. With the 2026 El Nino event shaping up to become historic, the farmers are going to need all the help they can get to keep up our food supply.

All the proceeds from the pattern sales, once it is published will go directly to Droogte hulp and 25% of all the kit sales will be donated to them.

Keep an eye on our posts to watch the progress, share with your friends, we hope you'll all be making a Namaqua Blanket in the near future too!

Thirty of the forty-eight small blocks. Six days in.Twelve more since Monday, which is more than I expected from a week ...
26/08/2026

Thirty of the forty-eight small blocks. Six days in.

Twelve more since Monday, which is more than I expected from a week that also involved a gravel road and a great deal of stopping to photograph flowers.

Eighteen small ones to go, then the thirteen big ones, then the join, then the border. Every block is going towards Droogtehulp and the farming families carrying this drought.

Are you going to support this fund raising initiative? Let me know in the comments.

Two more sleeps!My bags are packed and I'll be in Cape Town tomorrow. Yay Findley, can't wait to see you on Saturday!Bri...
20/08/2026

Two more sleeps!

My bags are packed and I'll be in Cape Town tomorrow. Yay Findley, can't wait to see you on Saturday!

Bring a friend and come join us for a morning of good coffee and good yarn in our fabulous new space.

Crochet & Craft Café, 81 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek.
We're open from 10am till 2pm

I keep catching myself looking down at this cloak like I'm rediscovering it. Every square holds a memory of where I was ...
19/08/2026

I keep catching myself looking down at this cloak like I'm rediscovering it. Every square holds a memory of where I was when I made it - which evening, which mood, which cup of tea. That's what mindful making gives you: an object that's actually a timeline. The wildflower colours of the West Coast are woven right through it, round after round. Slow hands, slow life.

Link in bio.

You may be wondering what this is all about!Lee and her team have been really busy getting our new space ready. I can't ...
19/08/2026

You may be wondering what this is all about!

Lee and her team have been really busy getting our new space ready. I can't wait to see it! I'll be there on Saturday, bring a yarnie friend and come join us.

Crochet & Craft Café, 81 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek
We're looking forward to seeing you.

Some projects stay with you long after they're finished. I made this Noah's Ark quilt for a friend's baby a good few yea...
18/08/2026

Some projects stay with you long after they're finished.

I made this Noah's Ark quilt for a friend's baby a good few years back, no prizes for guessing his name! Finding the photo again brought back all the love that went into it.

The animals are knitted using our African Animal patterns, and Noah is also knit and stitched onto the quilt. The fabric is our hand dyed cotton, I used the natural movement from the dyeing process to create the cloudy sky and the waves, and hand painted the ark fabric to get the look of wood.

A proper labour of love, and one of my favourite quilts I've made.

The African Animal patterns used for the animals are available from ColourSpun online.
Link to shop in Linktree.

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