Dusty tree dyeworks stella stockist spotlight!

Meet Rebecca, our first STELLA Stockist that we are shining the spotlight on. You can find her STELLA Stockist listing under the CRAFTERS section. She's a soap maker & a yarn dyer; her work is just beautiful. Here, in her own words, Rebecca talks about her creations, her interests, and why she chooses Cestari. Scroll down for pictures!

dusty tree dyeworks:

When I established Dusty Tree DyeWorks (an offshoot of Dusty Tree Soap) in late 2017, I knew I wanted to use materials that I felt good about. I researched and tried a few and when I stumbled onto Cestari Sheep & Wool Co. I found a winner. I use their Mt. Vernon base in fingering, DK and worsted weights as some of my bases in my hand-dyed yarn company.

Sticking with a Dusty Tree theme and my unusual nature of things, I have decided to name my different yarn weights according to trees; you will find SEED (lace weight), ROOT (fingering), SAPLING (sport), TWIG (DK), BRANCH (worsted) and LEAF (bulky) in my yarn line.

I'm also a handcrafted soaper living in the Laurel Highlands area of SW Pennsylvania. I make plant-based palm free soaps with natural colorants and essential oils. I also make a low suds Wool Wash that I wash all of my handdyed yarns with as well as my own hand-knit garments. I use Cestari's lanolin in my Wool Wash since I feel good about knowing where it comes from and it's the real deal. Not some refined paste passed off as lanolin.

Hand-dyeing yarn was a natural progression from my soap business. I am able to play with colors that I couldn't do with my soaps while also incorporating my favorite pastime...knitting! I love attending fiber festivals selling my soaps and now my hand-dyed yarns too. I look forward to doing it for many years to come and continuing my relationship with Cestari.

Find me on Instagram as both: dustytree & dustytreedyeworks