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customers who order her yarns to send to their
Sometimes the smallest object, a tiny plant
friends and family for no reason other than they
know they will be appreciated.
clinging to the side of a rock or a glimpse of
One of the most popular sellers of Ripples Craft
a view with ten different shades of blue in it is
yarns is their club memberships, Helen offers both
a 4 ply sock yarn and a lace yarn club with many
enough to start her creative mind ticking
members who renew their subscriptions at the end of
their term. She offers a great range of 4 ply, DK and very clearly defined seasons. Looking out of her
lace weight yarns with the 4 ply sock weight yarns dye studio window Helen can see straight into the
outselling most of the others due to their versatility. hills, a view peppered with rainbows and beautiful
stormy skies. Helen's creative outlet in dyeing yarn is
Spreading the word something that she feels really passionate about, her
The community feeling that you get from ordering adventure in creating stunning new colourways and
from a small business like Ripples Crafts is repeating existing colours that have sold out in her
highlighted by the sharing of finished project shop lead her to some amazing new creations.
photographs on the shop's blog. This is a lovely way The yarns that Helen dyes are mainly sourced
to see what other customers are making with their in the UK. She believes strongly in testing out the
yarn and great for inspiring new projects as well as yarns before she adds them to her catalogue and
creating a lovely family style atmosphere. her sock yarns have a great reputation for longevity
Helen is incredibly creative and comes up with and strength as well as being machine washable
new colourways on a regular basis. She is inspired which is important to many crafters. Softness and
by the fabulous area that she lives in, the North durability are two of the most important features for
West Highlands has constantly changing light and Helen when she looks to take on new base yarns, she
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