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Helen believes strongly in
testing out the yarns before she adds
them to her catalogue and her sock
yarns have a great reputation for
longevity and strength
”
knows that if the basic product is a strong one then simply picks some colours from her vast selection
(far left)
she will be confident in dyeing glorious colours and of dyes and begins to mix them up. Often with
Floral
inspiration in
offering them for sale. Although the temptation to surprising results and an new range of popular
the nearby
add new base yarns is always there, Helen knows shades is created.
hillside.
that her core yarns are of good quality and form a With the courage to start the business from (Top)
sound base for her business. There is always room scratch and the confidence to make it work, Ripples
Skeins of yarn
drying in the
for growth though and Helen is confident that her Craft is growing day by day. How could Helen not
sun.
range will grow over time. look at colour in a totally different light now that she
(above left)
spends so much time working on Ripples Crafts?
Hand dyed yarn.
Inspired by nature Helen tells us that she was never blessed with the
(above)
Helen's colour combinations come about through ability to draw or paint but dyeing yarn has really
Stunning
various means, she is inspired by looking through opened her mind and eyes to seeing combinations of
mountain views.
photographs of her local countryside that she takes colour where ever she goes. Proof indeed that you
when out walking. Sometimes the smallest object, a don't need to be able to draw in order to be artistic
tiny plant clinging to the side of a rock or a glimpse or creative.
of a view with ten different shades of blue in it is Ripples Crafts will have a stand at Woolfest this
enough to start her creative mind ticking. year,
www.woolfest.co.uk, something that Helen
She tries to capture these moments of inspiration could never have imagined until now. Seeing her
with her camera so that she can return to her dye yarns on sale in other shops is a realisation of a
studio and try to recreate some of the hues and huge ambition, Ripples Crafts products are sold
shades and transform them into another new yarn worldwide including through a distributor in the US
colour. Sometimes, however, she stands in her dye and she is actively looking to increase her stockists
studio without any inspirational photos to hand and throughout Europe.
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