New Tutorial! What To Look For in a Thrift Store Sweater
So, you’ve read about this mysterious art of unraveling sweaters for the yarn online, and you’re ready to try it out. What do you buy to get started? If you’re like me, you could end up with 20 sweaters from your first thrift visit of varying quality. There are a few things you can look out for that will save you plenty of grief later. I’ve been asked what the best things to look for are, so here’s a tutorial on examining sweaters in the shop before you bring them home:
What to Look for in a Thrift Sweater
It’s available from the Tutorial page as well. I tend to look for dyeable and expensive fibers, but you can expand your selection to whatever you want. Keep in mind that some materials, like acrylic, don’t straighten out very well, so they probably shouldn’t be used for lace or drop-stitch knitting.
Have fun!
Dyet Yarns blog posts by Adrian "Nuri" Steinhauer are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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