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* Hand dyed embroidery yarns. Here!
* Patterns for knitting and crochet. Here!
* Yarn set. Here!
* Hand dyed buttons. Here!
* Knitting and crochet needles. Here!
* Un-carded and carded Gotland wool.Here!
* Warp braid. Here!
* Books. Here!
* Weaving patterns. Here!
* Dying powders and chemicals. Here!
* Wrought iron jewellery. Here!
* Other. Here!

The cotton is grown ecologically on small self-owned farms. Bird droppings are used instead of artificial fertiliser, pests are controlled by biological methods and 5000 year old irrigation canals carry run off water from the Andes for irrigation.  

The cotton is sown in the autumn and it takes nine months for the plants to reach the height of a man before being harvested in the spring. The golden cotton plants shed their leaves and the seedpods open, just as the dandelion. It is the white seed-hairs that are picked and the fibres separated from the cottonseeds; these are packed in cotton-bales and transported to the cotton-mill where the cotton is transformed into cotton yarn. The cotton yarn is transported by cargo ship from Lima’s port, Callao, to Gothenburg in Sweden. 

The cotton yarn is ecologically certified through SKAL in Peru and KRAV in Sweden. (Information on cotton production: Bergman Sweden AB.) 

The cotton yarn is hand dyed by us in our own dye works in the south of Gotland. We use dyes and additives that are mild on the environment. We have our own water and drainage is through a three-chamber septic tank. We are economical with the use of water and electricity and carry out careful controls and measurements of the dye-baths before discharge. We dye the yarn with one or several colours in the same yarn skein. The handicraft method makes every yarn and dye bath unique.  

The colours have a high tolerance to rubbing and light. The yarn and articles made from it can be machine washed using a colour washing powder that is environmental friendly at 40-60 degrees Centigrade, they can also be spin dried, or tumble dried, or placed on an airy net or cotton towel to dry.

The yarn is available in two qualities, Tekla 8/4, 350 m/100 g and Miranda 4x8/2.

The Swedish Foundation for Nature Conservation have environmentally approved our preparation dyeing processes. The cotton yarn is hand dyed by us in our own dye works in the south of Gotland. We use dyes and additives that are mild on the environment. We have our own water and drainage is through a three-chamber septic tank. We are economical with the use of water and electricity and carry out careful controls and measurements of the dye-baths before discharge. We dye the yarn with one or several colours in the same yarn skein. The handicraft method makes every yarn and dye bath unique.  

The colours have a high tolerance to rubbing and light. The yarn and articles made from it can be machine washed using a colour washing powder that is environmental friendly at 40-60 degrees Centigrade, they can also be centrifuged, or placed on an airy net or cotton towel to dry.

Use a light iron on the back side if required, ensure the garment is moist.
 

The lambs are shorn and the beautiful curly wool sorted into four groups, from the very dark to the lightest fibres. The sorted wool is washed at Ateljé Huskroken. The wool is spun into lovely yarn of different thickness and number of threads at the little spinning mill on the island, Gotlands Spinneri in Fardhem, a couple of miles away.

The washing and dyeing of the yarns is undertaken at our own dye works in Ronehamn where we have our own herb garden with plants suitable for dyeing. We use dyes and additives which are mild on the environment and which come from both nature and from dye works. 

We are economical with the use of water and electricity. The colours have a high tolerance to washing, rubbing and light. The grey mottled wool gives the colours beautiful nuances. The wool yarn is single coloured and the handicraft method makes each dye bath unique. 

The wool has a dirt resisting capacity and it is often sufficient to air out textiles in moist air to clean them. Articles should also be allowed to rest after use so that that the wool fibres have a chance to contract.

Care should be taken when washing wool; use a neutral environmentally approved liquid detergent or dishwashing detergent. Allow articles to soak for a while in hand warm water, squeeze carefully and do not twist or rub as this can cause the fibres to get matted. The rinsing water should be the same temperature as the washing water. A spin dryer can be used to remove water after the last rinse. Articles should be laid flat to dry on an airy surface or a cotton towel that is replaced occasionally.

NOTE TUMBLE DRYING CAUSES WOOL TO SHRINK!

The yarn is available in three qualities Eko Strand 1 thread, 340 m/100g Eko Häll 2 thread, 170 m/100 g, Eko Hage 2 thread, 340 m/100g.

Hand dyed embroidery yarns, "In our pasture"   
Wonderful hand-dyed embroidery yarns in rug-wool, Schappe silk and mercerised cotton. 30 skeins in 30 different shades. The old Gotland folk song "In our pasture" is our inspiration and thus the name. Wormwood - grey, Hops - brown, Hawthorn - white, Viper's bugloss - blue, Timothy grass - turquoise, Lemon balm - green, Chant onion - greenish yellow, Cowslip - yellow, Poppy - yellowish red, Columbine - red. The yarn is tied around a wooden ring of willow, this keeps the yarn neat and tidy in your embroidery basket.
Price
Single skeins 25 SEK.
Freight extra.

Patterns for knitting and crocheting.
We have patterns for knitted and crocheted garments for babies, children and adults. Contact us for more information. 
Price
30 SEK for individual patterns bought together with yarn. 60 SEK for patterns for baby set (jersey, pants and hat).
Freight extra.

Yarn package.
We have complete yarn packages with patterns for some of the garments. 

Price
Mittens, the Rone-rose, 2 thread wool, grey, red and green. 260 SEK.
Freight extra.

Hand dyed buttons.
Old classical cloth buttons hand dyed in the same colour scale as the cotton yarn.

Price
Buttons 12 SEK each. Freight extra.

Knitting needles and crochet hooks
We have a small selection of accessories for knitting and crocheting.

Un-carded and carded Gotlands wool.
Contackt us for more information.

Warp braids.

We make warp braids to order. Contact us for more information.

Books.
In the shop we have small assortment of books. Contact us for more information.

Weaving patterns.
We help with calculations for weaving and sell an assortment of ready-made weaving patterns. Contact us for more information.

Dying powders and chemicals.
If you want to dye your own yarn you can purchase small quantities of dyeing powders and chemicals in the shop. If you require larger quantities we can recommend suppliers. Contact us for more information.

Jewellery in wrought iron. 
Beautiful jewellery in iron made by the blacksmith Kari Erland. Kari has lived in Östergarn on Gotland for many years. She comes from an old blacksmith family from the parish of Lima in Dalecarlia. Her jewellery is inspired by old folklore. Here can be found the original troll cross, sun wheel, the Lima jewellery, the Norns etc as necklaces and ear-rings, beautiful bangles, both narrow and wide, and the hairpin as used by the giantess Skade.

Small good things
In the shop you can find a small assortment of felted and embroidered items, writing paper, notebooks, postcards, towels in ecologically produced cotton, textile prints of Gotland's lambs, window ornaments of glass, steel wire items as originally made by tramps etc. 

Our assortment can be purchased direct from our shop Ateljé Huskroken in Ronehamn or by contacting us.