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all yarn available for purchase in the Old Maiden Aunt shop has been either handpainted or handspun (& often both!) in scotland. the mill-spun base yarn for my handpaints is as ethically sourced as possible, and is processed at mills local to where the fibre is produced - UK-breed wool is milled in the UK, and the exotic blends are milled at their source in South America, with a portion of the money going to the Mirasol Project. the handspun yarn is spun by myself on a lovely majacraft little gem wheel, from ethically sourced fibres which are also hand-dyed by me! i work from a small studio in West Kilbride which is open to the public wednesdays to saturdays, 12-4pm.
for the most part, i dye my yarns either as single, one-off skeins, or in small batches of 2-3 skeins per colourway. if you see something you like it's best to snap it up - it might be the only one of its kind, and the colourway might not be repeated! i do keep a record of the dyeing process for most of the yarns, so if you're desperate for a colourway that is now sold out i may be able to reproduce it for you. if you're planning a larger project and need more yardage than is currently available in the online shop, please let me know what you need as i can usually custom dye larger batches of most yarns/colourways.all yarns are also available to retailers at wholesale prices; if you're interested in placing a wholesale order i can provide you with a wholesale price list and some yarn samples.
shipping costs for retail customers are charged at a flat rate per order of £1.75 within the UK & Europe, and £2.50 for anywhere else in the world, with free postage for orders over £75 (this is based on the actual cost of sending 100g of yarn/fibre). wholesale orders are charged the actual shipping costs of their order.
due to the nature of handpainted yarns as well as the slight differences in colour between different computer monitors, i'm unfortunately unable to accept returns or issue refunds on the basis of colour.if you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop me a line at info@oldmaidenaunt.com & i'll get back to you as soon as i can.
Old Maiden Aunt Yarns
unique & beautiful yarns, handpainted/ handspun in Scotland
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