I have a little secret to share about a project I’ve been cooking up for a little while now. The dyer at Kitchen Sink Dyeworks is…Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark! I’ve been splashing together the colorways and choosing the lovely yarns for this new indie dyer venture.
I’ve been quietly working on Kitchen Sink Dyeworks for a few months. I chose not to tie the new yarn venture to my name right away to get some raw, honest product feedback (which has been overwhelmingly positive, thank you) and to be sure this was a project I wanted to pursue for the long term before going public. I’m happy to say that I love creating these yarns and am now ready to grow this project past the ‘moonlighting’ phase!
As the name implies, this project is a cottage industry, I dye all my yarn and fibers in microbatches to have a lot of control over the color placement and quality of the finished items. The resulting yarns create a beautiful, random color effect, with a mosaic-like pattern that won’t pool or flash in the finished knit or crochet project. I create yarns that as a yarn junkie I love to knit and crochet. I know that when I can’t wait to jump into a new project with a Kitchen Sink yarn, I’m definitely on the right track!
What’s next for Kitchen Sink Dyeworks? We’re taking the show on the road. One of the things I wanted to do with this new venture was to travel more, showing at fiber festivals and indie craft fairs across the country. I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be a vendor at the upcoming Sock Summit, hosted by the Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and Tina Newton of Blue Moon Fibers, in Portland, Oregon, in August. I have a lot of sock yarn to dye this summer! I’ll also be at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair in Fletcher, North Carolina, in October. And if anyone has any ideas about other venues in the coming year, I’d love to hear about them. Any excuse for a road trip!
Kitchen Sink Dyeworks will be hosting a trunk show and launch party at Knit Nouveau on Tuesday, April 14th to celebrate with local Birmingham fiber folk. See the new yarns and colors, project models, and enter to win some fun Kitchen Sink kits! I’m also working on a charity project that will launch in May that I’m really fired up about, so keep an eye on the website for updates.
Join Kitchen Sink Dyeworks on the web at our website, www.kitchensinkdyeworks.com; on ravelry, user name: kitchensink, fan group: kitchen sink dyeworks fans; and on twitter: kitchensinkdye. I’d love to hear from you!
Sincerely,
Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark
Head Dyer
Kitchen Sink Dyeworks
