Alley Cat Yarns
Melissa Simon - alleycatyarns@gmail.com
Kanata, Ontario
Alley Cat Yarns offers colour-rich hand-dyed yarns, including collections of Canadian and breed-specific wools, to creators for use in: hand or machine knitting, crocheting, weaving, and other fibre arts. Melissa personally dyes all yarns in-house with professional wash-fast acid dyes with attention to resource management such as: rainwater collection and use, cool processing, and low water table dyeing techniques. You'll find a range of yarn types at Alley Cat Yarns to suit your needs, from highly processed to completely natural, with all sorts of variations in: staple length, felting ability, geographical origin, micron count, spinning style, insulation level, breed or species, and fibre blend.
Check back often to see new batches of Canadian yarn from various breeds and milled to various weights and specifications.
“The Canadian Wool Collective helps to build a sustainable Canadian wool economy that connects wool producers and end users. I experience infrastructure challenges as a yarn dyer and retailer sourcing Canadian wool, and appreciate the work the Collective does to build up that infrastructure.”
Verified Products
Tier 1: Ontario Dorset Worsted, East Friesian Sport
Tier 2: Ontario Rambouillet DK
Tier 3: Canadian BFL Alpaca Sport, Ontario Sock
Disclaimer: Verified products have been rigorously reviewed by the Canadian Wool Collective. If you would like more information on the traceability of the wool product, please reach out to the certified partner listed above. A description of the different certification tiers can be found here.
