Tactile offers spinning and felting fibers and yarns hand-dyed with high quality natural dyes. Learn more about natural dyes here.
Tactile strives to make our business as green and sustainable as possible. The natural dyes I use are made in small batches in areas next to where the makers live. Small scale manufacturing means the byproducts (in this case green waste) dont exceed the lands capacity to reclaim it.
The packaging is reused or made from recycled materials. Any plastic (bubble wrap or bags) is reused. I use my wash water to water my front yard, usually it is the only water my front yard gets during the dry season. My vehicles all run on locally produced biodiesel made from waste vegetable oil. I recycle any materials I cant reuse. Keeping a low carbon footprint is both a personal and business goal.
Tactile was started in February 2007 by Brooke and Maia out of a love for great materials and a desire for more creativity in their daily work. They met while taking spinning and natural dyeing classes. The use of natural dyes was an outgrowth of their mutual interest in the environment and a desire to use safer dyestuffs. As of October 2009, Maia is operating Tactile on her own.
Maia has been a knitter since she was a young girl. Her current obsession is knitting socks and lace and spinning fine yarns. She is busy creating a range of sock patterns to compliment our sock yarns. Learn more about Maia by visiting her blog or by adding her to your friends on Ravelry where she is Maia.
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