About
Hi, I’m Erica, the creator behind Wild Violet Fibers. I offer hand-dyed yarns and hand-made knitting accessories that bring a unique and artistic touch to your fiber projects. I focus on small-batch colorways inspired by nature and storytelling, providing luxurious yarns that feel personal and inspiring.
My fiber journey started in 2011 when I first learned to knit and crochet during a study abroad program in the UK. Since then, knitting and crochet have been my hobbies of choice – a way to express my creativity, play with color, learn new skills, and release stress. Many of my knitting projects are inspired by travel as I seek to capture the memory or feeling of a place and the time I spent there in a knitted garment.
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In 2020, two pivotal things happened. I kettle dyed my first skeins of yarn and I was diagnosed with type 1 narcolepsy, a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden sleep attacks. In 2021 my then-fiancé and I made a sequence of life changes to enable me to restructure my life around managing my narcolepsy. We got married, I left my job, and we bought a house with a kitchenette in the garage and wild violets in the yard. Wild Violet Fibers was born.
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Every skein of ethically-sourced yarn is hand dyed by me in small batches using professional acid dyes. I allow the dye bath to exhaust before rinsing each skein and soaking in wool wash. In an effort to reduce waste around the dye studio, I also use leftover dye stocks to create special, one-off colorways. These colorways can't be reproduced and are truly one of a kind.
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My colorways are inspired by nature, the seasons, the place I live, places I’ve been, myth, and storytelling. What I love most about the dye process is that it allows me to express these inspirations through explorations of color. Whether your color palette is light, bright, muted, or deep, you can find something you'll love in the Wild Violet Fibers colorway line up.
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I love chatting about color choices, project inspiration, and fiber blends. As the business grows, I can be found at more stops along the New England fiber festival circuit and a growing number of local yarn shops (some with their own exclusive colorways!). I design knitting patterns with my yarn bases and colorways as inspiration and have worked with a growing number of designers as well. It gives me so much joy to see someone wear a garment that they've made with my yarn and I feel so blessed to be a part of so many people's creative journey.
My goal is to create yarns that spark joy and inspire creativity in your own fiber adventures. I hope that you find something here that you love and if you have any questions or need help picking out the perfect yarn for your next project, please reach out.
Happy crafting,
Erica