Hello all and welcome to my new website.
Whimsical Colors is my brand of hand dyed yarns, which I have been dyeing since 2010. In 2012, I took over our local yarn shop here in Friday Harbor, Washington on San Juan Island. In 2024, I closed the yarn shop so that I could get back to my main passion and love: Dyeing Yarn (and now, Fiber too!).
I am also working with a local rancher, Angie Shephard to help develop some yarn and fiber products from her gorgeous flocks of Shetland and Suffolk sheep. Her farm is Honeycomb Farm and you can find her products under the Honeycomb Farm drop down.
This website is always a work in progress... I have been using Shopify since the early days of running Island Wools and it has gone through many changes. I am still learning the new systems.
My inspiration for color comes from the natural beauty surrounding me, as well as my love for bright and intense colors. I have also been a knitter for over 40 years, and so I dye yarns that I would want to knit with. And, I design patterns to go with my yarns.
Since I closed the in town storefront, I still have quite a lot of products (national yarn brands, needles, and other notions) that I will be slowly adding to this website under the CLEARANCE section. Be sure to check it out frequently for new additions!
Welcome, and I hope you find some beautiful yarns while you are here.
Thank you!
Julie Packard
Owner & Hand Dyer