Ever Green Yarns is an indie, one-woman, backyard operation, run by Hanna, a graduate student in environmental policy and an avid knitter.
You can follow what she is knitting at her blog, Ever Green Knits
And you can read her thoughts on what it means to knit green on my website, Green Knitter.
Hanna's Dyeing Philosophy: I try to infuse my dyeing with environmental mindfulness. The base yarns are certified organic merino wool. Most of the dyes are plants that I grow or locally gather, such as juniper, marigolds, pomegranates, pecan hulls, walnut hulls, oak galls, eucalyptus, creosote bush, and African sumac leaves. I also purchase whole cochineal insects and madder root. For mordants, I use alum and cream of tartar, which are the safest mordants possible. I also use recycled iron for my "Iron Green" color; this is not as benign as alum but is safe with a few precautions. The plants are all composted after dyeing. The mordant and dye baths are reused a few times, after which they're used for watering my dye garden and compost heap.
