We recommend hand washing all dyed fiber and yarn in cool water.

Although our colors are wash fast and treated with special dye fixative, hot water can sever the chemical bond between dye molecule and fiber, causing bleeding. Cool water will help prevent this from happening.

Wash-fast colors can sometimes have small amounts of excess color run off in the first couple of washings (especially blue colors or deep reds and pinks), so be careful when blocking your yarn for the first time. We only recommend using a mild, neutral soap such that is unscented.

A formatted list of our bases is available here: https://bluebarnfiber.com/pages/our-yarn-bases

Squishy Sock- 85/15 SW Merino/Nylon 437yds
Silky Sock - 75/25 SW Merino/Silk 437 yds
Belle - ULTRA fine 16 micron SW Merino/Cashmere/Silk - 75/15/10 437yds
Slinky- 80/20 SW Merino/Silk 2-ply 600 yds
I Knead This- 80/10/10 SW Merino/Cash/Nylon 438 yds
Voo - 75/20/5 SW Merino/Nylon/ Sparkle 438yds
Bright Eyes 75/25 SW BFL/Nylon 463yds

LACE- 80/20 SW Merino/Silk 875yds
Sport - 100% Ultra Fine SW Merino, 328 yds
Pearl DK - 100% SW Merino 246 yds
Silky DK- 75/25 SW Merino/Silk 246yds
Schmoozie DK - 75/25 SW Merino/Nylon 246 yds
Chubby Worsted - 100% SW Merino 219yds
Cuddle Aran- MCN 80/10/10, 181 yards
Squishy Bulky-100% SW Merino 106 yards

Most orders for dyed to order yarn will ship within 3-5 days, but large yarn orders can take a bit longer to ship. This is also impacted by how busy we are, so I allow myself up to 10 days to be safe. We can often send smaller orders sooner. Unless a product is marked "ready to ship," it is custom dyed to order. We'll keep your order updated with a new ship-by date if we expect delays and message you.

Please let us know if you are in a rush to receive your order, and we'll do our very best to get it made quickly for you.

Because most of our fiber and yarn is dyed to order, we are happy to customize it to fit your needs! Love a colorway, but want to see an extra color added to it? No problem! Just let us know. We also often have more yarn bases on hand than what you see as the default options, so contact us if you want to see something specific.

We also have a wide variety of fiber bases that we can choose from, aside from the default fiber choice in each listing.

Shipping outside of the USA: We have been experiencing unprecedented delays with our international shipments and have had to refund several hundred dollars due to customs delays/lost items. We are sadly needing to temporarily close international shipments outside of North America and hope to turn them back on once things get better.

We know that times are scary right now with the threat of the COVID19. We want to assure all of our customers that we are taking all necessary precautions to keep you safe, and we will continue to work unless we get sick or come into contact with someone who is sick. I am in self-isolation at home with the baby and am confident that all orders you get from us will be safe for you to handle.

By default, our yarn comes to you as a twisted skein. If you aren't purchasing ball winding (listed in our shop), you must wind the yarn into a ball yourself before using it.
**Don't skip these steps.**

To do this: Untwist the skein. You'll have a hoop. Find the ties, make sure the yarn is within the ties and there are no stray strands outside of them. There are always at least two ties per skein.

Place the yarn on a swift (the back of a chair, your knees, etc would also work but a swift is the best). Cut the ties, find one of the ends that was tied.

You can pull on an end once all of the ties are cut and the yarn is correctly sitting on the swift. You'll want to use a ball winder or ball it by hand. See YouTube if you need help.