Thoughtful Rose Supply

01/21/2025

Snow in south east Texas--a rare event!

06/22/2024

I haven't posted in a while...I was busy growing this one. He's two months old now and the family favorite. ❤️

08/10/2023

From last week: agonizing over color names for the yarn I was listing. I resorted to a Sherwin Williams color deck for inspiration. 😄 I ended up calling the one on the left "lupine blue" and the one on the right "azure blue." Currently available in my Etsy shop.

06/26/2023

More reclaimed cashmere yarn, coming soon to my destash shop! Unfortunately, some cashmere sweaters these days are manufactured from cashmere that's not as strong and durable as the higher quality stuff. When I come across this more delicate cashmere, I list it at a discount in my destash shop. It's still deliciously soft and warm, and works beautifully held together with a stronger yarn. I'm hoping to get these three lots listed later tonight or tomorrow morning.
www.etsy.com/shop/trosedestash

06/20/2023

Bulky weight recycled cashmere yarn in two fun colors--deep purple and hot pink. Recently listed:
https://www.thoughtfulrose.com/product-category/cashmere-yarn/?orderby=date

05/27/2023

I've been selling recycled yarn on Etsy for over a decade, but I save the extra special yarns for my own website--like this delicious aran weight cashmere in the happiest of pinks. Recently listed: https://www.thoughtfulrose.com/product/pink-aran-weight-recycled-cashmere-yarn-150523/

05/27/2023

Just listed: a soft, light, wool/yak blend yarn, reclaimed from a long cardigan--lots of yarn here! Are you curious about yak wool? I was too, and found a helpful guide that explains some of its benefits. Link below!
The yarn: (EDIT: sold out!)
www.etsy.com/listing/1490826733/wool-yak-blend-aran-weight-recycled-yarn
The guide:
www.oliver-charles.com/pages/yak-wool-the-ultimate-guide

Wool/yak blend yarn in grey 70% wool, 30% yak Aran weight, 8 wpi Seven skeins available: ★ 410 yd / 375 m, 6.2 oz / 174 g, 1 knot ★ 220 yd / 201 m, 3.2 oz / 90 g, 1-2 knots (Quantity: 2) ★ 200 yd / 183 m, 3.1 oz / 87 g, 3 knots ★ 190 yd / 174 m, 2.9 oz / 82 g, 1-2 knots

05/20/2023

Let's talk about that cashmere "halo." This fuzzy aura of fibers develops as cashmere yarn is broken in. Unfortunately, in my decade plus of unraveling sweaters, I've found that sometimes the cashmere sweaters with the most beautiful halo are made with yarn spun from the shortest fibers--great for the halo, not so great for durability. The short fibers, especially if they've been loosely spun, will pill or even shed from the sweater as it's worn, leaving the fabric weakened and misshapen. And when the sweater is deconstructed, the short fibers mean that the yarn is easily pulled apart. Higher quality cashmere, on the other hand, often has less of a halo, as the longer fibers stay wrapped up in the tightly-spun yarn, and there are fewer loose ends to "bloom." However, it is still wonderfully soft, light, and warm, and the garment will hold its shape, and with proper care, can last for decades.

Sometimes I find cashmere that manages to be both, nice and strong but also with a beautiful bloom. This was one of those yarns. (It sold out before I could post these photos.)

04/22/2023

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by treating yourself to some recycled yarn? Use coupon code EARTHDAY23 to get 20% off!
Click to shop:
www.thoughtfulrosesupply.com

03/13/2023

My tub of scrap skeins is overflowing! I've been sorting and washing these and will be listing batches of them to my destash shop this week. These little skeins are the leftover bits from hundreds of thrifted sweaters that I've unraveled over the last decade. As I sort through them, I remember the sweaters they came from and what was going on in my life when I unraveled them. Amazing how many memories can be tied up in a few yards of wool. ❤️

02/28/2023

It's a sunny, breezy spring day here in South Texas. From left to right: yellow lambswool, celery green cashmere, and lime green cashmere. Coming soon!

02/17/2023

I've been unraveling sweaters for twelve years now, off and on. Last year an old house rehab project kept my hands busy, but now that house is finally "done," so I have more time for yarn again. This week's unravels: merino wool, cashmere, silk, and blends of the three. These will be listed soon.