Ex Libris Fibers

Collection Highlight: Frankenstein Speckled indie dyed yarn inspired by characters and concepts from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Five heavily-speckled hues inspired by concepts and characters from Frankenstein are the newest addition to the Ex Libris Fibers color library!

sorta-Spring events, coming your way!

3/6 - RCYC Trunk Show at Weird Sisters @weirdsistersyarn.bsky.social

Apr. 11-12 - YarnCon @yarncon.bsky.social

Apr. 25-26 - Salem Fiber Witch Festival @fiberwitchfestival.bsky.social (tix on sale!)

5/1 - Yarncentrick @yarncentrick.bsky.social (tix on sale!)

Victorian Ghosts Countdown Reveal: October 31 The final reveal of the Victorian Ghosts countdown! And more... October 31 On October 31 we read The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly by Rosa Mulholland, a thrilling little tale full of haunting imager...

Happy Halloween 🦇 the full reveal for Victorian Ghosts is up! exlibrisfibers.com/blogs/margin...

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Counting yarn and unpacking this week - event leftovers will go live Saturday morning! exlibrisfibers.myflodesk.com/signup if you'd like a nudge in your inbox

Do you have a fav story so far? Mine is Oct. 20's (Henry James The Romance of Certain Old Clothes)

Victorian Ghosts Countdown Reveal: Oct. 19-21 We're counting down to October 31 with ghost stories and yarn! The Victorian Ghost Stories mini skein countdown was available for preorder in June 2025 and includes 12 mini skeins, each inspired by a ...

Reveals for the first three mini skeins in the Victorian Ghost Stories countdown are up on the blog!

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Holographic sticker held in front of yarn drying reads “move slow fix things read books fight evil” exlibrisfibers.com

Lilac screen print on a big black cotton bag with a cute illustration by Rita of ex Libris fibers reads Bury me in books and Yarn

Colorful yak silk dk yarn inspired by Jane Eyre

Colorful yak silk dk yarn inspired by Jane Eyre

two new bases, black totes, sticker my brain wouldn’t be quiet about, Poe & Jane Eyre colors, and tons of your favorite colors 💞

Yak sock and yak silk DK dyed up in eerie forest colors inspired by Ursula K. le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest

Show color Do You Hold the Dream in Your Hands? to help you celebrate Ursula K. le Guin’s birthday (Oct 21)

Edgar Allan Poe mini skein sets of indie dyed yarn

Friday: You, me, bookish yarn, Hudson Valley!

Indie Untangled is almost here and there‘s so much to see in the Ex Libris booth. Here’s a preview. exlibrisfibers.com/blogs/margin...

#indieuntangled

Moody autumnal worsted weight indie dyed yarn inspired by Edgar Allen Poe.

Midnight blue and green and lilac indie dyed yarn inspired by The Word for World is Forest

lots lots lots lots 🫠 and more lots happening behind the scenes for Indie Untangled in October!!

A few new Poe colors on a new U.S. worsted base🕯️ and event exclusive Ursula K. Le Guin color 🌲 on two yak bases(!)

Indie Untangled tickets: shop.indieuntangled.com/collections/...

Nash Yarn Fest 2026 Tickets on sale now at www.nashyarnfest.com text shown among colorful ticket illustrations

very excited to bring Ex Libris Fibers back to Nash Yarn Fest in 2026!
April 17 + 18, 2026⁠📍The Fairgrounds Nashville

90+ vendors and a happy horde of fellow knitters and crocheters 🧶

Tickets are available now! www.nashyarnfest.com/pages/tickets

Victorian Ghosts Shipping Information If you pre-ordered the Victorian Ghosts Halloween countdown, it's almost time!! Your haunted yarn has been materializing all summer, and your countdown box will be ready to ship this month. Have you m...

Also of note if you preordered Victorian Ghosts Halloween Countdown: they're shipping soon & they're so good!!
Please let me know if you have had an address change since June 💌
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September Event Exclusive On September 21, 1962 Shirley Jackson’s haunting masterpiece of psychological suspense (and social commentary) was published.  Merricat lives with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian in an aging...

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You should come to the Bottlerocket Bookfair tomorrow in Pittsburgh and/or Knitter's Day Out next weekend, because I'm bringing this exclusive, Arsenic in the Blackberries. She's very pretty.

August Restock The yarn is home! A post-summer event restock awaits with much superwash DK, Yak Sock, and Sock!

The yarn is back! Just uploaded so so much to the online shop - sock, yak sock, & DK in some swoon-worthy bookish colors exlibrisfibers.com/collections/...
#indiedyedyarn #booksandyarn

Book & Craft Supply Swap Have you got books that could use fresh eyes or craft supplies in usable condition that you'd love to swap out for new stories? Bring them on over to the Ex Libris Fibers tent on Coleman Street during...

Deep in dyepots this summer 😮‍💨 but taking a little above-ground break for book & craft supply swap (& few skeins for sale) tomorrow in Pittsburgh @ Greenfield yard sale!

Bring usable books/craft stuff to swap or just come browse if your shelves/stash are in need
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Yarn Bits and Bobs exclusive color Yellowjackets in superwash DK merino by Ex Libris Fibers

The Picture of Dorian Gray indie dyed yarn color by Ex Libris Fibers

Pop up today at Yarn Bits and Bobs in Pittsburgh, 11-5!
A moody autumnal crawl-exclusive shop color awaits in shop & I’ll be bringing lots of new and old favs on sock, dk, yak sock 🖤

#steelvalleyyarncrawl #indiedyedyarn #yarnbitsandbobs #pittsburghyarn #yarnseason

@exlibrisfibers.com Finally got my shrug in Where the Wild Things Are completed and ready to wear!

Oh WOW!!! Absolutely stunning work! 💙

Many finished bookish hand dyed yarns in a shipping box

P.S. Sent a big bunch of spoopy to brand new buddies Underground Yarn and Books in Hershey 👀 undergroundyarnandbooks.com

Knitters' Day Out Knitters’ Day Out promotes the enjoyment of knitting, excellence in knitting design and craftsmanship, and to provide educational opportunities for the knitting community in the annual day and a half ...

And in Harrisburg: escape and learn new stitching secrets plus a killer marketplace @ Knitter’s Day Out in September, class registration open now! knittersdayout.org

Ex Libris Fibers summer events graphic. See full listing at https://exlibrisfibers.com/pages/upcoming-events

Steamy dye pan summer continues with a vengeance! 🔥

Lots of bookish yarn happenings upcoming for the Heartland Yarn Adventure & Steel Valley Yarn Crawl: exlibrisfibers.com/pages/upcomi...

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black and red indie dyed yarn on a drying rack. The colors are Mina Murray and Aniline Black.

Apologies for being terrible at the internet! Getting lots ready for various yarn crawls, Victorian Ghosts...and an online restock tomorrow for you! 😘

oh they really are perfect all together! Can't wait to see what you make with them! ♥️

PREORDER -- Indelible: Fun Home The Indelible Collection is a series of indie dyed yarn colors inspired by banned & challenged books.

Preorders for next round of Indelible, a limited banned book yarn of the month-or-so, are open through July 5! Inspired by Fun Home; mood board in link (or preview in listing if you’re not into mystery yarn)

#bannedbookyarn #funhome #yarnofthemonth #booksandyarn

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Collage of knitting projects: Two people holding a knit blanket of tessellated seahorses. A closeup detail of On the Shore Blanket inspired by Escher's art of interlocking tortoises, ducks, and fish. Woman wearing a sweater of tessellated cats in black and white. A sweater inspired by M. C. Escher’s woodcut Sky and Water I of fish morphing into birds. One Fish, Two Fish Socks with a tessellating fish pattern in blue and red. Sweater of interlocking graphic ducks in various colors.

Happy Birthday to M. C. Escher born on June 17, 1898. Also commemorated as World Tessellation Day in honor of Escher's iconic tiling and morphing art.
🧶 Celebrate with knitting patterns inspired by Escher's artwork like these on my Escher knitting post
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Emerald and black indie dyed yarn damp on a drying rack. Colors are Ex Libris Fibers The Green Lion and Aniline Black shown on yak sock, sock, and dk bases.

*insert your Type O Negative soundtrack of choice*

If banned book yarn is your thing too, stay tuned! The next round of the Indelible monthly colors will go live before the end of the month 📚