Herbarium Dyeworks - Merino Twist Mini Cakes

Experience the beauty of naturally plant-dyed mini yarn cakes from Herbarium Dyeworks! We're excited to offer these small cakes featuring Debbie’s stunning, nature-inspired hues, ideal for your crochet projects and intricate colourwork knitting.

It is recommended that you keep naturally dyed yarn and fabric out of bright sunlight and wash with a PH-balanced wool wash in lukewarm water. 

Fibre: 100% Superwash Merino Wool

Weight: 4ply/ fingering 

Yardage: 73metres/80 yards

Unit Weight: 20 grams/.70 ounces

Ingredients used in dyes as follows:

Moss: Buddleia

Acorn Cup : Areca + Walnut

Bottle Gourd: Apple Leaves

Buttermilk: Java Plum

Delicata : Sappanwood

Galeux d'Eysines: Sandalwood

Rosehip: Madder + Lac + Walnut

Spiced Toddy: Sorghum + Madder

Damson: Madder + Lac + Cochineal + Walnut

Marshmallow: Cochineal + Walnut

Toffee Rose : Cochineal + Rhubarb Root + Coreopsis

Brambles: Logwood + Lac

Note from Debbie: Nuts such as walnuts used in dyeing may rarely cause contact allergies if any powder isn’t fully bonded to the fibre. As someone with severe nut allergies who has had no issues dyeing with walnuts, I still choose to err on the side of caution. From January 2025, relevant products will carry a warning label.