Yarn Bases

Regular yarn bases from Ex Libris Fibers.
Shirley and Shelley are RWS-certified. Shelley, Shirley and Joyce are U.S. produced while one of the mills that supplies Carson, Solnit, and Zilpha is OEKO-TEX certified.
All yarn is mulesing-free.
Base availability is subject to change.
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Anaïs
(Seasonal - Spring)
Single ply, light fingering weight
30% Silk/70% Superwash Merino Wool
438 yds / 100 grams per skein
Named in honor of the author Anaïs Nin
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Carson
4-ply DK weight
100% Superwash Merino Wool
246 yards / 100 grams per skein OR 250 yards / 115 grams per skein *
Named in honor of the author and activist Rachel Carson
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Joyce 
3-ply Fingering weight
80% Superwash U.S. Merino Wool / 20% Mulberry Silk
431 yards / 100 grams per skein
Named in honor of the author Joyce Carol Oates
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  Shirley
3-ply Fingering weight
100% Superwash U.S. Merino/Rambouillet Wool
457 yards / 100 grams per skein
Named in honor of the author Shirley Jackson 
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  Solnit
4-ply Fingering weight
75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
463 yards / 100 grams per skein OR 437 yards / 100 grams per skein *
Named in honor of the author Rebecca Solnit 
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Ursula
3-ply Light fingering weight
70% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Yak, 10% Nylon
437 yards / 100 grams per skein
Named in honor of the author Ursula K. Le Guin
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Tartt
(seasonal - winter)
2-ply or 3-ply Bulky weight*
100% Superwash Merino Wool
106 or 109 yards* / 100 grams per skein
Named after the massive and every-so-often novels of Donna Tartt
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Shelley
3-ply Light Worsted Weight
100% Nonsuperwash U.S. Merino/Rambouillet Wool
240 yards / 100 grams per skein
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Zilpha 
4-ply Worsted
100% Superwash Merino Wool
218 yards / 100 grams per skein
Named in honor of the author Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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* slight differences in yardage may occur throughout the year due to changes in mill supply