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Welcome to ThePaintedTiger! I hope you will be pleased with my offerings of hand dyed yarn, hand dyed rovings, and custom knit scarves. ThePaintedTiger is located in the bluffs along the Mississippi River in Iowa, USA. Our yarn is spun and dyed in the USA and is as American made as possible.
 
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Catalog > Undyed Yarn & Fibers

Whether you want to work with natural ecru colors, or are looking to dye your own, I've assembled a few of my favorite undyed bases to offer to you.
Bengal Twist - Natural
Like to dye your own, or need some natural to go with your dyed yarns for colorwork or weaving?  Here's Bengal Twist in the nude!

100% Superwash BFL Wool
~450 yards
~106 grams
20 wpi
Gauge 8-10 per 1" on #1-2
Tabby Sett: 10-15
Twill Sett: 14-18

4 in stock

Price:USD $9.00
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Superwash Merino Top - 4 oz-ecru natural white superwash merino combed top roving dye your own undyed
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Superwash Merino Top - 4 oz
Ever touch a cloud?  This is pretty close!  Snuggly soft, and poofs up like crazy when dyed or finished. 

100% Superwash Merino Combed Top
21.5 microns

4 ounces

26 in stock

Price:USD $7.00
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Surino Lace Yarn-Suri Alpaca and Merino blend, made in the USA, domestic, lace yarn, soft, natural
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Surino Lace Yarn
A beautiful blend of US domestic Suri Alpaca and US domestic Merino Wool.  It is so gorgeous that I couldn't bear to overdye it, but wanted you to have a chance to own this amazing luxury!

60% Suri Alpaca
40% Merino Wool
A natural pale tan color.
610 yards per 100 grams

8 in stock

Price:USD $15.00
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Tussah Silk Top - 2 oz-white, undyed, tussah silk top
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Tussah Silk Top - 2 oz
Tussah silk is gathered from 'wild' silk worms that eat leaves other than mulberry. It's stronger than cultivated silk, and has a light honey color. It's loved by both spinners and needle felters for its softness and luster.

100% Tussah Silk combed top
Hand wash cool, dry flat

2 ounces

14 in stock

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BFL Top - 4 oz-BFL blue face leicester combed top roving undyed
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BFL Top - 4 oz
Blue Faced Leicester is prized for soft fiber with a long staple and beautiful subtle luster.  This combed top is delightful....spin as is for a true worsted, or card up into rolags or batts.  When dyed (or set) the lovely crimp returns.

4 ounces

10 in stock

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Bamboo Top - 4 oz-Bamboo combed top ecru undyed
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Bamboo Top - 4 oz
This is a rayon made of bamboo fibers, a renewable resource!  Bamboo has antibacterial properties, strength, and beautiful shine.  Use fiber reactive dyes.

4 ounces
Price:USD $7.00
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Firestar-sparkly firestar nylon undyed ecru white icicle trilobal nylon
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Firestar
Also known as Tri-lobal nylon, this is great sparkly stuff, and won't affect the hand of your blended fiber unless you put in more than 15-20%. Not recommended for spinning alone. Takes acid dye fantastically.

Select an amount:2 oz USD $4.00 (8 in stock)
8 oz USD $12.00 (3 in stock)
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Superwash Merino Tencel Top - 4 oz-Ecru Superwash Merino Tencel combed top roving
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Superwash Merino Tencel Top - 4 oz
A 50/50 blend of fine Superwash Merino and man-made Tencel.  Lots of shine, and the Tencel doesn't take acid dyes, so you get white tufts of it for an interesting effect.

4 ounces

16 in stock

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Wensleydale Top - 4 oz-Wensleydale combed top roving ecru white undyed
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Wensleydale Top - 4 oz
A soft lofty combed top with a long staple.  Gently processed to preserve sheepiness without any icky-ness.  Delightful to spin and beautiful luster.

4 ounces

5 in stock

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Corriedale Top - 4 oz-Undyed Ecru Corriedale Combed Top Roving Spinning Felting
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Corriedale Top - 4 oz
A great all around fiber, fun to spin and soft.  Sometimes called Colonial.

4 ounces

10 in stock

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