Behind the Brand
Hey everyone! My name is Addy, and I am the artist and dyer behind Ruby and Roses Yarn!
My love for the fiber arts started at a very young age. At 8 years old, I learned to crochet, and using YouTube as my primary resource - I quickly stumbled upon knitting and so many other facets of wool crafts! As my projects started to pile up, I decided to start selling them at local farmers markets which quickly gave me a love for selling my art and meeting strangers that share the same interests!
When I got my first phone at 13, with my newly created Instagram account – I stumbled upon the world of yarn dyers, and was instantly inspired while secretly dreaming that I could one day dye yarn myself.
Fast-forward a few years to when I was thinking about what I wanted my career to be, and had just recently started learning how to dye yarn for personal use. It wasn’t until I attended my first fiber festival and met a yarn dyer that I was really inspired by, in real life (heyyyy dragon hoard yarn!!) that I began thinking about starting my own hand dyed yarn company. She took the time to see what I was creating and encouraged me to start selling online, which was the push I needed to get the ball rolling. I quickly started thinking about all of the logistics that go into those early days - like coming up with a shop name, what yarn labels to use, and where to source my yarn. I’ll never forget one night when I just couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking about what I wanted to name my shop, and I started the process with thinking about all of my favorite things. Suddenly the name Ruby and Roses Yarn popped into my head and I thought it was a perfect fit! Roses were my favorite flower (and still are) and the name Ruby belonged to my great grandmother who was very creative and a source of inspiration for me from the start, even though I never had the chance to meet her.
In February of 2022, I took the leap and decided to take the business full time! I moved to a different state, and with that change, also rented my first ever commercial studio space! I’ll always look back at that year as a time when I invested so much of my efforts into further developing my skills and techniques of not only yarn dyeing, but also color theory and as a result created some colorways that are some of my faves still to this day.
In April of 2023, a very important change happened, which was a long time coming and something I’ll never take for granted. My husband Devin joined our team full-time! He has been a part of R&R from the very beginning ever since he moved my shop from Etsy to my own website, and he even helped me upload my first YouTube video! I jokingly say that those early business meetings gradually turned into hanging out, which then turned into dates, and the rest is history! He is now our shipping and IT manager, and handles most customer service/support (so if you have a question about your order, you’ll most likely be chatting with him!)
Now in 2024, we are dyeing around a thousand skeins a week, while still being committed to creating colorways that are uniquely bold in appearance across many different color spectrums. My colorways tend to reflect my own personal style, however I absolutely love getting to hear how many of you resonate with the art I create, or are inspired to try something new! We also make it a priority to ensure that all of our fiber is humanely sourced, and of the highest quality. Our yarn is now available in 40 stores, and we have sold yarn to makers in 28 countries, which still blows my mind. Most importantly, we have built a dedicated following who embrace and support our brand, of which we are so very grateful! 
It has always been incredibly important to me that I am the only one speckling your yarn, so that when you purchase one of my colorways, you know that you are paying for all of the years of experience it took for me to create and replicate it. Not only do I personally do all of the pour-overs and speckling, but I also measure out all of the dyes needed for our tonal colorways before one of our team members takes it through the rest of the process of physically placing it in the pans to dye it. The support y’all have shown my business over the years has truly made my dream job possible and is a blessing I will never fully understand. Just know that every time you purchase a skein, you are not only supporting my husband and I, but are also allowing us to provide employment for our team and further allowing this dream to grow!
