Welcome to Bow Fiddle Yarns, the home of colourful hand dyed yarns.
I am a yarn dyer based in the North East of Scotland and use the local area as inspiration for the colours and names of my skeins. I hand dye a wide variety of colours on different weights and fibres which are perfect for accessories such as scarves, shawls and socks. However if there is a specific colour you are looking for please get in touch.
As I love the area the company name is based on an iconic rock formation in Portknockie on the Moray Firth coast near where I grew up.
I hand dye in small batches and love creating vivid colours in high quality yarns to hopefully enable you to harness the potential to create something beautiful.
As the festive season is upon us, I would like to thank everyone who have supported all of the local yarns shops, yarn shows and small businesses. I have had an amazing first year and I couldn't do that without you all. I absolutely love my job and sharing my love of yarn and colour. I'm taking a few days off, well not quite true, I've got my Xmas cast on ready to go and planning new colourways. In the meantime the website still has the sale running but I might be a bit slower in postage so please bear with me. Merry Xmas to you all and I hope you get some yarn in your stockings, or even yarn to make stockings and look forward to seeing you all in 2020. #xmascaston #bowfiddleyarns #indiedyedyarn #dyersofinstagram #yarnaddict #shoplocal #yarnshoppingisthebest #yarnpeoplearemytribe #slubyarn #oneskeinproject #knitting #crochet #aberdeenshire
Shop update with lots of lovely skeins at discounted prices. Pop on over to the website to see what's there. #fybermonday #cybermonday #indiedyedinscotland #skeins #knitfastdiewarm #indiedyer #indiedyedyarn #terriblepuns #lovecolour
Already at Clochan Community Centre. I managed a quick trip up to the land girls monument yesterday in a lovely crisp and bright day. The stalls are all ready to greet lots of visitors. There is a variety of crafts, so hopefully something for everyone. Ive gotvmy eye on @maggiesaberdeen stall with chocolate oranges. Yum. And there is a soup and sweet today so I've already ordered rhubarb crumble and custard and cullen skink. #shoplocal #localquine #localcraft #shopsmallbusiness #soupandsweet #crumbleandcustard #craftedinscotland #cullenskink #cullen #cullenskinksoup #cullenquine
All set up for the final show of the year on Sunday in Clochan. Even managed a visit to the Land Girls memorial. What an amazing first year I've had. I've travelled all over Scotland, meeting lots of lovely crafty people, both customers and vendors whose enthusiasm for yarn is contagious, and I have lots of plans for next year. I met up with a friend this morning @shamrockandthistlecoffee and tried the fantastic chocolate orange latte which has kept me going all day. It was lovely to chat about how going through cancer treatment has pushed me to pursue my dream of working in the fibre industry and how everyone is so supportive and I've made some great friends. #yarnpeoplearemytribe #chocolateorange #yarnlove #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #craftedinscotland #skeins #bowfiddleyarns #bowfiddlerock #ybcn #kickedcancersbutt #lovecolour #localcraft #newstarts #foundmyhappiness
The weather might be miserable outside, but don't let that put you off coming along to @highland_wool_and_textiles. There are lots of lovely things to look at.
Happy Halloween
It's a windy and bright autumnal day in the North East of Scotland. Perfect day for some hand knitted socks. Pattern is every day Hermione socks on a hand dyed sock blank. Haven't used sock blanks before and it was a great fun hand painting yarn. As it was a double knit both socks are the same. #harrypotterknitting #smallbatchdyer #handdyedyarn #handpaintedyarn #fthisknit #backtohogwarts #sockyarn #sockknitter #indiedyedinscotland #bowfiddleyarns #indiedyedyarn
Dark mystery is now available in the web shop. It's on a 4ply base and will be coming to @highland_wool_and_textiles next weekend. #smallbatchdyer #indiedyer #indiedyedinscotland #bowfiddleyarns #strathpeffer #yarnaddict #yarnshoppingisthebest
Next weekend is the Autumn Wool Fest in Strathpeffer. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
#smallbatchdyer #indiedyedyarn #indiedyedinscotland #highlandwoolfestival #bowfiddleyarns #yarnaddict #fibreartist #handdyedyarn #scotland
Website updated with new colourways including some slub yarn. It was popular @lochnessknitfest and it knits up beautifully. #indiedyedinscotland #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #handdyedinscotland #knitfastdiewarm #indiedyer #handdyer #bowfiddleyarns
Massive thank you to everyone who came to say hello over the last couple of days. It was an absolute pleasure to chat to you all about all things yarn. It was also great to catch up with all the other vendors.
#vendor #yarnshoppingisthebest #indieyarndyer #friendship #yarnlove #lochnessknitfest #bowfiddleyarns #bowfiddle #handdyedyarn #newknittingproject
And just like that it's over. Thank you to @lochnessknitfest for an enjoyable couple of days. Hope everyone has a safe journey home.
Ready to go again at @lochnessknitfest. 😀 #yarnshoppingisthebest #yarnfestival #lnkf19
Knitting up the new slub yarn. Lovely warm colours for autumn or ahem Xmas. A simple stocking stitch cowl shows up the yarn perfectly. It's been a popular one today. Hope to see you all on Sat. #lnkf19 #lochnessknitfest #slubyarn #oneskeinproject #autumn #knittersofinstagram #indiedyedinscotland #handdyedyarn
How cute is this sweater. Pattern is Flax Light by @tincanknits. One skein to make this and enough left over for a hat. Perfect for a child. As the pattern is in adult sizes I'm going to make one for myself. #oneskeinproject #knittersofinstagram #handdyedyarn #handdyedinscotland #lochnessknitfest
As the festive season is upon us, I would like to thank everyone who have supported all of the local yarns shops, yarn shows and small businesses. I have had an amazing first year and I couldn't do that without you all. I absolutely love my job and sharing my love of yarn and colour. I'm taking a few days off, well not quite true, I've got my Xmas cast on ready to go and planning new colourways. In the meantime the website still has the sale running but I might be a bit slower in postage so please bear with me. Merry Xmas to you all and I hope you get some yarn in your stockings, or even yarn to make stockings and look forward to seeing you all in 2020. #xmascaston #bowfiddleyarns #indiedyedyarn #dyersofinstagram #yarnaddict #shoplocal #yarnshoppingisthebest #yarnpeoplearemytribe #slubyarn #oneskeinproject #knitting #crochet #aberdeenshire
Shop update with lots of lovely skeins at discounted prices. Pop on over to the website to see what's there. #fybermonday #cybermonday #indiedyedinscotland #skeins #knitfastdiewarm #indiedyer #indiedyedyarn #terriblepuns #lovecolour
Already at Clochan Community Centre. I managed a quick trip up to the land girls monument yesterday in a lovely crisp and bright day. The stalls are all ready to greet lots of visitors. There is a variety of crafts, so hopefully something for everyone. Ive gotvmy eye on @maggiesaberdeen stall with chocolate oranges. Yum. And there is a soup and sweet today so I've already ordered rhubarb crumble and custard and cullen skink. #shoplocal #localquine #localcraft #shopsmallbusiness #soupandsweet #crumbleandcustard #craftedinscotland #cullenskink #cullen #cullenskinksoup #cullenquine
All set up for the final show of the year on Sunday in Clochan. Even managed a visit to the Land Girls memorial. What an amazing first year I've had. I've travelled all over Scotland, meeting lots of lovely crafty people, both customers and vendors whose enthusiasm for yarn is contagious, and I have lots of plans for next year. I met up with a friend this morning @shamrockandthistlecoffee and tried the fantastic chocolate orange latte which has kept me going all day. It was lovely to chat about how going through cancer treatment has pushed me to pursue my dream of working in the fibre industry and how everyone is so supportive and I've made some great friends. #yarnpeoplearemytribe #chocolateorange #yarnlove #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #craftedinscotland #skeins #bowfiddleyarns #bowfiddlerock #ybcn #kickedcancersbutt #lovecolour #localcraft #newstarts #foundmyhappiness
The weather might be miserable outside, but don't let that put you off coming along to @highland_wool_and_textiles. There are lots of lovely things to look at.
Happy Halloween
It's a windy and bright autumnal day in the North East of Scotland. Perfect day for some hand knitted socks. Pattern is every day Hermione socks on a hand dyed sock blank. Haven't used sock blanks before and it was a great fun hand painting yarn. As it was a double knit both socks are the same. #harrypotterknitting #smallbatchdyer #handdyedyarn #handpaintedyarn #fthisknit #backtohogwarts #sockyarn #sockknitter #indiedyedinscotland #bowfiddleyarns #indiedyedyarn
Dark mystery is now available in the web shop. It's on a 4ply base and will be coming to @highland_wool_and_textiles next weekend. #smallbatchdyer #indiedyer #indiedyedinscotland #bowfiddleyarns #strathpeffer #yarnaddict #yarnshoppingisthebest
Next weekend is the Autumn Wool Fest in Strathpeffer. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
#smallbatchdyer #indiedyedyarn #indiedyedinscotland #highlandwoolfestival #bowfiddleyarns #yarnaddict #fibreartist #handdyedyarn #scotland
Website updated with new colourways including some slub yarn. It was popular @lochnessknitfest and it knits up beautifully. #indiedyedinscotland #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #handdyedinscotland #knitfastdiewarm #indiedyer #handdyer #bowfiddleyarns
Massive thank you to everyone who came to say hello over the last couple of days. It was an absolute pleasure to chat to you all about all things yarn. It was also great to catch up with all the other vendors.
#vendor #yarnshoppingisthebest #indieyarndyer #friendship #yarnlove #lochnessknitfest #bowfiddleyarns #bowfiddle #handdyedyarn #newknittingproject
And just like that it's over. Thank you to @lochnessknitfest for an enjoyable couple of days. Hope everyone has a safe journey home.
Ready to go again at @lochnessknitfest. 😀 #yarnshoppingisthebest #yarnfestival #lnkf19
Knitting up the new slub yarn. Lovely warm colours for autumn or ahem Xmas. A simple stocking stitch cowl shows up the yarn perfectly. It's been a popular one today. Hope to see you all on Sat. #lnkf19 #lochnessknitfest #slubyarn #oneskeinproject #autumn #knittersofinstagram #indiedyedinscotland #handdyedyarn
How cute is this sweater. Pattern is Flax Light by @tincanknits. One skein to make this and enough left over for a hat. Perfect for a child. As the pattern is in adult sizes I'm going to make one for myself. #oneskeinproject #knittersofinstagram #handdyedyarn #handdyedinscotland #lochnessknitfest