our.reviews

Kel says: Thank you again for everything. I received my sari yarn today in the mail. Such great customer service!!
SJ says: you guys were SOOOOOO!!!!!!! super fast and the yarn got here in delightful condition
Joanne says: I like your colorful website. I ordered late in the evening on the 19th and received my yarn in today's mail. That was quick. The yarn is gorgeous. Thank Nicole (posted on the 23rd)

giving.back

For the remainder of the summer Darn Good Yarn along with Around the Om (our sister store) will continue to give 3%of our sales back to UNICEF to aid in the devastations felt in Myanmar and China

our.mission

A customer service company providing premium quality crafting goods which are Fair Trade & Child Labor Free & at the best prices on the web.

Around the Om is our sister store and is run by Nicole and her good friend Beth. Around the Om carries some special items from all over the world. It's where Darn Good Yarn got started! Shown here are vintage sari cushion covers, similar to what is used when making Darn Good Yarn!

darn good yarn.the making

Have you been wondering how this great yarn is made? Now you can see! Enjoy as you scroll.

about DGY's yarn

No two skeins are alike so you can anticipate receiving the best value in sumptuous colors. Although no two skeins are the same, Darn Good Yarn will always send similar skeins to provide seamless continuity in your project.

About Recycled Silk Sari Yarns:Darn Good Yarn’s Recycled Silk Sari Yarn is undeniably the most distinctive yarn you will ever come across as you embark on your crafting adventures. Silk remnants (from the actual creation of regional saris—not old used silk) are hand spun primarily by women's co-ops and cottage businesses into luminous silk skeins for you to enjoy. Each Darn Good Yarn Recycled Silk Sari Yarn skein is hand-spun in Nepal creating amusing unpredictability making any project, no matter how straightforward in pattern, instantaneously enchanting.

Not only will you get some great yarn from Darn Good Yarn you’ll be contributing to a grassroots economy in Nepal. When you knit and craft up this yarn you’ll automatically be connected with the people, mainly women, living on the other side of the world. An immense amount of time and raw skill goes into each hand crafted skein. The silks are sorted, teased by hand and then hand-spun to create the yarn. We only do business with co-ops who provide fair trade and wages to the people who create Darn Good Yarn’s yarn. This in turn provides locals with wages, healthcare & education benefits for them and their families.

Save the earth with Darn Good Yarn

Darn.good.yarn

Darn. That's a great price. We import the best & give you the best prices. Nice & simple.

Good. For everyone. Every product is 100% Fair Trade & Child Labor Free. Not to mention, our recycled silk sari yarn is new scrap silks (not used) are being re-purposed so it reduces waste, recycles & re-uses. Also, DGY imports directly from Katmandu, Nepal so you get a great yarn and provide jobs to others (especially women's co-ops there).