Leading Men Fiber Arts
@leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
With their hand-dyed yarn inspired by the theatre, pop culture, and nature, partners Steve and Andy truly are the Leading Men in the world of COLOR. Established in August 2013, their dye studio and store front is located in Clinton, IL.
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Tangelo - Box Office
This springy superwash worsted weight yarn is sure to be a Box Office Smash!
Yardage: 218 yards/100 grams
Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Worsted
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
This springy superwash worsted weight yarn is sure to be a Box Office Smash!
Yardage: 218 yards/100 grams
Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Worsted
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
July 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tangelo - Box Office
This springy superwash worsted weight yarn is sure to be a Box Office Smash!
Yardage: 218 yards/100 grams
Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Worsted
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
This springy superwash worsted weight yarn is sure to be a Box Office Smash!
Yardage: 218 yards/100 grams
Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Worsted
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
We are proud to bring center stage our July colorway of the month: Hot Flash. This colorway artfully speckles and layers plum and cayenne red with grey speckles.
Don’t forget, enjoy an exclusive discount on all of yarn bases for the new colorway if purchased during the preorder timeframe.
Don’t forget, enjoy an exclusive discount on all of yarn bases for the new colorway if purchased during the preorder timeframe.
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We are proud to bring center stage our July colorway of the month: Hot Flash. This colorway artfully speckles and layers plum and cayenne red with grey speckles.
Don’t forget, enjoy an exclusive discount on all of yarn bases for the new colorway if purchased during the preorder timeframe.
Don’t forget, enjoy an exclusive discount on all of yarn bases for the new colorway if purchased during the preorder timeframe.
Rumpelstiltskin - Intermission
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein.
Yardage: 231 yards/50 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein.
Yardage: 231 yards/50 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
June 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Rumpelstiltskin - Intermission
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein.
Yardage: 231 yards/50 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein.
Yardage: 231 yards/50 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Clean Slate - Soliloquy
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. With its 100% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester fiber content, this yarn has excellent stitch definition and is less inclined to pill.
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. With its 100% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester fiber content, this yarn has excellent stitch definition and is less inclined to pill.
June 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Clean Slate - Soliloquy
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. With its 100% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester fiber content, this yarn has excellent stitch definition and is less inclined to pill.
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. With its 100% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester fiber content, this yarn has excellent stitch definition and is less inclined to pill.
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Oh! I almost missed Cowl Week for #ShowMeYourKnits!
Love is Love cowl by me. Pattern on Ravelry. (There’s a sweater pattern with the same colorwork, too.) Cream and rainbow cowl yarn by @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social Brown and pink is local non-superwash. 🧶
Love is Love cowl by me. Pattern on Ravelry. (There’s a sweater pattern with the same colorwork, too.) Cream and rainbow cowl yarn by @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social Brown and pink is local non-superwash. 🧶
June 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh! I almost missed Cowl Week for #ShowMeYourKnits!
Love is Love cowl by me. Pattern on Ravelry. (There’s a sweater pattern with the same colorwork, too.) Cream and rainbow cowl yarn by @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social Brown and pink is local non-superwash. 🧶
Love is Love cowl by me. Pattern on Ravelry. (There’s a sweater pattern with the same colorwork, too.) Cream and rainbow cowl yarn by @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social Brown and pink is local non-superwash. 🧶
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Low tech, but fun. 🧶
I don’t know how other designers work, but this is how I create colorway sets for my patterns when I’m working with @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
(I have about 130 mini skeins that still need to be knit into swatches, too. 🙄)
The Floor shawl coming in July.
I don’t know how other designers work, but this is how I create colorway sets for my patterns when I’m working with @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
(I have about 130 mini skeins that still need to be knit into swatches, too. 🙄)
The Floor shawl coming in July.
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Low tech, but fun. 🧶
I don’t know how other designers work, but this is how I create colorway sets for my patterns when I’m working with @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
(I have about 130 mini skeins that still need to be knit into swatches, too. 🙄)
The Floor shawl coming in July.
I don’t know how other designers work, but this is how I create colorway sets for my patterns when I’m working with @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
(I have about 130 mini skeins that still need to be knit into swatches, too. 🙄)
The Floor shawl coming in July.
Miyuki 6/0 Glass Beads 133 - Transparent Amber
With a reputation for high quality and uniformity, Miyuki Seed Beads are a terrific way to add sparkle, color or interest to any project.
Packages of 6/0 beads weigh approximately 30 grams and contain approximately 360 beads.
With a reputation for high quality and uniformity, Miyuki Seed Beads are a terrific way to add sparkle, color or interest to any project.
Packages of 6/0 beads weigh approximately 30 grams and contain approximately 360 beads.
June 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Miyuki 6/0 Glass Beads 133 - Transparent Amber
With a reputation for high quality and uniformity, Miyuki Seed Beads are a terrific way to add sparkle, color or interest to any project.
Packages of 6/0 beads weigh approximately 30 grams and contain approximately 360 beads.
With a reputation for high quality and uniformity, Miyuki Seed Beads are a terrific way to add sparkle, color or interest to any project.
Packages of 6/0 beads weigh approximately 30 grams and contain approximately 360 beads.
Absinthe - Show Stopper Gradient Set
Gradient sets contain 6 mini skeins with 92 yards (20 grams) each for a total of 552 yards.
Content: 75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
Gradient sets contain 6 mini skeins with 92 yards (20 grams) each for a total of 552 yards.
Content: 75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Absinthe - Show Stopper Gradient Set
Gradient sets contain 6 mini skeins with 92 yards (20 grams) each for a total of 552 yards.
Content: 75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
Gradient sets contain 6 mini skeins with 92 yards (20 grams) each for a total of 552 yards.
Content: 75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
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This project got off to a rocky start last year because my doggo chewed it (you can see the piece she got in my profile pic) but I’m back on it for Pride month. ✨
Pattern by: @carissabrowning.bsky.social
Yarn by: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
Pattern by: @carissabrowning.bsky.social
Yarn by: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This project got off to a rocky start last year because my doggo chewed it (you can see the piece she got in my profile pic) but I’m back on it for Pride month. ✨
Pattern by: @carissabrowning.bsky.social
Yarn by: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
Pattern by: @carissabrowning.bsky.social
Yarn by: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
Katrinkles Gauge Wheel
With this new Gauge Wheel, all you have to do is hold the windows up to your swatch and get the points to match up between the stitches. Turn the tool until your stitches line up perfectly.
With this new Gauge Wheel, all you have to do is hold the windows up to your swatch and get the points to match up between the stitches. Turn the tool until your stitches line up perfectly.
June 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Katrinkles Gauge Wheel
With this new Gauge Wheel, all you have to do is hold the windows up to your swatch and get the points to match up between the stitches. Turn the tool until your stitches line up perfectly.
With this new Gauge Wheel, all you have to do is hold the windows up to your swatch and get the points to match up between the stitches. Turn the tool until your stitches line up perfectly.
Our Pride & Progress Cowl Yarn Sets have been restocked for this year. We even have a DK Mini Skein Set! The Pride & Progress Cowl was designed by the talented @carissabrowning for both a knit and crochet version. PLUS, 20% of the pattern sales will always be donated to the @trevorproject
June 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our Pride & Progress Cowl Yarn Sets have been restocked for this year. We even have a DK Mini Skein Set! The Pride & Progress Cowl was designed by the talented @carissabrowning for both a knit and crochet version. PLUS, 20% of the pattern sales will always be donated to the @trevorproject
We are proud to bring center stage our June colorway of the month: Transcendence. This colorway artfully speckles aqua blue and rich pink on a natural background. PLUS: $1 from every skein sold through LMFA from June 1st-8th will be donated to the Trans Lifeline.
translifeline.org/donate/
translifeline.org/donate/
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We are proud to bring center stage our June colorway of the month: Transcendence. This colorway artfully speckles aqua blue and rich pink on a natural background. PLUS: $1 from every skein sold through LMFA from June 1st-8th will be donated to the Trans Lifeline.
translifeline.org/donate/
translifeline.org/donate/
A Modern Guide to Granny Squares by Celine Semaan
A collection of forty creative designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks.
Not your usual granny squares! Celine Semaan has designed more than contemporary and colorful 6″ x 6″ blocks to get your creativity flowing.
A collection of forty creative designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks.
Not your usual granny squares! Celine Semaan has designed more than contemporary and colorful 6″ x 6″ blocks to get your creativity flowing.
May 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A Modern Guide to Granny Squares by Celine Semaan
A collection of forty creative designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks.
Not your usual granny squares! Celine Semaan has designed more than contemporary and colorful 6″ x 6″ blocks to get your creativity flowing.
A collection of forty creative designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks.
Not your usual granny squares! Celine Semaan has designed more than contemporary and colorful 6″ x 6″ blocks to get your creativity flowing.
Rumor Has It - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
May 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Rumor Has It - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Cocoknits Tape Measure
The metal tape inside measures both inches and cm/mm (78 in / 2 m long), and has a metal tab on the end to keep it from retracting into the body of the tape measure.
The metal tape inside measures both inches and cm/mm (78 in / 2 m long), and has a metal tab on the end to keep it from retracting into the body of the tape measure.
May 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Cocoknits Tape Measure
The metal tape inside measures both inches and cm/mm (78 in / 2 m long), and has a metal tab on the end to keep it from retracting into the body of the tape measure.
The metal tape inside measures both inches and cm/mm (78 in / 2 m long), and has a metal tab on the end to keep it from retracting into the body of the tape measure.
Gatsby - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
May 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gatsby - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Mountain Sunrise - Soliloquy
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. This wonderful fingering weight yarn is perfect for garments and accessories alike.
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. This wonderful fingering weight yarn is perfect for garments and accessories alike.
May 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Mountain Sunrise - Soliloquy
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. This wonderful fingering weight yarn is perfect for garments and accessories alike.
Any time you wear a hand knit item featuring our Soliloquy base, you are sure to have all eyes on you. This wonderful fingering weight yarn is perfect for garments and accessories alike.
Kelbourne Woolens Perennial
Perennial is a blend of vibrantly dyed superwash merino wool, soft Suri alpaca, and nylon. The superwash merino and suri alpaca create a soft and strong yarn that is a modern take on an easy-care superwash staple, and the nylon adds strength and durability.
Perennial is a blend of vibrantly dyed superwash merino wool, soft Suri alpaca, and nylon. The superwash merino and suri alpaca create a soft and strong yarn that is a modern take on an easy-care superwash staple, and the nylon adds strength and durability.
May 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Kelbourne Woolens Perennial
Perennial is a blend of vibrantly dyed superwash merino wool, soft Suri alpaca, and nylon. The superwash merino and suri alpaca create a soft and strong yarn that is a modern take on an easy-care superwash staple, and the nylon adds strength and durability.
Perennial is a blend of vibrantly dyed superwash merino wool, soft Suri alpaca, and nylon. The superwash merino and suri alpaca create a soft and strong yarn that is a modern take on an easy-care superwash staple, and the nylon adds strength and durability.
Beginners Bookmark Cross-Stitch Kit
This kit contains everything you need to stitch and finish your very own bookmark:
Hand-dyed fabric (14-count Aida),
Hand-dyed 6-strand embroidery thread - one yard each in five (5) colors,
Embroidery needle,
Felt backing,
Infusible web,
Ribbon,
Instructions.
This kit contains everything you need to stitch and finish your very own bookmark:
Hand-dyed fabric (14-count Aida),
Hand-dyed 6-strand embroidery thread - one yard each in five (5) colors,
Embroidery needle,
Felt backing,
Infusible web,
Ribbon,
Instructions.
May 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Beginners Bookmark Cross-Stitch Kit
This kit contains everything you need to stitch and finish your very own bookmark:
Hand-dyed fabric (14-count Aida),
Hand-dyed 6-strand embroidery thread - one yard each in five (5) colors,
Embroidery needle,
Felt backing,
Infusible web,
Ribbon,
Instructions.
This kit contains everything you need to stitch and finish your very own bookmark:
Hand-dyed fabric (14-count Aida),
Hand-dyed 6-strand embroidery thread - one yard each in five (5) colors,
Embroidery needle,
Felt backing,
Infusible web,
Ribbon,
Instructions.
Moody Blue - Intermission
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein. Please change yardage and skein weight on individual stash pages.
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein. Please change yardage and skein weight on individual stash pages.
May 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Moody Blue - Intermission
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein. Please change yardage and skein weight on individual stash pages.
Intermission is the halfway point in a performance. This half skein of Show Stopper is just that: halfway to a full skein. Please change yardage and skein weight on individual stash pages.
Crushed Velvet - Dramaturg
Dramaturg is a springy superwash DK weight yarn! This 4 ply yarn made with 100% Superwash Merino is a treat for your hands to work with, and with it’s springy nature, it is sure to be great for garments, textured stitches, cables, and anything else you mind could imagine!
Dramaturg is a springy superwash DK weight yarn! This 4 ply yarn made with 100% Superwash Merino is a treat for your hands to work with, and with it’s springy nature, it is sure to be great for garments, textured stitches, cables, and anything else you mind could imagine!
May 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Crushed Velvet - Dramaturg
Dramaturg is a springy superwash DK weight yarn! This 4 ply yarn made with 100% Superwash Merino is a treat for your hands to work with, and with it’s springy nature, it is sure to be great for garments, textured stitches, cables, and anything else you mind could imagine!
Dramaturg is a springy superwash DK weight yarn! This 4 ply yarn made with 100% Superwash Merino is a treat for your hands to work with, and with it’s springy nature, it is sure to be great for garments, textured stitches, cables, and anything else you mind could imagine!
How adorable are these Lucky Jonquil Yarn Ball Wood Embroidery Kits that we snagged at @hhamericas last week? We have a limited number in store and online now.
May 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
How adorable are these Lucky Jonquil Yarn Ball Wood Embroidery Kits that we snagged at @hhamericas last week? We have a limited number in store and online now.
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Looking for a couple of test knitters for a #Severance inspired shawl. I cannot offer monetary compensation, but you will have my undying gratitude.
🧶: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
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🧶: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
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May 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking for a couple of test knitters for a #Severance inspired shawl. I cannot offer monetary compensation, but you will have my undying gratitude.
🧶: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
see Alt text for more
🧶: @leadingmenfiberart.bsky.social
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Golden Hour - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
May 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Golden Hour - Mini Skein
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Are you planning on attending the Midwest Fiber Festival this weekend in St. Louis? If so, make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter as we will be announcing tomorrow morning something fun we will be doing in our booth at the festival this year!
#scavengerhunt
#scavengerhunt
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Are you planning on attending the Midwest Fiber Festival this weekend in St. Louis? If so, make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter as we will be announcing tomorrow morning something fun we will be doing in our booth at the festival this year!
#scavengerhunt
#scavengerhunt