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My name is Stacey Budge-Kamison, the fiberista behind UrbanGypZ Artisan Yarn in Asheville, NC.

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September 9-11, 2011 Greenville, SC

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October 21-23, 2011
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September 16th, 2011

Hello Autumn, Good Bye UFOs

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Not A Drop Stole in UrbanGypZ Econo Sock in Kiss The Sky

Okay, I am posting this with a little trepidation.

This morning the mercury hit a low of 52degrees, and I reached to my top shelf for a sweater for the first time since April. As I pulled it on, I [...]

September 6th, 2011

New Sari Silk is Here!

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It has been a while since I have ordered my Helping a Sister Out sari and banana silk yarn. Since I get it straight from Nepal, I basically have to double the price to account for the shipping and customs cost. And it takes a exactly month for it to arrive. But when [...]

March 24th, 2011

Breaking All The Rules About Lace

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Last years 10 shawls in 2010 knit-a-long(which has morphed into 11 shawls in 2011) had me dyeing a new line of lace yarns. I dyed a few awesome solids in some of my signature brights. But I tell you what really made my heart sing was the variegated tie dyed yarns that I made [...]

January 31st, 2011

So Begins My Traveling Shawl

UrbanGypZ sock yarn traveling shawl

I signed up for a traveling shawl swap on Ravelry. For those who not familiar with how a traveling project works, a group of knitters are starting shawls they would like to have for themselves, designing the parameters. The different parameter allowing for each knitter to contribute something creatively to the shawl be [...]

August 30th, 2010

And the Shawl Obsession Continues

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I remember the day I swore I would never make a shawl. It was just so grandma and I just did not see myself ever wearing one. I also said the same thing about handspinning…

I have to say I have found myself reluctant to make socks with some of the beautiful sock yarns [...]