Welcome to Purple Lamb!

Purple Lamb is about joy--the joy of creating using soft, luxurious yarn and fiber that lavish every sense. It’s about color and softness and texture running through your fingers as you create your own work of art out of high-quality hand-dyed artisan yarn and fiber.

Everything in my shop is soft enough to wear next to your skin. I use merino, silk, baby alpaca, and a few other really soft materials so you can make wearable art that you’ll really want to wear for years to come.

It is my constant goal to offer you beautiful, soft, and carefully crafted yarn and fiber at a price that's fair to all of us. I have been in business since 2011, and I treat my customers as friends.

I find inspiration everywhere, but my focus is on fabulous modern colorways inspired by classical literature, art, and music as well as the beautiful world around us.

Yarn Bases

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About the Dyer

My name is Carla Hanson, and I'm a dyer, spinner, art batt maker, weaver, knitter, and lover of all things soft and woolly. I began learning to spin and weave in 2003 and have delved deeper and deeper into the fiber arts ever since.

I live with my family in North Texas. My husband and children help me with Purple Lamb as their time and interests allow.

For their whole lives, my children have heard me tell them to find something they love doing so much that they would do it for pure joy and then find a way to make a career out of it. Well, guess what? I have done just that, and I couldn't be happier.  And I owe that to you--my customers. I have the best customers in the world, and I'm so grateful to all of you!

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Let customers speak for us

from 201 reviews

I love the colorway but have not yet worked with it.

Anna Morgan
TEXAS BLUEBONNET - Yarn Dyed to Order

Pictures cannot do justice to the colors of this yarn. The blue is absolutely beautiful, both deep and soft at the same time. I cannot wait to work with this yarn! In fact I love it so much that I bought more after the 1st order arrived.

Val
TEXAS BLUEBONNET - Yarn Dyed to Order

Beautiful color and high quality yarn! Great customer service!

Kathy Fyten
NORTHERN LIGHTS - Yarn Dyed to Order

Love it!! Beautiful yarn to work with and the color is fabulous!

Roxanne
THE GREAT BLACK BULL Hand Dyed on Sock Perfection - Block Variegated Yarn

The is color just as pictured. Simply beautiful, soft and squishy.

Diane
EOWYN MEETS WITH ARAGORN Hand Dyed on Stained Glass Fingering - Splashed & Speckled Yarn

The batt is so beautiful! I can't wait to spin it.

Susan
CARIBBEAN SUNSET Art Batts to Spin and Felt

It is beautiful!

P.B.
BEAUTIFUL UNIVERSE Hand-Dyed Silk Scarf - 11 x 60 inches

Can't wait to spin this!

Lisa
PURPLE IRIS Art Batts to Spin or Felt

Beautiful colors - great value

Lisa
FELTING AND SPINNING FIBER - Coordinating Colorway Sets with Merino, Silk, Bamboo, and Sparkle

Love the quality and colors.

Autumn
Art Batt of the Month Club - Inspired by Famous Paintings

I love the colors and am looking forward to weaving some scarves for Christmas!

P.M.
OCEAN AT NIGHT Hand Dyed on Stained Glass Fingering - Splashed & Speckled Yarn

So very soft and beautifully dyed! Can’t wait to start my project!

Cynthia
ROSY-FINGERED DAWN Hand Dyed on So Silky Fingering - Tonal Yarn with Speckles

every month beautiful yarn

Mary
Buttery Soft DK Monthly Yarn Club - Inspired by Famous Paintings

This Texas Bluebonnet colorway on So Silky Sock is amazing! It's so soft, and the colors are more beautiful than I thought they would be.

Paula
TEXAS BLUEBONNET - Yarn Dyed to Order

This yarn is soooo very soft. The colors are vibrant and gorgeous!! I am going to have to order a couple more skeins so i can make a garment out of the Purple Delight. I can’t wait to make something special.

Carol
PURPLE DELIGHT Hand Dyed on Stained Glass Fingering - Splashed & Speckled Yarn