Handmaiden

09/09/2026

🌷 Self-striping skeins in the making...

The Springtime Collection is inspired by all the beautiful blooms in my garden this spring and includes 11 different colourways!

🧦These colourways will become available on the website on Sunday 20th September at 10am, just in time for Socktober!

👀 Keep on eye on our socials for colourway reveals, including two Halloween colourways dropping at the same time 🎃 👻 🧙‍♀️ 🧹

04/09/2026

💎 September's Club Colourway is making it's way out to members 💙

18/08/2026

🍏 Peridot 💚

August's Exclusive Birthstone Colourway!

This month Fibre Club was dyed up on a lovely 100% Polwarth fibre 🐑
While Yarn Club was dyed up on our favorite extra fine superwash sock base 🧦

06/08/2026

💎 August's exclusive club colourway is making it's way out to Yarn & Fibre Club members!

There has become one spot available in yarn club, sign up is available now through the website.

23/07/2026

📹 Handmaiden now has a Patreon!

Our monthly podcast video will be shared here as well as on YouTube.

And I'm currently working on making tutorial videos for paid Patreon members, starting with cranking a Sock 🧦

Come and join us!

20/07/2026

In case you missed it...

Here's July's YouTube update 🎥

This month I'm wearing my newly finished Winter Sheep Sweater, knit...

19/07/2026

❤️ July's Birthstone Colourway is Ruby!

02/07/2026

💎 July's Birthstone inspired colourway is making its way out to club members 🥰

While all the spaces are currently filled for both yarn & fibre club, do check back next month as spaces do open up sometimes.

30/06/2026

💥 Here's all the details on the exciting collaboration we've been working on with Haunui Wool 👏

The 2026
Kiwi Collection

 I was talking to a friend about last years Artisan Collection and how special it was collaborating with fibre artists around the world with a shared passion for Haunui Wool. I passed a comment about how a huge percentage of our wool is sent overseas…. this gave us an idea!

Why don’t we theme this years box on collaborating with all NZ dyers to share with the world? And so the Kiwi Collection was born!

I kept the same concept as last year, giving each fibre artist a different Haunui Wool base to play with, something which they would typically use from us. There was no theme, I wanted the artists to be free to create whatever they desired with how their natural base inspired them. My favourite part of organizing this exclusive collection is seeing each persons individual flair come through in their braids.

I hope you love this unique collection, perhaps this is also an opportunity for you to discover someone new!

The artists!!
Amber Liz
Handmaiden
Strawberry Patches Yarns
Teapot Yarns - Laura Robertson
U N I O N F I B R E

This collection will be for sale at 12.30pm on Wednesday the 8th of July (NZ time).
It features three 100% Haunui and two Haunui blend braids. For a total of 500g of fibre.

20/06/2026

🐑 I've created a community over on Messenger for those who would like to share and chat about fibre & spinning during Tour de Fleece 2026.

🏃‍♀️ Running from 4th July to 26th July 🧶

The countdown is on and we are just 2 weeks away from starting.

Now is the perfect time to:
‣ Set your spinning goals
‣ Organise your fibre stash
‣ Prep bobbins and supplies
‣ Invite a spinning friend to join the fun
‣ Start dreaming about all the yarn you'll create

Whether you're aiming to learn a new technique, finish a lingering project, or simply enjoy a few minutes of fibre time each day like me, we'd love for you to join the community chat over on messenger.