Ex Libris Fibers

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Weird dark bookish yarn colors dyed by a former librarian 🧶📖 https://exlibrisfibers.myflodesk.com/signup

Holographic sticker held in front of yarn drying reads “move slow fix things read books fight evil” exlibrisfibers.com
Yak sock and yak silk DK dyed up in eerie forest colors inspired by Ursula K. le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest
Edgar Allan Poe mini skein sets of indie dyed yarn
Moody autumnal worsted weight indie dyed yarn inspired by Edgar Allen Poe.
Nash Yarn Fest 2026 Tickets on sale now at www.nashyarnfest.com text shown among colorful ticket illustrations
Yarn Bits and Bobs exclusive color Yellowjackets in superwash DK merino by Ex Libris Fibers
Many finished bookish hand dyed yarns in a shipping box
Ex Libris Fibers summer events graphic. See full listing at https://exlibrisfibers.com/pages/upcoming-events
black and red indie dyed yarn on a drying rack. The colors are Mina Murray and Aniline Black.
Emerald and black indie dyed yarn damp on a drying rack. Colors are Ex Libris Fibers The Green Lion and Aniline Black shown on yak sock, sock, and dk bases.
A close up view of a finished Storm Shawl, a lacy knit shawl pattern by Joji Locatelli, knit up in Ex Libris Fibers limited banned book fundraiser color inspired by The Catcher in the Rye
Ex Libris Fibers Victorian Ghosts Halloween Countdown: An Autumnal Yarn & Reading Tradition. Text over a Victorian ghost story illustration and ornate details mimicking a Victorian book cover.
Moody mini skeins inspired by the covers of 5 classic banned books
A small tuxedo cat defiantly rests on a pile of ice dyed tote bags that need to be ironed
Graphic with text showing vintage bats in belfry illustration and nine indie dyed yarn colors inspired by vampires. Text: ex Libris Fibers Undead, Nine Colors inspired by classic literary vampires. Preorders open through June 8. Www.exlibrisfibers.com
Ice dyed Bury Me in Books and Yarn tote bags illustrated and dyed by a human, Rita
Dark variegated earth tone indie dyed yarn hangs to dry in a dark basement workspace
A person holds a paperback copy of Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter, trees in background, while in a forest during a quick break from windowless basement work
Small black and white tuxedo cat sits next to eight wound mini cakes of indie dyed yarn and a set of wooden circular needles. On top of the cat is a handknit blanket, also small.
A blue and black handknit sweater with puff sleeves is flat on a white duvet in artificial lighting.
A hand holds a vintage paperback copy of Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews in front of damp indie dyed yak sock yarn in moody floral colors
Three indie dyed DK weight yarn hanks in moody spring colors, held in front of a shelf of old books.
Mini skeins in darker book-inspired colors hanging to dry in a dark basement
A giant skully mug of coffee is held, ready to face a dutiful row of yarn dye pans, in a basement workshop whose walls are gently and unintentionally decorated with dye drips
A twisted hank of Hangsaman indie dyed yarn color by Ex Libris Fibers held up in front of several untwisted hanks of the same color hanging on drying racks in an ill-lit basement. The yarn is dyed in a variegated and subtly shifting blend of black, dark magenta, bright aqua, and absinthe green.
Two sleeves and a partial body are shown laying flat on a wooden table. Each is still on circular needles. The sweater pattern is AquamarLite by Park Williams using indie dyed yarn from Ex Libris Fibers in horror-inspired colors Hangsaman (black variegated), Timewalker (dark blue) and This Insufferable Darkness (bright blue)
A deep violet indie dyed yarn with darker accents of forest green, gray, and red-violet. Shown flat and twisted in hanks with Ex Libris Fibers wraps, next to a red hardcover copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
A plethora of nearly-dry yarn, hand dyed yesterday, hangs on two very full drying racks in a disgusting yet functional basement workspace.
A ridiculously small black and white tuxedo cat is wrapped up in a knitted blanket and stares intently at the camera
Five twisted hanks of varying green indie dyed yarns lie on top of more green yarn in front of a green book.
Two sweater sleeves being knit on one circular needle. The yarn fades from a variegated black and neon cool tones, to dark then light speckled blues. Ex Libris Fibers colors, from top to bottom: Hangsaman (forthcoming, inspired by Shirley Jackson), Timewalker (inspired by Discovery of Witches), and This Insufferable Darkness (inspired by Nosferatu); Carson base superwash DK Merino wool
Damp indie dyed yarn in sock, yak sock, and dk weights, on a drying rack in a poorly lit basement. the color on top is a variegated pink with spring pops and the color on the bottom is a cool blue-gray.
Green speckled hand knit socks on feet, to the right of a black and white tuxedo cat who is furiously grooming her paw
A monochrome image of a hand holding indie dyed speckled sock yarn inspired by The Bell Jar with Ex Libris Fibers labels
Two full drying racks strewn with colorful indie dyed yarn in a dull and dark basement
The smallest black and white tuxedo cat naps on a heated blanket while covered in a knit blanket. In the background the sun rises outside while spring green begins to pop on bare trees.
Damp indie dyed yarn on a drying rack - it is dark gray with red and black speckles, and bits of an esrthy shade.
Swirls of pink dye in a dye pan with a reflection of a hand holding a phone to take a photo
A airy and lacey summer top, the Summer Solstice volume 2 pattern, being knit top-down hangs on a wooden clothing hanger on a black dresser. The yarn used is deep swirling midnight blue with randomly variegated pops of dark mahogany, and it’s a lustrous single ply silk/merino blend of indie dyed yarn.
Rita stands arms outstretched in front of a wall of yarn. She is wearing a gray Love Magick knit sweater with dramatic bell sleeves and lace details, knit in subtly variegated and speckled corpse gray, color is Exquisite Corpse by Ex Libris Fibers.
A person wears a gray shawl speckled with purple and green and black. The pattern is Lovella and the yarns are Spun Right Round (green) and Onyx Yarn (purple).
A person faces away from the camera with a gray knit shawl with a spring green moon phases motif, the Lunar Phase shawl. Yarn is Ex Libris Fibers Exquisite Corpse (gray) and Renfield (green)
Damp indie dyed dark violet yarn with subtly variegated pops of navy and spring green spread on a drying rack
A dye pan of dark shadow hued indie dyed DK weight yarn with floral color highlights
Rita & George stand together for a selfie in front of the YarnCon wall in Chicago
A folding table and many bags of yarn and fixtures on a floor in the plumbers hall in Chicago
Vibrant highlighter-pink sock yarn speckled with neon red, shocking violet, and bright turquoise. The yarn shown swatched in knit and crochet next to a vintage copy of H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds, illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Vibrant highlighter-pink sock yarn speckled with neon red, shocking violet, and bright turquoise. The yarn is near a vintage copy of H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds, illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Two tuxedo cats on a sofa. One is wrapped in a colorful sock yarn version of the Vertices baby blanket by Westknits.
Seven skeins of high twist single ply superwash silk/merino yarn in dark jewel tones near paperbacks of Anaïs Nin. The colors are from the Fin de Siècle collection, and one skein shows an Ex Libris Fibers logo wrap.
A faded highlighter pink pink wool and nylon sock yarn with violet, black, laser red, and aqua speckles shown in the process of being knit into a stockinette swatch on size US 3 needles
A dye-stained hand holds a copy of the Edward Gorey illustrated edition of The War of the Worlds open, above an active dye batch of indie dyed sock yarn. The yarn is vibrant red-pink with violet, black, and aqua speckles
Freshly dyed wool yarn in speckled spring greens, dark mauves, and shadow.
Lilac and neon green plied yarns shown in a colorwork design against a black yarn background in a colorwork sweater in the process of being knit. The sweater rests on a very patient gray cat.
A mostly-finished red and black handknit sweater with sculptural spiky elements rests in a lap in a car.
Lisa of Lili Loops in a very bright yarn booth next to Rita of Ex Libris with a lots of dark yarn at Nash Yarn Fest