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REMEMBER:
All yarns mix for
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discounted prices.

DRAGON TALE YARNS

This is a set of American-made yarns, dyed with fiber-reactive dyes to our palette of sixteen coordinated colors. Ideal for all forms of weaving, hand and machine knitting and crochet, and very reasonably priced.
There are two weights of smooth matt cotton, and four rayons: two smooth, a slub, and a high-lustre, 1000 yd/LB twisted chenille. Of the eighteen colors, twelve are solids: four light-and-dark color pairs, plus Black, Curry, Gold and Olive The remaining six are space-dyed rainbows.

The Dragon Tales are all put up on 8-ounce cones. The cottons are soft and richly mellow, becoming more so over time. The rayon colors are especially saturated and lustrous; finished pieces enjoy an especially elegant drape. They are machine-washable and dryable, except for the chenille (wash once to finish, then dry-clean).
All Dragon Tale Yarns are dyed with fiber-reactive dyes, but they are not always perfectly rinsed. With first wash, to avoid running, rinse well, and and move immediately to dryer.

These yarns are also available undyed, in natural white, on one-pound cones.
Choose from the list below to see prices, codes and colors for each of the eight types of Dragon Tale Yarns. Please remember that dye-lots vary; if an exact match matters, be sure to get enough the first time. The dye-lot number is marked inside each cone.


We have just a few colors of the Cotton Slubs (3.5/1 & 1.8/1) left in stock. If you are interested, please check with us.

COUNTS, PLIES & YARDAGES FOR DRAGON TALE YARNS
COTTONS

count

code

type

plies

yds/cone

8/2

yaD8

smooth

2

1600

4/2

yaD4

smooth

2

800

3.5/1

yaD3

slub

2

1500

1.8/1

yaD1

slub

3

750

RAYONS

count

code

type

plies

yds/cone

8/2
yaR8
smooth
2
1600

5/2
yaR5

smooth

2

1050
slub
yaR1
*slub
3
840
1000 yd/LB
yaRC
chenille
**
500

** Chenille is made from cross fibers secured in the twists of the plied core yarn, very much like a pipe cleaner.
*The rayon slub is close in weight to the 1.8/1 cotton, and has a nylon binder, which takes dye a little bit differently (more lightly) than the rayon.

For item codes, add the 2-digit color number from the list below to the 4-digit yarn code in the list above.

COLORS FOR ALL DRAGON TALE YARNS
SOLIDS
40
Black
51
Olive
42
Brilliant Blue
41
Jade
44
Burgundy
49
Juniper
47
Cornflower Blue
46
Lavender
48
Curry
45
Rose
50
Gold
43
Royal Purple
 
RAINBOWS
14
 Autumn Spice — plum, wine, russet, olive
15
 Barnswallow — blues and browns
13
 Berry Pie — deep pinks, purple, russet
11
 Crystal Cove — blues and greens
12
 Purple Haze — shades of purple
10
 Winter Wood — soft grays & browns

PRICES
Priced per 8 ounce cone. Any mix of types or colors qualifies for “6+” prices (They also mix in with any of our other yarns). Please note that the "6+" discounts are especially deep for these yarns.

Follow this link to see all the DRAGON TALE COLORS & SOME SAMPLE PIECES.