Victoria Clayton hand dyed her silks in the small town of Byron(NY), near the Niagara Falls. May be that is why her brand Hand Dyed Fibers display such a prodigious cascade of colors (627 at the catalog only for the silks!). All the silks have evocative names such as "Act of Violet", "Examplar Dried Roses", or "Zumaque". By the way how do you "zumaque" fibers and do you know what is the meaning of lightfast or what is a fiber reactive die?
The website is an information mine for stitchers that want to know more about the art of hand dyed silks. The pages contained in Articles&Information are worthwhile reading because you will learn how to choose your materials for a lasting embroidery, why fabrics and yarn lose their colors or how to dye a cross stitch fabric in a microwave! You will find the conversion tables between HDF and DMC and how the author did it. And many more subjects around dyes, fabrics and embroidery can awake your attention.
For the cross stitchers interested in using the Hand Dyed Fibers silks, you should only retain that the floss come in skein of 5 yards, but also in packets with all the colors needed for a pattern (pattern not included). Regular pearl silks are the same size as DMC (100/3) and premium are thicker. You can get samples of 1/2 yards if desired, don't forget to check the conditions on the site. The best way to get the products is to order online, and have it send to you.("Products shipped via USPS, nationally by first class mail or internationally via letter post. Postage rates based on cost of items bought. I am on a 3 - 5 business day packing schedule").
The catalog displays also linen, silk chenille, silk ribbon... Oh! we almost forgot to mention that stitchers can create for a particular model their own custom colors online. Hand Dyed fibers is close to the witchery of shadows, Vikki makes fibers vibrate with splendid colors. To conclude, follow the link!