Blue Thistle Fiber Mill & Natural Dye Studio
Small-batch naturally dyed yarn, fiber processing, and fiber arts workshops. Located in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, near the New River Gorge, Blue Thistle Fibers is a working fiber mill and natural dye studio that produces small-batch yarn using plant-based dyes.
Visitors can tour the mill, learn about natural dyeing, and enjoy our Fiber Mill Shop and Coffee Bar. In our fiber studio, we process wool and fleece for hand spinners and needle felting enthusiasts, and offer classes in natural dyeing, needlework, and felting in our open studio.
Natural Dyeing
Felted Fabrics
Fiber Processing
Botanical Fiber Flowers That Never Fade
Hand-dyed wood & felted flowers perfect for bridal bouquets and floral pieces made from naturally dyed wool & wood.
Crafted at Blue Thistle Fiber Mill in West Virginia.
Visit the Studio
Experience a working Appalachian fiber mill.
• Mill tours
• Natural dye workshops
• Fiber processing services
• Studio shop
Shop Naturally Dyed Yarn
Small-batch yarn colored with plant dyes grown and foraged in West Virginia.
• Fingering, DK & worsted
• Luxury lace yarn
• Spinning fiber
• Wholesale yarn
Botanical Dyes
Our fibers are dyed using traditional botanical dyes, including madder, indigo, weld, and cochineal, and foraged barks, lichens, and mushrooms. We buy dyes from tested commercial dye sources, and also grow some dye materials on our West Virginia farm.
Flexible Manufacturing
Our fibers are produced in small batches using Belfast Mini Mill equipment in our working fiber mill & natural dye studio.
New River Gorge Region
Our mill sits in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia — gateway to New River Gorge National Park and the confluence of the Gauley and New Rivers.
Visit us at:
Blue Thistle Fibers Mill & Natural Dye Studio
314 Main Street
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
681-560-5749
bluethistlefibers@gmail.com