I have been hand painting and selling tencel for eons. I started first on eBay, and then moved over to Etsy some years ago. The price of tencel per cone or tube has always been pretty reasonable. Although I’ve had to increase prices every once and a while, sales have been fairly steady for a long time.

Recently, the retail price per tube of Maurice Brassard has jumped dramatically. Like, doubled. I was shocked, and began to think that my tencel sales had come to the end of the road. I managed to snag a dozen tubes from a different supplier than I usually use, so I have a minimal supply for now. But I wondered about different yarns.

Then I looked at my stash of 8/2 rayon. Maybe not replacing, but certainly providing an alternative to tencel. I love working with rayon, and largely I have kept my stash for my own weaving purposes, but now I will be using that stash for a lower cost alternative to tencel for those who want to try something new, or just are feeling the economic pinch.

Hence, my first batch of 8/2 Rayon in my Desert Sage colorway. Now available! (Etsy button to the right of the blog page.)