This up-to-date Samples Package will share everything Byrdcall Studio has to offer for you in rya supplies: backings, yarn, price list of needles, rulers, needle organizers, and kits. The samples helps you plan and learn what's available. I recommend samples as the first thing to buy when you are planning a rya project or planning to repair a damaged rya. Take a good look at the second photo which is actually a video to see everything all at once.

You will receive over 200 colors either as actual yarn snips and/or high quality photocopies of yarn sample cards when the "real thing" is on backorder. You will also receive actual swatches of the Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish backings that are available.

You will be receiving high quality paper copies of those samples until more sample cards arrive hopefully this winter. You are still getting a bargain with this sample package. Happily, I have every color of yarn from Rauma's Ryegarn and Prydvevgarn selections. When ordering yarn, look at the photos and also look at this listing online to see if the colors are true matches.

The sample package includes:
1. A 4-page array of information and price list along with backing swatches of the various Nordic backings.
2. Actual yarn samples of the available vintage Lundgren Rya (USA) Approx. 36 colors
3. Rauma Ryegarn - quality photocopy of yarn samples card (As of 11/29/23 Rauma has no sample cards for the ryegarn.)
4. Rauma Prydvevgarn - actual yarn samples card are in stock at this time. When supply runs out, a quality photo will be substituted.
5. A large hefty sheet of graph paper specifically designed for Swedish and Norwegian backings (usually $2)
6. Info cards with strand samples for both ryegarn and prydvevgarn with ideas for their use.
7. Sample card with 7 rare color strands for available skeins of "special" ryegarn
8. A threading card to assist with your first self-designed rya rug.
9. and colorful contact information and tasseled bookmark! ;-)

I help people get started on rya projects. Over the past decade, I have bought back my grandparents' family business called Lundgren Rya which had been sold out of the family for over thirty years! I have plenty of Lundgren yarn, but sell out of about one color each month. I am a supplier of Rauma of Norway rya yarn and 26 different sized wool and linen backings. Finnish backings from Wetterhoff and Pirkanmaa are also available by the length you request. Learn more with these samples in hand.

$15 is a true bargain for the number of hours it takes to prepare these samples of approx. 200+ colors for you. When the actual yarn samples from Rauma arrive they will be included in this package.

I'm here to help you make the best off-loom rya possible. I am a one-woman operation, so I do see your comments and requests. If you say, "Melinda, help me calculate the right amount of yarn for a rya backing 80 x 120 cm, and I need to cut costs where possible," I can help you with your needs in mind. This is what I do. I would be happy to "sub in" less expensive colors when there is a good color match at a lesser price. I carry no "bad yarn" so trust that any yarn you get is worth considering.

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Smart purchase would be to buy both the samples and the book at the same time. Here is a link to that listing. https://www.etsy.com/listing/776862624/the-book-and-samples-rya-rugs-design-and?ref=shop_home_active_1http://byrdcallstudio.com/blog-2/