Learn How Red Heart Yarn is Made

Ever wonder how yarn is made? Learn how this USA made yarn starts as fiber and ends up as beautiful yarn.

[@mpaxton8991]

I also wish they would make 25 pound cones for those of us who can crochet through a supersaver skein in no time.

[@mpaxton8991]

I have loved Red Heart Yarn for many, many years, and I also am a crochet designer. The yarn is reasonably priced, easy to work with and I recommend no other brand. I have some blankets that are over 30 years old that are still good-I gave them to the cats but they enjoy them! They're a little thin but still in use! There hasn't been a bed in this house that didn't have a Red Heart Yarn spread on it. Also, if I am going to put a lot of hard work into a design and an article, I want good yarn that will last.

[@DAEDreamin]

Super Saver sucks butt. I love their other yarns but not only do I not recommend Super Saver, I do my best to steer people away from it. Nasty yarn.

[@catface8471]

@@DAEDreamin I do as well. It holds up really well because it's so rough and stiff. I'll use it for pet beds and stuff like that though. It bugs me that the colors are so nice but the yarn is so bad lol..

[@sinderstrangeabbadear325]

Ever since I learned to crochet and knit I have become crazy about yarn.

[@TheJazzy70]

me too ember I love my yarn

[@deborah5568]

Ember Abbadear I have as well lol I want to buy two of every color!

[@tinachandler3091]

I am such a yarn whore!

[@alyssaduong6485]

Me too. Everything I search online is about yarn

[@daliasint7968]

There is no control when it comes to yarn 😜

[@BlazinRedxDragon]

I'm gonna need one giant lint roller if I worked at that factory. I can imagine those wooly fibers getting stuck on you. You'll leave work looking like a wooly yeti each day.

[@Lismarie33]

Wooly fibers? There is no wool in super saver

[@earthangelcreative369]

❤I love this yarn. I live in UK, but first bought Red Heart Yarn whilst on a trip to Philadelphia 4 years ago. It's definitely the BEST... the quality, colors and texture is unbeatable. Thank you for this amazing video❤

[@AgainEven]

[@catsonly4805]

There are several types of yarn, wool, cotton that can be utilized for specific purposes. Red Heart Yarn acrylic is great for making slippers, as the hold is stronger than a softer more stretchy type of yarn. Basic Red heart, the super saver are good ones for slippers. Also, it's all in how one stitches their yarn product. My mother made afghans years ago using Red Heart brand and the afghans are still holding up. For those consumers that are having problems with Red Heart acrylic yarns, use the yarns for their purpose. Washing garments or blankets in the correct lukewarm to cool temperature, and air drying or very low fluff heat in a dryer helps to keep the yarn products long lasting.

[@christinnascreations9072]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!! 💙💜❤💛💖 Love Red Heart yarn 💕🇺🇸!!! And you ladies are awesome and extremely talented💖👍! Luv yah💕

[@RosannaMcCoy]

Thank you Red Heart Employees!!

[@TheSteelersman45]

Red Heart is the best stuff...I have an afghan my grandma made from it over 35 years ago & it still looks beautiful! And I have washed it many, many, many times...

[@bencia6111]

This is a good video that kids could learn how they make yarn. Thumbs Up

[@cruisepaige]

Sammy's Land I think it is horribly boring and the guy’s crazy accent is difficult to understand.

[@auntie44m]

Oh my, I had no idea it was such an intense process. So many stages. Thank you sisters, this was so interesting.

[@monikamir1]

WOW!! A los of Work to make a finished skein. My respects goes to Red Heart. ❤️

[@maldonadoruthie]

That was very interesting. Now I know how they make yarn I love it. I love love red heart Super Saver. I just love all red heart yarn. ❤❤❤

[@Soulful_Chaos]

COOL!!!! I LOVE watching how things are made!!!

[@Bethintx1]

There are listings of mill ends yarns on eBay. There is likely a place at or near the factory where the mill ends and seconds can be purchased.

[@fernandoalcala9029]

With Love yarn is my favourite brand of yarn in the whole world. Its soo perfect!

[@babettagarner3495]

RH has been my favorite yarn forever ❤️❤️❤️

[@donnaallison4986]

Love to see redheart yarn made.

[@mguerra6]

I love Red Heart Yarn is the most inexpensive yarn in the store.Thank You for the video it was very interesting.

[@VianneyCreates]

Beautiful ladies, great yarn!

[@enlightenedneeds1512]

The production process is really cool

[@MultiT1991]

I am a huge fan of Red Heart Yarn(It is my favorite yarn brand)! This video was simply fantastic! To be able to see how my yarn is made was a real treat! Thank You! T =)

[@Lismarie33]

Red heart has some beautiful colored yarn! They need to find a way to make it much softer.

[@cllovegood]

Such a great video! I love seeing how things are made, and especially when it's something I love like yarn! The Double Stitch Twins are just awesome :)

[@KatesFree]

Thanks for posting this! I have always wanted to see how Red Heart acrylic is manufactured.

[@allisonfriend9381]

love their shirts

[@CatMom17]

I've found that once it's washed it softens up quite a bit.

[@kennaroberts3831]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing the video!

[@glitterarmy89]

I need the pattern to your crochet tops...love it

[@katinaholland954]

Wow I love the double stitch twins I've a lot of their patterns love RHSS too

[@BrooklyngirlLovesCrochet]

Nice to see where all of my beautiful yarn is born! :-)

[@lynda3553]

This was so cool to see! TY for making this video and sharing!

[@kathycerillo1020]

I'd love to see how the multi-colors are made and find out why they are so stiff- they have no "give." I use Red Heart With Love a lot - soooo soft!

[@Outlaw-Creative-Junior1]

I am not a crocheter, yet I learned crafting in school, I can't remember exactly though they might of tried to teach us crocheting in Home EC class and Red Heart might be the brand we used, I have bought Red Heart before and Loved it!

[@artsy282]

This is sooooooooooo cool. love the DoubleStitch twins as well!!

[@jacqulyne1282]

Red Heart yarn used to be the ONLY yarn I would ever knit with, but now it is so scratchy and rough. I can't even use it anymore. I REALLY wish the company would listen to their consumers and go back to the way it used to be when it was soft and a joy to work with.

[@noodletongs2664]

Jacqulyne there’s a way to condition you projects so they’re very soft

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

they should make a yarn that is 50percent cotton & 50 acrylic or wool or wood fiber like bamboo or some other type of wood fiber to make it softer & much more environmentally better than using acrylic-which is a fossil fuel to begin with & is NOT a sustainable product of the earth!!

[@cherrelltarver3258]

HI I am addicted to Yard I go to MICHEAL I am like a kid in a candy store LOL ,this was so amazing I would love to go there one day to see them make yarn I love all the color I have seen on here.

[@adgurl01]

I wonder how we can get some of that defect yarn?😂

[@cherrelltarver3258]

We may have to go on there web site and see if we can order some from the company?

[@anastaciafreak]

Adgurl Oone the yarn you get in the store is already defective.

[@mpaxton8991]

Cherrell Tarver My husband fusses occasionally about my leftover "hoard" of yarn. One time I took all my pieces and made a queen size spread from it! Leftovers are good for colorful granny squares, and he fussed because I bought more yarn, black, for the borders. He told me scrap afghans shouldn't require more yarn! What does he know? LOL!!!

[@cherrelltarver3258]

Lol I have a jumbo size space bags and other bags with yarn in them .

[@usacrochetpodcastgloria6132]

That's so cool I love red heart yarn it's one of my favorite would love to go to hobby lobby and see what kind of stuff they have great video

[@Rita-cd9bj]

Hobby Lobby doesn't carry the Red Heart line... they have their own line.

[@fernandoalcala9029]

Question, what do you do with your "rejects"? 😮

[@Kyerialforever]

I saw on a different video about how yarn is made that the rejects are sold as factory mill ends in bags of about 1 pound

[@Abdulhamid-zi1xh]

Acrylic waste available contact us [e-mail]

[@noemiparra6934]

Well it's sad cause here in El Paso,Tx All Wal - Marts has one half 1/2 row of yarn . And some of us don't have time to order or use a computer. I love your yarn

[@albondiga6267]

Agreed! Walmart’s yarn section in El Paso is shrinking almost every day.

[@michellejcoker2003]

Using Crude Oil to make Yarn is not sustainable do you have a longterm sustainable solution to keep your business going and to create yarn like using cotton, silk or wool or at least in part @Redheart

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

you are absolutely correct-using crude oil is a fossil fuel in the raw & cannot be regrown like wool or cotton can which is environmentally better & biodegradable & also feels better on the skin naturally. I heard that they can make yarn from bamboo wood

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

& if they can make yarn from bamboo wood they can make yarn from any type of sustainable forest wood!

[@sewfantastic7257]

Why did he said that,now I am look for different yarn, cruel oil? Next to my skin? I have cut down on plastic use,I brought the aluminum straw last week.

[@Goldi-Luc]

Sew Fantastic aluminum causes alzheimers doesn't it? I want a stainless steel straw. I didn't know this about acrylic yarn either :/

[@donnalynn2]

It isn't just Red Heart. Most acrylics use oil. This is nothing new, how could you not know? When gas prices were rising so were the prices of acrylic yarn.

[@irishagold]

Thank you for the video. I love your colors and variety, but agree with others - you need to find the way to make Red Heart yarn softer.

[@designsbydivas2014]

I would love to know what they do with the rejects.

[@MissNayNay]

Designs by Divas That's what I was wondering, too.

[@MsHunniDew502]

I thought you could buy the rejects? I thought that's what mill ends were?

[@annewelch2370]

I use this for my crochet projects.

[@zeeet]

@lar072857 what companies usually do is they also make other products such as carpets and curtains. for cotton production factories they make things like qtips, cotton balls, etc from the rejects. (learned it in school the other day! :D)

[@crochetgottaloveit]

Oh my goodness, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video on how Red Heart acrylic yarn is made. I would love to see the process if how the bulk fibers are made before it arrives to the Albany facility. This is really interesting. Thank you DoubleStitch Twins and Mr. Audie McDearis! ______ Lee Ann Crochet...Gotta Love It! Blog: crochetgottaloveit.blogspot.com Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/crochetsister KZbin Channel: kzbin.info #crochetgottaloveit #crochet

[@pheadrasfall]

fine and dandy for all you I'm just gonna use wool bla bla bla well for many of us we are Allergic to wools and wool blends in my case if near my skin it feels like millions of needles are sticking into me..I can't even work with it to make projects for others. i do agree if you don't bump up your game to at least rh Love or better it can be so stiff and scratchy it won't even move thorough your fingers be it knit or crochet..blankets do last I must say and still most cost effective for us wallet challenged humans..

[@judyzent5430]

I only use Red Heart but sometimes it is frustrating. Some are heavier (especially the darker colors), some are quite light and they often aren't wound tight enough. I would sure like to know why there are such discrepancies but I can't get a response from the company. Anyone here have any input? I'm thinking of switching to another Coats and Clark product but I like the price and color selection of Red Heart. Besides, I have a lot of it! Such fun to see how things are made.

[@edythcounter-griffis3487]

Red Heart, due to the recent pooling trend, I have been curious- how are multicolored yarns dyed?

[@ilovstodance]

please explain why there is knots inside the yarn doing a project>> knots>> hate that but it is nice to see the pull yarn out of the middle of the yarn thks for that

[@edythcounter-griffis3487]

REALLY wish the closed captions for this were accurate for Deaf customers.

[@cruisepaige]

Edyth Counter-Griffis it’s probably bcs the guy’s accent is horrendous.

[@alyssapeters6271]

I miss the Double Stitch Twins!

[@suzie573]

i would love the patterns to what they are wearing!!!!!

[@stanheras9118]

Dear Red Heart Yarns, Please produce a line of blacklight reactive yarns. Not just variegated yarn, but skeins of solid colors of varying shades of the 6 main colors. Thank you.

[@Motherfightingdcfs]

I want the pattern for that thing she is wearing

[@sassycraftysagittarius.]

I love your guys yarn

[@HisDaughter88]

i met them in Chicago!!

[@fireCrochet]

The fibers around 3:13 look like orange cotton candy! Wouldn't wanna lick it though ;)

[@Rita-cd9bj]

That's just weird ??

[@buniromo]

Awsome video

[@kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190]

My yarn of choice

[@irishagold]

Dye is added during making of fibers and comes to the Mill already pre-dyed

[@TheLoverforever101]

my #1 favorite brand red heart

[@TurtleCakesArts]

I LOVE Red Heart yarn! I make yarn tails, and seeing how it's combed and becomes fluffy, I guess im reversing the process by brushing it and making it fluffy again! but I have a quick question, what is the different kinds of yarn made of? just acrylic? because any time I make a tail and start brushing yarn, I start sneezing.

[@redheartyarns]

Hi, The exact composition varies by yarn. Super Saver is 100% acrylic. If you go to our website you can see the breakdown by percent for what all of the different types of yarn are made of. www.redheart.com/yarn

[@TurtleCakesArts]

Alright, Thank you! Its probably just because of all the yarn flying around my room then! Lol

[@QQuetzalcoatl1982]

Beautiful twins, im in love!😍

[@doloreslove2816]

That was very interesting. Thank you.

[@umtimo6854]

Too bad we don't have this yarn around here.Nice video though!

[@Jesusismyhelp31]

I love this yarn but its so hard to get out go buy it when u stuck in bed i have fibromyalgia and crocheting is therpy for me it makes me happy and red heart is the only brand i use

[@Steph_Said]

Nice! I wanted to see the dying process too. How can I see the works of The Twins?

[@KailuaChick]

Fascinating process! Can I ask what happens to the skeins that are too low weight? Are they just thrown out or can they be donated?

[@6996katmom]

Something has changed. This yarn is very stiff and not soft any more. I had to switch to Hobby Lobby yarn because it is considerably softer.

[@lilbluefreak]

What happens to the yarn that doesn't weigh enough and gets rejected? Do you throw it out or just add more yarn to the spool to make it the correct weight? Informative video but I still have so many questions. 🧐

[@vanaphill2454]

zanahoria! carrot yarn!!!

[@bellacucina3209]

Acrylic yarn sourced from "crude oil" Who knew!

[@butterflywings3elkins956]

Do you treat your yarn with pesticides to keep insects out? I am now getting a terrible rash on left arm, some on right arm and a little on my face and neck.

[@redheartyarns]

+butterflywings3 Elkins Hi, Sorry to hear about your reaction! We do not treat our yarn with pesticides. A particular ball or skein of yarn may have been exposed after it left our facilities, but we have no information about that.

[@prettycountrygirl2]

@lar072857 I was wondering that same question. I wonder if the rejects are sold under another name?? (one of the lesser quality companies/brands perhaps??? Sure do wish that someone from Red Heart would answer that question. Great video. Love the yarns.

[@StormChasingNinja]

I wonder what they do with the discarded yarn?

[@specialCraftsandmore]

AWESOME

[@sunlitstormclouds]

Interesting choice of color. It's pretty, but at 4:18 it looks like flame. LOL.

[@eddiemartinez4721]

I would like to know what they do what they are and that doesn't meet the weight requirement do they throw it away give it away what?

[@jennycohl8401]

Yay!

[@sutownsend-kasmiskie3091]

Very interesting!

[@jebbybrawley2071]

Those girls look like they are in pain. Trying to pretend to be interested.

[@ttttttttll7958]

+Jebby Brawley glad im not the only one that thought that! lol

[@FrothingFanboy]

If they were genuinely interested, they'd probably stop the man once in awhile to ask questions.

[@Crafty-n-Krazy]

does the yarn it kicks out because its too lite go?? what do they do with it when its rejected

[@soapmaker777]

+Elaine Kentner I'm sure it's not wasted. The Spinrite factory in Washington, NC had a tent sale last spring selling discontinued or imperfect(skeins not at full retail size/weight). Hopefully Red Heart has an outlet sale at their factory from time to time.

[@redheartyarns]

+Elaine Kentner Thanks for your question! Rejected yarn is either recycled or put into our donation program.

[@redheartyarns]

+Linda Dyer Thanks for your guess, but we do not have an outlet sale. Rejected yarn is either recycled or put into our donation program.

[@sjmahant]

Red Heart Yarns

[@hastalavista1331]

Gaddang why u not selling it in malaysia??! I need it all your yarns for my tufting rug project

[@freya5100]

Hi, can someone pls tell what kind of product Red Heart use to dye the yarn?

[@redheartyarns]

Hi Norma, Thanks for asking! The solid colors in E300 are made from colored fiber which we purchase from various fiber suppliers; the color is a part of the fiber itself. Our multicolors are dyed using dyes that have been tested and found to be non-allergenic.

[@TheJazzy70]

hey I have family that live there in Albany georgia

[@KevKevAllen]

You should sell Rovering or Sliver to mass market. :)

[@Colorado106]

Amazing

[@stephanieclark1487]

Cool

[@sparkle4051]

I wonder what happens to the discarded yarn that is not the correct weight?

[@deborah5568]

What is it in the yarn that make ppl have an allergic reaction? Some yarns cause my hands to itch and burn. Idk

[@tracynail4432]

Wool.

[@edithnary4638]

I use to always used red heart. But switched up for 6 years went back to red heart a week ago I even touch it I started to itch and face swells ....so strange

[@kimmiemesser1248]

I have never used a yarn ball winder. I've become handicapped and cant wind by handcand couldn't use a crank hand ball winder. Im trying to find the most inexpensive but yet reliable electric winders. Any suggestions there? Also I dont buy hanks of yarn, usually red heart skeins, the cheapest one. I cant find any one who knows how to undo one of these seinscto go on a yarn swift. Can you help me?

[@indigopeach]

I wonder how they make the specialty yarns like Sashay?

[@kimmiemesser1248]

All these machines show ot already in operation and don't show the set up process and also do not show how to open a skein of red heart yarn to put on a swift. Im sorry im so ignorant in thus stuff. When I was a kid my mom showed me but thst was 50 years ago and I dont remember. There are people I've seen in here knitting with all or parts of arms working, so I know there are people who woukd benefit from this knowledge. Thank you.

[@rebeckadunn8498]

Interesting 🤔

[@girlsforlife1300]

One question...what about the knots that are found in these skeins?

[@eaeptheodora]

Can you tell me we're can I find your yarns in Greece we're I live?

[@redheartyarns]

Sorry Theodora, Our yarns are not currently available in Greece.

[@CobiCreations1]

You can buy it from JoAnn's on ine