Introducing The Millhouse Collection

Introducing The Millhouse Collection

The Millhouse Collection brings a new dimension to North Bay Fiber.

While our focus remains rooted in our custom-milled, breed-specific yarns, the reality is that we can’t custom source and mill every fiber we dream of. The Millhouse Collection gives us space to explore those ideas — allowing us to expand our offerings, dream bigger, and bring you beautiful new textures and fibers that thoughtfully complement the yarns you already love.

Yarns in this collection begin their journey at select millhouses, where experienced manufacturers create beautiful, ready-to-dye bases. Each one is carefully chosen for its texture, drape, performance, and the way it takes color, selected specifically to compliment our North Bay Fiber signature yarns.

Once these bases arrive in our studio, they become uniquely North Bay Fiber. Every skein is hand-dyed with the same care, artistry, and color intention that define our custom palette.

The Millhouse Collection allows us to grow creatively — exploring new fibers, textures, and possibilities while staying true to thoughtful design. It gives us room to experiment and offer even more ways to create pieces you’ll love for years to come.

To help clearly distinguish these yarns, we’ve also introduced a refreshed label for the Millhouse Collection. While our custom-milled, breed-specific yarns continue to carry their familiar labels, Millhouse yarns feature intentionally different branding — a visual cue that reflects their distinct origin and purpose, while still belonging to the North Bay Fiber family.

Say "Hello" to BayDrift

BayDrift is the very first yarn in our new Millhouse Collection.

This cloud-light lace yarn is spun from 75% Baby Suri Alpaca and 25% Silk, chosen for its luminous halo, gentle drape, and exceptional softness. A mohair-free alternative, BayDrift offers next-to-skin comfort with a refined, airy feel.

This base takes dye beautifully and opens the door to a new exploration for us — including our very first experiment with variegated and speckled color! Needles are flying, fabrics are forming, and the color possibilities feel endlessly inspiring.

BayDrift can be used on its own for ethereal lace, or held together with our custom-milled signature bases — BayHouse, BayBlend, or Elemental — to create a fabric that’s soft, dimensional, and quietly radiant.

Once-In-A-Dyetime Colors
Available on BayDrift — Very Limited

Currently, BayDrift is currently available exclusively in Once-In-A-Dyetime colors. These are very small-batch, limited-edition colorways created as we learn, explore, and become more familiar with how this beautiful yarn takes color.

Once-In-A-Dyetime colors are born from exploration. They emerge as we experiment, play, and push our understanding of color — testing ideas that may one day evolve into part of the North Bay Fiber palette.

Through this process, we sometimes discover unexpected results. Some of these colors can’t be recreated exactly — not because anything went wrong, but because the process led us somewhere beautifully unplanned.

Each skein captures a moment in our color journey. Some ideas move forward, while others remain one-of-a-kind discoveries. Every result is beautiful and complete in its own way.

Once-In-A-Dyetime colors on BayDrift will go live Thursday, January 22 at 9 AM Eastern, both online and in the shop. Quantities are very limited, and each colorway is listed with the exact amount available. These skeins are dyed and ready to ship — and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Below is a glimpse of the Once-In-A-Dyetime colors available.





This new collection opens the door to even more possibilities at North Bay Fiber. We hope you — and your needles (and hooks!) — are feeling just as inspired as we are! ✨

— Jill