Independent Designers

About Universal Yarn's Designer Program

Creating positive relationships with independent designers is important to us. We love supporting small businesses and our yarns wouldn’t shine without beautiful designs to show what they can do! We see partnering with designers as a mutually beneficial relationship, and our hope is to make those relationships long-lasting.

What We Offer

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Yarn Support

We provide yarn for your design sample

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Testing Support

Coupon codes for testers

Cross Promotional

Cross Promotions

We'll share your design on our social media platforms

Perks of partnering with Universal Yarn

  • After you share your idea with us, we can supply you with the yarn needed for your project and ship it directly to you.
  • Freedom to create whatever your heart desires. We love seeing a variety of ideas – from garments and accessories to home décor. Our broad range of yarns are perfect for all kinds of projects and ideas.
  • We understand that testing is an important step in the process of publishing independent patterns. We offer coupon codes exclusively for your pattern testers.
  • When you hit “publish” on your design, we would love to share your work on social media. We can cross promote on our social media platforms, sharing your beautiful work with our extensive following.

Share Your Ideas with Us!

  • Before we provide yarn support, we would like to see an outline of the design you have in mind. We want to be sure you’re committed to your idea from the start of our relationship.

Please provide a one-page pdf including the following information

  • A sketch of your design idea. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but we would love to visualize your design.
  • A swatch, if possible. Please note, your swatch does not need to use our yarn.
  • A brief description of your design.
  • Suggested yarn and approximate amount of yarn needed.
  • A rough timeline for publication. While you are absolutely free to work on your own timeline, it’s helpful information for us in terms of follow-up.
  • Your full name, mailing address, and phone number.

Designer Inquiry Form

Full Name*

Website or Ravelry

Social Media Handle

Suggested Yarn*

Upload one file up to 500kb*

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