About Tempted

Tempted began with myself (Stacy) and my Step-daughter (Amanda) in the spring of 2007. She had seen me knitting constantly for years and after her husband said something like “how come you don’t make me a pair of socks” she picked up sticks and started knitting. All I did was hand her a book and needles and off she went, no sitting down and watching just knitted immediately. She was about half way through her first pair of socks for said hubby and decided to make a pair for her mother-in-law. I suggested that we dye the yarn and make it a little more personal, I had been to a few dyeing demos and had a working knowledge. I on the other hand was constantly searching for the perfect Red yarn with no success. Before long we were hooked, socks in all shades of the rainbow. Her youth and interest in all things Goth, punk, and well anything different gave way to some of our most popular colourways “Punk Junkie, Roxanne, and Wicked Witch” to name a few.

Like many young married couples their lives are in transition and Amanda has moved on to Big City living. Amanda and her husband moved back to Tulsa and dyeing yarn just wasn’t something she could do to assist in earning a living.

I, on the other hand, am physically unable to maintain a “normal” job and have been since 2001. I have RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), which I started showing symptoms of in my teenage years, and am frequently unable to physically work on some days, needing more rest than most people do. Bob and I discussed the matter and decided that I would continue the business (with his help) as long as I was able to and as long as I do not over do it and exhaust myself. This is a business that I love, which allows me meet wonderful liked-minded people and feel like I am a productive member of society.

Bob does the heavy lifting, re-skeining, delivery and odd-jobs that come up in this business. I come up with the colorways, dye the yarn, make the contacts, do the PR work and strive to keep the “Tempted” name in the public eye.

We started with one LYS in Tulsa (Loops) and have currently expanded to stores in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio and am very lucky to also have our yarn carried in the wonderful Loopy Ewe on-line store. We established an ETSY store site for ourselves and have made sales all over the United States, as well as in England, Scotland, Canada, Germany, Sweden and even Australia.

Tempted has grown to be bigger than I had ever thought was possible and, although my physical limitations will not allow us to have it grow much bigger, I am so very proud, honored and humbled at the wonderful response we have received from knitters and spinners worldwide.

Bob and Stacy
Tempted Hand Painted Yarns