Cut Yarn

The Magic Yarn Project uses more than four thousand skeins of yarn every year! 

✨Donating to Magic Yarn✨

Due to storage limitations, we can’t accept donations in excess of our current needs.

Donations of anything specifically requested by our Shipping Coordinators this week are always welcome. View their current request lists in our volunteer Facebook group. 

All other donations are only accepted on an as-needed basis.

Volunteers and group leaders should communicate with one of our Shipping Coordinators before purchasing supplies:

Select the donation location least expensive for you to mail to. Please note that PO Boxes can only receive shipments from USPS.

 

 Due to hospital regulations, we can only accept NEW donated yarn! If you have old yarn that you would like to donate to a good cause, we love sharing donations with Project Linus.

***Please only donate yarn from SMOKE-FREE homes and pet-hair-free environments.***

Sticking with only certain brands and colors of yarn allows us to match up the work of volunteers from all over the country cohesively. We also find certain yarns to be more durable and comfortable for children with hair loss.

 

Please choose from the following approved brands and colors when donating cut yarn. For the greatest impact, please reach out your nearest donation location to see what our current needs are. Note: Scroll down for instructions on how to cut and submit.

  • Caron Simply Soft in “Sunshine,” cut to 100 inches in length (Rapunzel)
  • Caron Simply Soft in “White” and Caron Party Sparkle in “Snow White,” cut to 80 inches in length (Elsa)
  • Caron Simply Soft in “Harvest Red” and Caron Party Sparkle in “Red,” cut to 60 inches in length (Ariel)
  • Caron Simply Soft in “Rainbow Bright”  or “Times Square” cut to 60 inches in length (Rainbow)
  • Caron Simply Soft in “Black” and Caron Party Sparkle in “Black,” cut to 80 inches in length (Jasmine)
  • Caron Simply Soft in “Chocolate,” cut to 40 inches in length (Belle)
  • Any of the following brands & colors (mostly black), cut to 30 inches in length (Jack Sparrow):
    • Lion Brand Hometown: South Dakota Black, Chicago Charcoal, Little Rock Granite, or Billings Chocolate
    • Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick: Black, Constellation, Graphite, Metropolis, or Obsidian
  • Lion Brand Homespun in “Black” cut to 40 inches in length (Moana)
  • Lion Brand Heartland in “Yosemite,” cut to 60 inches in length (Anna)

 

Plan to wind each skein completely (use all the yarn) and bundle it using the directions below.
Please package each of your cut and tied bundles in a clear zipper lock bag with the yarn skein label inside. Only one skein per a bag.

 

Send Us Your Bundles!

  • Fill out a Feedback Form and include it in your package. This will help us give you the best feedback possible if you’re looking to improve your skills, and it helps us keep track of what we’re receiving and why. View or print our Feedback Form here.

Cutting Board

Building your own yarn-cutting board is an inexpensive way to make cutting and bundling yarn to the correct lengths much easier! Here is our favorite pattern for building a board:  

  • You will need one 7/8″-wide dowel cut into to four 6″ pegs, one 1″x6″ board approximately 60″ long, and four wood screws. A 7/8″ drill bit is strongly recommended.
  • Mark the spot for your first peg about 4″ from the end of the board. Then mark the next three pegs spaced 30″, 40″, and 50″ from the first.
  • Drill a shallow notch for each peg using the 7/8″ bit. Place one peg in each notch and screw into place from below. Wood glue is optional.
  • Zoom in to see the peg distances for each wig style.

Click here for printable .pdf file.

 

Tie yarn to peg #1
Wind and tie off yarn
Cut yarn between 2 ties
Finished bundle of yarn
Fold and place in a Ziploc bag with label
One skein per bag