Search the site with Google search Crystal Palace Yarns is retiring from the yarn business after 46 years! We thank the many knitters, crocheters and fiber fans for the years of support since we began in 1971 as Straw Into Gold in Oakland & then in Berkeley, California. How to find all our free patterns? Go Here. CLICK to See Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles information Crystal Palace Bamboo will continue to supply the Classic CPBamboo Needles and Ann Norling patterns. Crystal Palace Bamboo is here: http://www.cpbamboo.com Older Straw.com links and information below Straw Into Gold since 1971 The original business that spawned Crystal Palace Yarns. Lots of textile history, technique, dyeing, knitting, weaving and more here and more coming. Menu of Dye recipes, Dye history. Straw Into Gold's background and history is here. Photos of Berkeley & Richmond here Quilting Link to Susan's Quilting Articles, Free Quilt Patterns & her Quilts See some of Susan's quilts here. This is historical record of all the What's New files back to 1995 It is no longer being updated as of 1/1/2016 What's New? Crystal Palace Tips Page knitting, felting, yarn use, etc. -- Check out Susan's Equilters.com quilting site. -- Free Speech Movement Archives site is here: www.fsm-a.org Susan is a vet of the 1964 FSM at UC Berkeley. � 2003-17 Crystal Palace Yarns - Straw into Gold, Inc. (since 1971) 160 23rd Street, Richmond, California 94804 Artwork and documents on this site may be viewed for personal use, but are not to be used in either print or electronic media without prior permission. Thank you.