Retrosaria Serafina* is an Hand Dyed Yarns Studio in Lisbon, created by Paula Spranger.
All Serafina yarns are made of pure and very little processed wool, that has no nylon in it, I make a point in choosing yarn suppliers that have the environment and well being of the sheep in mind, as well as NO NYLON.
Currently we use mainly acidic low impact dyes but may, occasionally, have some limited edition naturally dyed yarns.
I have moved forward to acidic yarn dyes mainly because of the extreme use of water involved in natural dyeing, in a time when water is such a precious good, and having to consider the situation in Portugal.
In 2022 the studio relocated to Lisbon and the shop sells online. Our yarns are occasionally available from chosen retailers worldwide. It is possible to pick up your orders from our studio in Lisbon, just send us an email before.
During the summer months we operate from the Algarve where we have the original atelier. We are sorry to say but we do not receive visitors as it would interfere with our work rotine and personal life.
Shop updates are announced mainly on Instagram and there might be an ocasional newsletter.
*Serafina is the name of an ancient wool fabric used to line the insides of clothing.
Paula Spranger Pereira
Actualizado em Junho de 2026