Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Shallot fair trade certified yarn #handspunhope #snowman #needlefelted #madeinrwanda

#handspunhope #snowman #needlefelted #madeinrwanda

then layer them over a turtleneck or under a sweet cardigan as temperatures fall

We recommend alternating skeins during knitting

The creation of Handspun Hope's felted sculptures helps give life-saving employment to young deaf women

Each dress is lovingly smocked and carefully embroidered by hand

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Shallot fair trade certified yarn #handspunhope #snowman #needlefelted #madeinrwandaThis lovely cotton yarn is laboriously handspun on a drop spindle in Ethiopia by women working for a small cooperative comprised of single mothers. A single skein of yarn requires approximately 736 yards of handspun yarn. The yarn is then imported into Rwanda where the ladies of Handspun Hope complete the process of dyeing it organically, using shallot skins, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning wheels