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90% Green Sheep™ Columbia Wool, 10% Mohair, 100% Wonderful
Each skein of Nature's Palette™ Green Sheep™ Columbia Worsted contains 4oz/230yds of 90% Green Sheep™ Columbia Wool, 10% Mohair
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The fiber is raised in Montana and comes flocks that are USDA Organic Certified. After shearing, it is then spun in Canada under the Canadian Organic Standard. Then, Nature's Palette™ adds their plant-dyed magic, bringing you a worsted yarn kissed by Mother Nature and human love.
Nature's Palette™ Green Sheep™ Columbia Worsted is spun using a method called mule spinning that was developed in the 18th century to more closely mimic the softness and suppleness of hand spun yarn. As of a couple of years ago, there were only 2 mills left in North America that produced mule spun yarn commercially, both of which are using machinery built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Please note that the process of mule spinning does not allow for splicing in new singles as the yarn is plied, so some knots are unavoidable.
This is a soft, cozy yarn - one you'll love as you knit and enjoy wearing for years to come.
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Green Sheep™ yarns are grown and processed in North America using no imported wool. The wool itself comes from sheep raised under USDA organic certification - which means organic pasture land, no antibiotics, and organic feed if the sheep are fed something to supplement the pasture feeding (during the winter, for example).
The wool is not carbonized, meaning not treated with concentrated acids to dissolve any plant matter in the fiber. The process of carbonization can harshen the hand of wool, meaning that untreated wools will generally be a little softer, but they will also sometimes have specks of plant matter in them. Green Sheep™ yarn is not be treated with any other chemicals for mothproofing, bleaching, or to make it washable (all of which can also change the hand of wools).
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