Wool is wonderful. It is the world's oldest renewable fibre, one of our greatest natural resources and full of natural benefits. Working in partnership with British Wool, we are always assured of responsibly sourced fleece, from the field to our Yorkshire mill.
Our skilled craftspeople expertly blend and spin British fleece into ColourLab Aran β a warm, breathable and machine washable hand knitting yarn that's perfect for every day. With superb stitch definition, rich and deep colours, and a touch of tweed, ColourLab Aran is a classic yarn for modern lifestyles.
Mulesing is a controversial farming practice used, predominantly in Australia, to prevent the parasidic infection flystrike. While mulesing prevents infection, it is a very painful procedure for the animal to endure, and more humane alternatives exist. This practice is banned in many areas of the world. If a yarn is marked as mulesing free, that means that no animals were treated this way during the production of the yarn.
wool
Wool is a textile fibre produced by the shearing of sheep. The breed of the sheep, where it was raised, and how the fibre was treated after shearing can all affect the final characteristics of wool. While some is quite harsh and rough, other wool can be luxuriously soft and squishy. As a fibre, wool is very good at trapping heat, and is one of the few fibres that stays warm even when wet.
easy care wool
Easy care wool is yarn that is safe to wash on a cool, gentle cycle. This could be yarn that is naturally resistant to felting, or has been treated in some manner to be so. Easy care yarn is not a good choice for felting projects.
π about wabi sabi π
We are a proudly Canadian, independently-owned, women-run local yarn store based in Ottawa, Ontario. Our focus is on natural fibres and yarns, and we love to help promote and support Canadian producers and makers. Most of our products are of Canadian and European origin, and we do our best to work with distributors at home and abroad to find products that are of excellent quality while also being affordable, sustainable, and responsibly produced.
'wabi sabi'Β is a Japanese aesthetic term which focusses on recognizing and embracing the beauty of the unfinished, the imperfect and the impermanent. There is no English synonym, and we use it with respect for its roots.
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