Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Shallot fair trade certified yarn The creation of Handspun Hope's

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

you may have crocking which is a natural characteristic of the indigo

Each dress is lovingly smocked and carefully embroidered by hand

Ellie Elephant is 100% organic

Please allow 8 weeks for the delivery of this custom-created beanie

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Shallot fair trade certified yarn The creation of Handspun Hope'sThis 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