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Make Your Own Organic Wool Sweater

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 08.15.06
Design & Architecture (materials)

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Remember the O-wool sweater in organic wool from Sahalie? Maybe the style wasn’t exactly your thing, or the colour clashed with your complexion. Fear not, a solution is to hand. The same folk who supply the manufacturers, also offer certified organic wool for hand knitters. Yep, the Vermont Organic Fibre Company allows you make make snappy green apparel, just like the big boys. Apparently this is a first in the US - organic wool for hand knitting. Available in 13 shades, it’s made from Australian merino wool, then spun in the US. Vermont Organic are hoping a goodly chunk of America’s estimated 53 million knitters will fall in love in love with the yarn. And they have good reason to expect they might. Because demand for organic fibre in the US, has grown 44%, as of 2005, according to the Organic Trade Association. ::Vermont Organic Fibre Company, via GreenKnitters.

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They are still using Australian wool which, for me at least, is intolerable because Australian sheep breeders either physically slice the skin off around the sheep's anus or now it looks like some will burn it off chemically.

Australian wool folk gets not one of my dollars until they stop being sadistic brutes.

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“Vermont Organic Fiber Company agrees with your position. Thus, we have our own policy that we will only purchase from producers who do not practice mulesing. I hope this clarification will enable you to enjoy our yarn, fabrics and blankets.”

Thanks to everyone who really loved our our homespun, hand knit, Fair Trade, natural alpaca glittens last year.
This year we have some great homespun, hand knit, natural alpaca hats and scarves (and glittens). All fair trade.
We would love to offer a treehugger 5% discount on orders on our site www.kusikuy.com. Use the code "treehugger" to get your discount. We're Fair Trade and organic - eco ethical fashion.

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