Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Rich Onionskin Christmas stable Sheep approximately

Sheep approximately

The yarn is hand-dyed in a bath of eucalyptus bark

make up the vast majority of artisans creating this jewelry

Shown in Eucalyptus Bark but available in any shade from our natural palette

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Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Rich Onionskin Christmas stable Sheep approximatelyThis 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 a native onionskin, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning