Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Umutuku merino yarn Handcrafted in Ethiopia

Handcrafted in Ethiopia

Approx 158 m / 173 yds

Rich Topiary with Topiary trim (pictured)

the apprentice dye master working for Handspun Hope in northern Rwanda

but can be worn year round

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Umutuku merino yarn Handcrafted in EthiopiaThis 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 cosmos petals, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning wheels