The yarn shop
Yarns from everyday to luxury, leather cords and notions, in warm, bright, wedding, baby and gift colors, chosen for responsible use of the animals and plants they come from. Buying opens soon; for now, browse and plan.
Sample brand A Everyday acrylic
Blush · 100% acrylic · 100 g
Origin: sample: not yet sourced
$5.49 Coming soon
Sample brand A Everyday acrylic
Rust · 100% acrylic · 100 g
Origin: sample: not yet sourced
$5.49 Coming soon
Sample brand C Cashmere blend
Moss · 70% merino, 30% cashmere · 50 g
Origin: sample: not yet sourced · to confirm: Good Cashmere Standard
$32.00 Coming soon
Sample brand B Soft cotton
Sky · 100% cotton · 50 g
Origin: sample: not yet sourced
$6.99 Coming soon
Sample brand B Superwash merino
Ivory · 100% superwash merino · 100 g
Origin: sample: not yet sourced · to confirm: Responsible Wool Standard
$17.99 Coming soon
Sample brand D Round leather cord
Tan · cowhide leather · 3 mm x 5 m
Origin: sample: not yet sourced · to confirm: tannery and tanning method
$5.00 Coming soon
Good yarn, good use of the animal
Where the fiber comes from
Every listing names its fiber and, once a supplier is chosen, its country and mill of origin. Shorter, traceable supply chains come first.
Wool without mulesing
Mulesing, cutting skin from a Merino lamb's rump to prevent flystrike, is still practiced in parts of Australia. The shop prefers wool certified mulesing-free.
Certified animal fibers
Textile Exchange runs standards for wool, alpaca and mohair that audit animal welfare and land care on the farm; it has announced a new Materials Matter Standard that will bring its standards together. Cashmere is covered by The Good Cashmere Standard.
Leather: how it is tanned
Vegetable tanning uses bark tannins and takes weeks; chrome tanning is fast and makes most leather, but its waste must be treated. The shop names the tanning method and prefers audited tanneries.
Plant fibers and recycled yarn
Cotton (ideally organic), linen, hemp and bamboo viscose, and yarns spun from recycled fiber, give choices that use no animal at all.
Learn the story
The museum tells where each fiber and its animal came from; the shop sells only the products.
Standards and names change; each is linked to its owner and checked before a product is listed. Not legal or certification advice.