Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Voca Grey Sale Snuggle up in the Catherine

Snuggle up in the Catherine Color-Block Pullover created by Handspun Hope in Rwanda

Handspun Hope is a sustainable fashion brand committed to ethically sourced materials and that have minimal impact on the environment

Handspun Hope is sustainable fashion brand committed to ethically sourced materials and that have minimal impact on the environment

Georgie Giraffe (large) is 100% organic

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Voca Grey Sale Snuggle up in the CatherineThis 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 avocado pits, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning wheels