Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Natural + Salvi Marled ellie Because each piece is individually

Because each piece is individually hand crafted

this is one plant that will live without water and sunshine

Umutima Cooperative in Kigali

and they are provided dry and safe shelter

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

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Natural + Salvi Marled ellie Because each piece is individuallyThis lovely marled 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 in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning wheels into a two ply