Grassland is the newest yarn in our traceable Canadian Yarn line up. this robust 2-ply sport weight yarn is a blend of fine wool range sheep from the grasslands of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Released in October 2023 for our Mill Anniversary party!
Range sheep adapt well to many types of forage and can survive on sparse native grasslands. They spread out across the vast range of the prairies to graze during the day, and then come together during the evening for protection. They thrive in arid conditions and generally produce fine wool.
We carefully curate our range wool from farms that are working to regenerate grasslands and preserve fine wool breeds.
We purchase range wool from farmers and minimally process it here at our mill as a semi-worsted 2-ply yarn. This yarn is perfect for your outerwear projects like sweaters, mittens, hats or shawls and many will find it fine enough to wear next to skin.
We have dyed 4 unique colourways for our 5-year Mill Anniversary, but will continue to produce new colours in this yarn base during the coming year.
We believe that traceability and transparency are crucial for our yarn and wool products. We visit the sheep farms that we purchase wool from and work with the farmers to understand how they manage both animal and land. We value the work that sheep producers do and work to pay them above market rates for their wool.
We want you, the consumer, to have a closer connection to the farm and sheep that your yarn is coming from and to have a greater understanding of the process involved in getting from sheep to your hands.