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It’s January and around my house that usually means a lot of wool washing is going to happen. I have 8 teaching appointments this year and almost everyone chooses classes that require unprocessed wool. That’s because around 75% of my class list consists of classes that are about processing wool from raw. I love it. …

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a roll of white fur sitting on top of a machine

Did you know that it takes 200 to 400 grams of luxurious cashmere to craft just one of our sweaters? To achieve this, each cashmere goat is carefully combed in the spring, producing between 200 and 400 grams of raw wool. But after the intricate process of washing, cleaning, spinning, and dyeing, only 100 to 150 grams of precious fiber remain. This means it takes the wool from 2 to 4 goats to make a single sweater! That’s what makes sustainable cashmere so rare and precious. When you choose…

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the shelves are filled with many different types of fabric and other items in storage bins

We'll pick up the other threads I've been talking about again soon, but I've had some deadlines. Some of them involve editorial and layout work and some involve washing wool for next year's workshops. The wool-washing is an ongoing task...

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