by Gretchen Frederick
March 29, 2017
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We love wool! This little company, Solitude Wool, grew out of our desire to encourage small farms around us who were throwing out such interesting wool of interesting breeds by proving we valued it. We buy their good wool for about double or triple the market price. After ten plus years, we have only bought a teeny amount of wool by industry standards, yet I think it helps.
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by Gretchen Frederick
December 15, 2016
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ITS COLD OUTSIDE! We need woolen spun yarns. I wanted to talk about two of our yarns that are semi-woolen spun at two different small US mills and how they are slightly apart on the woolen-worsted continuum. But, I didn't know why...
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by Gretchen Frederick
November 29, 2016
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This is the season for woolen: warm, insulating yarns that are light in weight and cozy. But...you ask, what makes a yarn woolen? The short answer is woolen yarns are spun with fibers opened up, but going all which ways to trap air inside the yarn. They are lighter in weight, but warmer than worsted spun yarns. They tend to hold a shape, are not "hard wearing" and they can pill... but they are great for hats, blankets...sweaters, warm woolen mittens and other of my favorite things.
If you want a bit of a longer explanation...read on.
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by Gretchen Frederick
April 03, 2016
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by Gretchen Frederick
November 12, 2015
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by Gretchen Frederick
November 13, 2014
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by Gretchen Frederick
November 13, 2014
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by Gretchen Frederick
July 24, 2014
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