Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Rich Onionskin Christmas stable The fabulous Francine Tam is

The fabulous Francine Tam is hand knit out of our super soft organic merino and naturally hand dyed

Large measures approximately 6" tall x 6" wide

make up the vast majority of artisans creating this jewelry

This design requires 96 hours for one woman to knit by hand

The yarn is hand-dyed in a bath of eucalyptus bark

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Rich Onionskin Christmas stable The fabulous Francine Tam isThis 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 a native onionskin, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning