When The Knitting Nest first opens, we’re going to be focusing on your basic “workhorse” yarns – partly because we want to be deep in good solid brands and lines, but also because we’re on a budget. That doesn’t mean we won’t have a few “fun” yarns, though. Here is one of my favorites.
One of the sales reps that we met last week represents Mango Moon yarns. Mango Moon is a company that works “with the Nepali Women's Empowerment Group and a spinners' co-op in Indonesia to bring you yarns that are colorful and fun, and that help improve the lives of the artisans who spin it.” The Nepali Women’s Empowerment Group is a non-governmental organization that gives women leaving abusive situations safety, education, health care, and the chance for financial independence through knitting and spinning.
You’ll see lots of wonderful kinds of yarn on their website – and I can confirm that they feel as wonderful as they look! Initially, we’ll be carrying Recycled Silk in worsted and DK weights. I’m looking forward to getting this yarn in stock and using it for a poncho or shawl. When you buy a skein of Mango Moon yarn, you not only get wonderful, recycled yarn, but you also are helping to provide a path to financial security for women halfway around the world. Does it get any better than that?
After we open (August 23), please stop by The Knitting Nest to see this and other wonderful yarns (and notions and needles and more).
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