The Knitter

The ethics of yarn

an ethical yarn? There is no legal definition for you to rely upon, unlike the label ‘organic’, so its use by businesses is open to a wide variety of meaning - or none. So when you see the term ‘ethical’ attached to a yarn, I urge you to ask the seller what they mean. They should be delighted to tell you; ethical folk will want to tell you. I use the term freely in

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