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Straight from the Source: When you buy yarn from a mainstream manufacturer, you rarely know the details of its provenance. The label may indicate the yarn's country of origin, but that's about it. Most manufacturers rely on international fiber collectives, processors, and spinneries to locate and process materials for them. Their main concern is the end result—an attractive yarn that suits their objectives.This means you often have no idea where the actual fibers came from, where the animals were born and raised, and who raised them. While such anonymity of source is standard these days, buying yarn straight from sheep farms lifts the veil of anonymity. How rare and special to meet the animal whose fleece will warm and comfort you for years to come. Even if you find a better deal from a commercial manufacturer, it's not the same as buying straight from the source, just as buying vegetables at a supermarket is different than buying straight from the farm. Pricing What's Special Typical Choices The standard yarn type is also an issue of resources. Because sheep farms rely on a separate spinnery to process, spin, and dye their fibers, they can only order what the spinnery can provide. What follows is a selection of farm yarns that we have reviewed over the years, each with a story that goes far beyond the yarn itself. Farm Yarns Reviewed Farm-Fresh Spinnery Yarns  Read fiber festival reviews to learn about more noteworthy farm yarn sources Discuss yarns in our forums |
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