VTOF announces O~Wool Classic organic wool hand knitting yarn
08 Aug '06
3 min read
Just in time for the cool days of Fall and the gift-giving holiday season, Vermont Organic Fiber Company (VTOF) is announcing its new “O~Wool Classic” line of organic wool hand knitting yarn, offered in color-rich hues.
This is the first time yarn made with organic wool has been made widely available to the hand knitting market.
The worsted-weight “O~Wool Classic” yarn, made from organic Australian Merino wool and spun at a U.S. mill, is perfect for making holiday gifts or as a gift in its own right.
The yarn is available in select stores nationwide as well as via major Internet yarn retailers (see retail locations under “O~Wool Yarn” at www.o-wool.com).
Organic wool is part of the rapidly-growing $160 million U.S. organic fiber industry, which grew 44 percent in 2005, according to the Organic Trade Association 2006 Manufacturer Survey released in May.
For wool to be certified as organic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that the sheep be fed organic feed and forage from the last third of gestation and be raised without the use of synthetic hormones or pesticides (internal or external).
In addition, organic livestock producers are required to ensure that they do not exceed the natural carrying capacity of the land on which their animals graze.
“With the increasing interest in organic fiber products, organic wool sweaters, blankets, throws and the like are becoming more and more commercially available,” says Matthew Mole, VTOF President.
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