This subtle tone soft grey Rain yarn is sustainablly and naturally hand dyed using a food waste dye from the Loch Ness Knitting Cafe Collection.
 
Each 100g skein gives 155m of British Blue Faced Leicester yarn for your projects.
 
 
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To help you weigh up a price point that works for you here are more details of the time and work that has gone into creating this yarn.
 
	
100% British wool
	
Collection of raw dye materials, either as food waste from local cafes or woodland waste ie invasive plants
	
Processing raw materials, cutting, stripping, soaking and cleaning
	
Preparation of raw materials into dye
	
Preparation of yarn for dyeing
	
Dyeing – hand dyed in small batches using a variety of slow and traditional methods taking hours, days or weeks
	
Natural drying
	
Labelling, listing and photographing for online sales
	
Point of sale
	
Shipping, wrapping, labelling, taking to Post Office or courier
	
Regular stock checking
	
Email communications and behind the scenes updates
	
Other business development activities, ie locally sourced Loch Ness Yarn, pattern designing and course teaching.
 
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