Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Indigo ellie Measures approximately 11" tall x

Measures approximately 11" tall x 9" wide

Completely knit by hand and crafted from hand-spun yarn by the women of Handspun Hope in Rwanda

the newest member of the Handspun Hope family of needle-felted sculptures

Named for Christine

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Indigo ellie Measures approximately 11" tall xThis lovely cotton yarn is laboriously handspun on a drop spindle in Ethiopia by women working for a small cooperative comprised of single mothers. A single skein of yarn requires approximately 736 yards of handspun yarn. The yarn is then imported into Rwanda where the ladies of Handspun Hope complete the process of dyeing it organically, using imported indigo extract, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with