Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Salvi scoop Available in sizes XS through

Available in sizes XS through 4XL

The creation of The Hope Nativity and all of our felted sculptures helps us give dignified and life-saving employment to at-risk women in northern Rwanda

The cotton is then imported into Rwanda where the women working for Handspun Hope ply and dye the yarn

” means “heart” in Kinyarwanda

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Salvi scoop Available in sizes XS throughThis 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 a salvia plant, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with spinning wheels