Be Sweet Magic Ball Yarns.
This Mohair yarn comes from the fleece of Angora goats that are the descendants of a breed originally from Tibet and brought from Turkmenistan to Turkey, where the Turks reserved the rare and precious yarn for royalty. In 1830, The Turks shipped a group of does and castrated bucks to South Africa, not knowing that one doe was pregnant and would give birth to a male kid. Interbreeding with local breeds eventually resulted in a hardier Angora goat, and now South Africa produces 65% of the world's mohair. This yarn was hand spun and dyed by women in South Africa under a job creation program that has offered opportunity in an economically depressed rural region with a 75% unemployment rate and little opportunity aside from hard labour in pineapple fields.
Made-in South Africa
This Mohair yarn comes from the fleece of Angora goats that are the descendants of a breed originally from Tibet and brought from Turkmenistan to Turkey, where the Turks reserved the rare and precious yarn for royalty. In 1830, The Turks shipped a group of does and castrated bucks to South Africa, not knowing that one doe was pregnant and would give birth to a male kid. Interbreeding with local breeds eventually resulted in a hardier Angora goat, and now South Africa produces 65% of the world's mohair. This yarn was hand spun and dyed by women in South Africa under a job creation program that has offered opportunity in an economically depressed rural region with a 75% unemployment rate and little opportunity aside from hard labour in pineapple fields.
Made-in South Africa
Be Sweet Magic Ball Yarns
A divine arrangement of hand dyed boucle and brushed mohair yarns tied with knobby, ribbon,
and metallic goodies.
Contents: Mixed fibres including baby mohair, merino wool, ribbon, and more
Weight: 50g
Yardage: approximate 120 yards
Gauge 10cm: 12 stitches
Needle Size: US 11/8mm
Care: Hand wash
