Climate neutral wool
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Climate neutral wool

Sheep, spinning, dyeing - greenhouse gases are emitted everywhere and not all of them are avoidable. How we reduce, offset and engage in climate protection.

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Rosy's tips for washing wool
Yarn
Rosy's tips for washing wool

How often should you wash knitted garments, by machine or by hand, and with which detergent? Here's how Rosy goes about cleaning and drying knitted items.

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Common Good Balance Sheet: points for ethical business practices
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Common Good Balance Sheet: points for ethical business practices

The well-being of humans and the environment as the primary goal of economic activity - this is the economic model that the Economy for the Common Good wants to establish. And that is exactly what we are aiming for. We have therefore created a balance sheet and had ourselves evaluated according to ethical criteria.

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Mulesing: unnecessary animal suffering
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Mulesing: unnecessary animal suffering

Mulesing, unfortunately, still is a widespread practice in merino-sheep breeding. When Rosy realised this during her search for soft wool, she decided to make her own yarns that were guaranteed to be produced without this painful procedure.

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Winding wool: from skein to ball
Yarn
Winding wool: from skein to ball

We produce our yarn in skeins. Find out here why we do this and how you can wind balls from them that can be knitted easily.

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Never without my gauge swatch
Knitting
Never without my gauge swatch

For shawls and scarfs, when the fit is not crucial and when yarn consumption is not that important, you can possibly get by without it. But especially for garments that are meant to fit, we need it: the gauge swatch.

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What to do about pilling?
Yarn
What to do about pilling?

We don’t like to see pilling on our hand-knitted treasures. Find out here why it happens and what to do about it.

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