Over the years, I've worked with tons of Brown Sheep yarns ( these are the projets I've made since Ravelry became a thing ). They were one of the first affordable yarns I found outside of a big box store that didn't sacrifice quality, not to mention they were my introduction to completely natural fibers. At the time, I had no idea that they were also sustainably produced, and I certainly didn't connect that I was supporting a small, family-owned business which in turn supported American agriculture by sourcing wool fibers domestically. I just knew that I liked their yarns because they came in a fabulous range of colors and weights, and that was good enough for me! I've seen their Burly Spun yarn in shops, but never had a chance to work with it until now; the kind folks at Brown Sheep sent me 4 skeins of Burly Spun in the Arctic Tundra hand-dyed colorway for review and I had a crazy notion in my head that I would make a felted entrelac door mat with it. Someti
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