"I dreamed of dressing my children with beautiful, high-quality yarn. I wanted to believe that we don't have to close our eyes to the yarn's unknown sources, its catastrophic carbon footprint and the questionable breeding conditions of sheep in order to get the exquisite feeling of a smooth thread on our needles. I have met growers and industrial yarn manufacturers who are brimming with ideas to work and create differently. In times when words do not change, perhaps our hands, hearts and minds can help to create another world ... "
Solenn Couix-Loarer - founder of de rerum natura
Translated from the homepage of de rerum natura
The De Rerum Natura brand stands for ethically and environmentally friendly produced wool yarns. They are soft and very nice to knit.
Made in France, using local sheep's wool, the company aims to create a future in which sheep farming is promoted in the mountains, small and flourishing yarn factories are set up in cities and in the countryside and many knitters are happy.