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Knitting Green: Organic Revolution Spreads to Knitters
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Eco-friendly and organic materials are now high-priority for many experienced knitters
By MARY VUONG
Houston Chronicle, October 5, 2007
Straight to the Source
As the attempt to make everything eco-friendly sweeps the country, knitters too are finding green options. They're hungry to try new yarns, and the industry is responding with more natural fibers.
Specialty magazines such as Interweave Knits and knit.1 have devoted space to the topic this year. "The main motivation was really pretty simple - it was about time for somebody to really examine what organic means," says Interweave Knits editor Eunny Jang.
She attributes the sudden ubiquity of organic choices to increased supply and the Internet, which makes it easier to buy yarns from distant sources. With this growing availability, though, comes confusion over what, exactly, is green.
It's more complicated than organic food labeling, Jang said. The government sets standards such as "organic" and "free range" for food, "but that doesn't really exist in our part of the market now."
Organic yarn has two aspects, she explained. Take wool. The sheep must be raised according to organic guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Then there's processing, such as what's used to clean and dye the wool. Yarns labeled "certified organic" have been approved by a USDA-accredited agency...
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