The soul of wool and nature

The River Hag lives on the banks of the Niagara River and creates small batches of dyed yarns based on what is given to her as she goes foraging or what her garden can provide. Everything is gathered and grown with respect for creating connections with the spirits of the land. Some dye materials are sourced through like-minded vendors who share this focus. That may mean that some dye pots produce only a couple skeins. But the hag won’t take what is not offered just to produce more.

The wool that is used for the yarn comes either from the hag’s flock or from the flocks of other dedicated shepherdesses. The beloved sheep are from conservation flocks, working to ensure the future of endangered breeds and genetic diversity in our agricultural system.

The wool is then spun at a small, family-owned fiber mill into incredibly beautiful and lofty yarns. Wool is one of those natural cycles. Sheep are sheared once a year. Then we wait for the yarn to come back from the mill. The land also follows these cycles, dye materials are only available seasonally. The River Hag has learned to embrace this ebb and flow of nature just as she embraces the ever-changing nature of the river.