Where our wool comes from.

All of the wool in the American Ewe Yarns is sourced from the Shaniko Wool Company, a farm group of nine ranches in the American West.  These ranches cover thousands of acres in Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada and California, raising primarily Merino and Rambouillet sheep.  All of the ranches under the Shaniko Wool Co. are audited by a third party to ensure that sheep receive a high standard of care, the land is managed well and the workers receive fair wages. The Shaniko Wool Co. was founded and is headed by Jeanne Carver.  We'd like to thank her for the use of the photos on this website, all of which were provided by Jeanne.

The Shaniko Wool Co. buys and collects the wool from member ranches, tests the wool, and sends it for processing in South Carolina. Milling takes place in North Carolina.

We hand dye the wool in our small studio in Schoharie, New York.  Below are the 24 colors in our worsted tweed collection.

The Textile Exchange focuses on how fibers are farmed, sourced and extracted and strives to identify best practices and options to reduce the carbon footprint emitted by the fashion industry.

The Responsible Wool Standards (RWS) were developed in 2016 to encourage a more progressive approach to animal and environmental welfare by giving the wool industry and farmers tools to recognize best practices in farming, labor and land management and ensure a strong chain of custody for certified materials as they move along the supply chain.

Shaniko Wool Co. was the first American wool company to be certified under the Responsible Wool Standards. 

You can learn more about the Textile Exchange's focus on climate through this video.