The yarn is then either blended to create a natural shade, or dyed using plant extracts.
For sustainably-made knits, I love what circular label Herd is doing: It uses fully traceable Bluefaced Leicester sheep wool, which it sources from farmers in northwest England, and then spins it into yarn at manufacturers within a 150 mile-radius to keep a low travel footprint. The yarn is then either blended to create a natural shade, or dyed using plant extracts. Even the buttons are made from nuts! —Talia Abbas, senior shopping editor