Welcome, Stone Wool, to Argyle!
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| | We at Argyle are very happy to announce a new and very unique yarn named Stone Wool. These yarns are one of the very few that are wholly ranched, shorn, spun, and dyed right here in the United States! Stone Wool's mission: Make extraordinary yarns and support the farmers whose tireless dedication keeps American lands producing a diverse and incredible bounty.  | |
| | Stone Wool made its first mill-spun yarn with a small mill in Wyoming. The yarn was spun from soft and springy Cormo fleece sourced directly from ranches in Wyoming and Montana. They combine combed and uncombed wool, a process that they developed with the mill to highlight the best qualities of this lovely fiber. They dye the yarn in a Maine-based dyehouse, choosing earthy, versatile tones that they would want to make whole sweaters with.  The result is a unique yarn with woolen-spun's airy loft and worsted's strength. Springy, lofty, and with a substantial hand, Stone Wool offers crisp stitch definition and elegant texture in knitting. At Argyle we now stock the aran weight Corriedale, the worsted weight Cormo, and the DK weight Romney + Merino.  Limited edition Cormo Natural Indigo Stone Wool's Cormo Natural Indigo yarn was dyed with natural indigo, an amazing plant, and dye source, prized for centuries for its magical blue properties. Dyeing with Indigo is a time-consuming and elaborate production, as the dye will only yield color under precise chemical conditions, which must be constantly evaluated and adjusted. Indigo deepens with successive dips in the dye vat; the light color was dipped once or twice, the medium shade 3 or 4 times and the deepest shade up to 12 times.
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