{"title":"Faroese Yarn","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"page-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Faroese Yarn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePure wool from the Faroe Islands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/files\/Schafe_NWF_3_480x480.jpg?v=1779101362\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaroese Yarn is a young brand based in the Danish-German border region – founded by Anja and Francesco on a simple but very clear idea: to use the exceptional wool of the Faroe Islands, their second home, and to restore to it the value it deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wool comes from one of the oldest sheep breeds in Europe, the North European short-tailed sheep. It was the Vikings who once brought these animals north. On the Faroes, they still live much as they always have – small, intelligent, long-coated sheep roaming freely between mountains and sea, largely unchanged for more than 1,200 years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, this wool was used almost exclusively for personal needs – until Anja and Francesco began to rethink its potential. Today, they transform it into yarns and fabrics of a purity and character that have become increasingly rare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey work closely with the people of the islands. Many are friends and neighbours, and during the annual summer shearing, Anja and Francesco are in the sheep pens themselves. \u003cstrong\u003eThe sheep are shorn collectively, with calm, care, and traditional hand shears.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/files\/L1009787.jpg?v=1779101400\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"220\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wool is robust, long-fibred, and full of character. \u003cstrong\u003eRich in lanolin and naturally resilient\u003c\/strong\u003e, it differs fundamentally from classic merino wool or modern blended yarns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a yarn with attitude. For people who value honesty, durability, and craftsmanship. For knitters and weavers looking for a yarn that carries stories: of wind, cliffs, northern light, the sea and a landscape that respects its animals and gives them space. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou feel it the moment you work with it. \u003cem\u003eWarm. Distinctive. Honest. \u003c\/em\u003eAlways connected to its origin: the steep hillsides from which the sheep are driven down for hours into the valleys; the hands shearing them in the pens after bread, pancakes, and coffee have been shared at the gates; the washing mill that cleans the fibre with care; and the spinning mill that still understands and values the art of slow spinning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/files\/Schafe_NWF_32.jpg?v=1779101614\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaroese Yarn is rare. \u003c\/strong\u003eIts production requires time, knowledge, patience, and a network of people who take both their work and their passion seriously. Anyone who knits or weaves with this yarn will feel that care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cpicture\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-600x600.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-24x24.png.webp 24w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-36x36.png.webp 36w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-48x48.png.webp 48w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-100x100.png.webp 100w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-64x64.png.webp 64w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-150x150.png.webp 150w\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-600x600.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-24x24.png.webp 24w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-36x36.png.webp 36w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-48x48.png.webp 48w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-100x100.png.webp 100w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-64x64.png.webp 64w, https:\/\/myak.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mYak_Co-founders_Paola-Vanzo-Andrea-Dominici-150x150.png.webp 150w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"1160px\"\u003e\u003c\/picture\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"faroese-yarn","title":"Faroese Yarn","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eYarn Notes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eYarn Specs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eThe Brand\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaroese Yarn - \u003cem\u003epure\u003c\/em\u003e wool from the Faroe Islands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaroese Yarn is one of those rare yarns that feels completely connected to where it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wool comes from the Faroe Islands - from one of Europe’s oldest sheep breeds, the North European short-tailed sheep. Descended from sheep brought north by the Vikings more than 1,200 years ago, these small, intelligent sheep still roam freely between mountains and sea, living outdoors year-round in one of the harshest and most beautiful landscapes in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can feel that environment in the yarn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis particular yarn has already found its way to remarkable places – among them, King Frederik of Denmark who owns a jacket made if it, and the knitwear label \u003ca title=\"Gundrun Gudrun\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gudrungudrun.com\/\"\u003eGuðrun \u0026amp; Guðrun\u003c\/a\u003e (one of our fav brands!).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003enot buttery-soft merino\u003c\/strong\u003e. Faroese wool has character. It’s long-fibered, lanolin-rich, naturally weather resistant, and deeply resilient. The yarn has a slightly dry, airy hand with real integrity and bounce. The kind of wool that blooms beautifully with wear and becomes better and better over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the sort of wool that will prickle your skin when you first wear it (so not for the very sensitive). Let it rest on your skin for 10-15 minutes:  the wool fibres naturally adjust to your body temperature, causing them to bend and soften slightly as they warm up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt creates fabric with \u003cstrong\u003estructure, definition and life\u003c\/strong\u003e. Texture stitches look incredible. Colourwork holds beautifully. Cables stay crisp. And because the fibre has proper elasticity and strength, garments keep their shape exceptionally well over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s also something incredibly satisfying about knitting with a yarn that still feels honest and elemental. Slightly wild. Proper wool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheep are shorn collectively each summer on the islands using traditional hand shears, and the founders, Anja and Francesco, are there in the pens themselves alongside local farmers, neighbours and friends. The fibre is then processed slowly and carefully in specialised German mills that understand how to preserve the qualities that make this wool so special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a long time, Faroese wool was used almost exclusively for personal garments within island communities. Faroese Yarn began with the idea that this extraordinary fibre deserved to be valued properly again - not commodified, not over-processed, and not stripped of its identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a yarn that feels rare in the best possible way: grounded, durable, very wearable, and full of provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is yarn for knitters who love wool with substance and soul. The kind of yarn that makes you slow down a little and enjoy the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"height: 220.739px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e100% Faroese Wool\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e300m (328 yds)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e100g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 55.1847px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDK\u003cbr\u003e19 sts x 24 rows on 4.00 - 4.50mm needles (US 6 - 7)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/files\/Schafe_NWF_3_240x240.jpg?v=1779101362\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaroese Yarn was founded by Anja and Francesco in Møgeltønder, in the Danish-German border region, with a very simple but powerful idea: to restore value and meaning to the exceptional wool of the Faroe Islands - their second home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, Faroese wool was used mainly for personal needs within island communities. While the sheep themselves remained largely unchanged over centuries, much of the wider world moved towards softer, faster, more commercial wool production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaroese Yarn chose a different path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey work directly with people on the islands - many of whom are close friends and neighbours - and remain deeply involved in every stage of the process, from shearing through to spinning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheep roam freely across steep mountainsides between the North Atlantic sea and dramatic cliffs, shaped by salt air, weather and landscape. During summer shearing, communities gather together in the traditional way: sheep are calmly shorn by hand, stories are shared, coffee and pancakes passed around, and generations of knowledge quietly continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat sense of care and continuity runs through the yarn itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil recently, the yarn itself was not available separately, only through finished garments and textiles. Tribe Yarns is incredibly honoured to be one of a very small number of carefully selected shops chosen to offer these yarns independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is wool with history. Wool with place. Wool that still feels connected to the land and people it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Faroese Yarn","offers":[{"title":"Petrol Blue 018","offer_id":57554744279423,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-PetrolBlue","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow 032","offer_id":57561433833855,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-Yellow","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Moss Green 049","offer_id":57561433997695,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-MossGreen","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red 025","offer_id":57561434358143,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-Red","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"White 001","offer_id":57561436553599,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-White","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Brown 063","offer_id":57561436717439,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-LightBrown","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mottled Brown 056","offer_id":57561436782975,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-MottledBrown","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Grey 094","offer_id":57561437405567,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-LightGrey","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark Grey 087","offer_id":57561438191999,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-DarkGrey","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural Grey 070","offer_id":57561438355839,"sku":"DWC-Faroe300nm-NaturalGrey","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/files\/Faroese_Yarn.heic?v=1779193795"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2969\/4785\/collections\/Nwf_Faroese_Yarn_Logo_Complete_Full_Color_Rgb_500px_w_72ppi.jpg?v=1779101736","url":"https:\/\/www.tribeyarns.com\/collections\/faroese-yarn\/yarn.oembed","provider":"tribeyarns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}