Watch Our Conversation: How Hand-dyed Yarns Pave the Way for Rural Women in Uruguay
Lisa Myers, owner of Manos distributor Fairmount Fibers, and Cecilia Lalanne, yarn division director, join us for a talk on how the yarns from the cooperative support the lives of rural women in Uruguay.
Lisa Myers, owner of Manos distributor Fairmount Fibers, and Cecilia Lalanne, yarn division director, join us for a talk on how the yarns from the cooperative support the lives of rural women in Uruguay. <a href="https://farmfiberknits.com/join-us-for-a-live-conversation-with-manos-del-uruguay/">Continue reading.</a>
In 1968, five women founded Manos del Uruguay to help women living in rural Uruguay turn their handmade goods into a living. Artisans working in 12 cooperatives make a variety of goods by hand, which Manos helps them bring to market as a fair-trade-certified enterprise.
The cooperatives make a variety of crafts, but for knitters, Manos del Uruguay is synonymous with handcrafted yarn. In addition to the original handspun, the company now offers more than a dozen hand-dyed yarns.
Two of the women responsible for bringing the yarn to American knitting baskets joined us on YouTube and Facebook live to talk about the cooperatives and their products.
