This scarf is made from premium Ally Bee British alpaca yarn derived from carefully selected fleece of alpacas grazed on smallholdings in the south of England. Alpacas are reared to high standards of UK and EU animal welfare and are grazed on lush pasture. Flocks are sheared each Spring for the well being of this domesticated animal. Ally Bee alpaca yarns are made from best quality fleece spun in a small spinning mill in Dorset in natural shades. Learn more about the benefits of alpaca.

Manufacturing & Fair Labour

This Ally Bee item is crafted in a small, well-respected factory in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, in a region renowned for long-established artisanal knitwear manufacturing techniques. The process involves knitting on manually operated hand-frame knitwear machines, a short washing process and skillful finishing. While no factory audits are carried out by Ally Bee, our long-standing working relationship with the factory since 2014, consistently high quality work and lack of employee churn speaks volumes about the favourable work conditions and employment standards.

Dyeing

Ally Bee is committed to spinning a sustainable yarn and the yarn in this item is completely dye-free. Alpaca yarns in this item are natural colour blends made from combinations of the many shades in the alpaca fleece colour palette. These yarns are free of chlorine bleach and are acrylic-free.