Cradle to Cradle ® Cashmere Merino yarns

These mittens are made from a cashmere merino yarn with stringent eco certifications from the raw source of the fleece from traceable, well managed herds in Mongolia and Australia with high standards of animal welfare, through to clean water dyeing, and processing in an established mill in Italy using hydro-electric power.

Manufacturing & Fair Labour

This Ally Bee item is crafted in a small family-run knitwear  factory in England. The process uses seamless knitting technique on machines, resulting in minimal wastage. While no factory audits are carried out by Ally Bee, our long-standing working relationship with the factory and visits to meet the owners gives assurance of favourable work conditions and employment standards.

Dyeing

The Italian spinning mill where this yarn is processed uses a clean water method of dyeing, preventing toxic run off. At the end of the dyeing process water is released clean back into the environment.