tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916581.post114343415043887724..comments2023-11-02T22:04:04.297+11:00Comments on The Knitaholic: Some thoughts on buying cheaply produced woolMarg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706798154801067027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916581.post-1143581743313526252006-03-29T08:35:00.000+11:002006-03-29T08:35:00.000+11:00I tried Spotlight, Geelong yesterday and there was...I tried Spotlight, Geelong yesterday and there was nothing even remotely like sock wool and I couldn't ask because the assistant was up a ladder and chatting on the phone about her dogs.<BR/>I'm going to stick to real wool shops. If anyone is in Bacchus Marsh, Lois has a lovely shop just behind Arbee Real Estate off Main Street, not tons of stuff but she knows what she has and what it's good for. Bendigo is definitely the other way to go.<BR/>It worries me that so much stuff comes from unknown conditions.<BR/>It relieves me that my Patonyle was made in Brunswick.<BR/>Cheers GillianGillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118970897447462676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916581.post-1143549325606763132006-03-28T23:35:00.000+11:002006-03-28T23:35:00.000+11:00I was seriously contemplating ordering some of tha...I was seriously contemplating ordering some of that KnitPicks yarn (was going to have it shipped to a friend in the US, who'd then post it on to me - free shipping in the US from KnitPicks) but then I read some reports about the quality of the yarn from some of the ladies on the socknitters loop (I think it was). I quickly realised that the price really was too good to be true. I mean, why spend hours knitting something if it just turns out to be crap?<BR/><BR/>On the otherhand, I went to Marta's Yarns today (the one in East Malvern) and purchased some sock yarn (yes, I couldn't resist). It was 100% Aussie Merino and it was cheaper than a ball of Opal for the same amount.<BR/><BR/>I've also knitted with Bendigo Woollen Mills wool, which is also Australian and that's great. I think it's reasonably priced and their postage cost is great too.OzKnitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930788268291312710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916581.post-1143543400239692302006-03-28T21:56:00.000+11:002006-03-28T21:56:00.000+11:00Good thought, Maggie. How ethical is it to buy che...Good thought, Maggie. How ethical is it to buy cheap yarn? Is it worthwhile? Some people don't have much choice - it is cheap yarn or no yarn. Are the people in the mills looked after and paid decently? We can't expect them to get Australian levels of wages in a country where a lesser wage is adequate. Is the wool scoured and the dyes used with care for the environment?<BR/>What do I end up doing? Buying what I like. I prefer to buy Australian (or kiwi) yarn but I still airmail stuff in despite the environmental cost.yarnivoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253817840476574619noreply@blogger.com