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Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Quince & Co. Quince & Co. is the work of Pam Allen, Carrie Bostick Hoge, and Bob Rice. In Pam's words:
"Quince & Co. is a seller of handknitting yarns spun from American fleece in a local mill--and
patterns. Our emphasis on modern, clean, knittable, wearable sweaters and accessories."
You can follow along on the Quince & Co. Blog for a behind-the-scenes glimpse, and company updates.
SouleMama: What does a typical day at Quince & Co. look like?
Pam: we're a tiny business as yet and we are all wearing lots of hats--typical day might go from tracking a lost package, to paying bills, to swatching for a hat design, to okaying a pattern layout and proofing it, to emptying the trash, to choosing a color way for a group of patterns.
SouleMama: Can you share some thoughts about your personal work with Quince & Co.?
Pam: I've been editor of a knitting magazine and creative director of a yarn company and for years I was a hand-knitwear designer. The hardest part for me right now is having to fill my day with the gritty details of running a company--numbers, customer service, trouble-shooting.
That said, I've ADDED a creative endeavor to the usual mix--that of 'designing' yarn. I know a lot about knitting. Now I need to know about yarn--what makes a good one--a tricky combination of softness and durability, drape and substance.
SouleMama: What can we find at Quince & Co.?
Pam: We offer wool yarns that are sourced and spun in the US. Known in the trade as “territory wool,” our fiber comes from Merino, Rambouillet, and Columbia-based sheep that roam the ranges of Montana and Wyoming. All our wool and wool-blend yarns are spun in a New England mill with a venerable history. By sourcing our wool in the US and manufacturing our yarn locally, we minimize our carbon footprint.
But, hey, as much as we want to promote our American sheep and yarns, we also want to enjoy the pleasures of fibers that aren’t readily available in the US. We also want to be responsible for what we import. So, when we blend our wool with other fibers, we find out as much as possible where, how, and by whom they came to be. If we’re sourcing a yarn from a plant fiber, we want to know if it was grown in conditions that are healthy for the soil and for those who tend and harvest it.
If we’re looking for an animal fiber, we want to know if the animal was raised in a way that sustains the earth and preserves the culture of the people who raise it.
For today's giveaway, Quince & Co. is generously offering the following gift to one lucky winner:
One bag of ten skeins of yarn--any combination of yarn and colors!
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Thank you to Quince & Co.!
To enter, please leave a comment in today's post (one entry per person, please). Comments will close on Monday by 8am EST. Comments closed! Winner will be announced later in the day on Monday.
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