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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  [/B]
This is the reservation I have with boycotting Angora....I have a real compassion for the farmers that spend the enormous amount of time and care and actual love that these masters have spent hundreds of years crafting this product....not talking about my little aunt, but those people in the British Isles and New Zealand, who have mastered this craft and have a great pride in what they produce....it doesnt seem fair to them, does it. surely they have on the labels in the products that they are made in England, Scotland, New Zealand, wherever....from Angora produced in those countries....that would be a wonderful solution to at least one part of a comples issue. |
It comes down to researching your source. And just like here in the States, just because something is Made in the UK doesn't mean it is made from UK materials. If it seems like a good deal, it's because cheap china materials were used.
Humanely sourced angora is pricey. As a knitter, A ball of humanely sourced angora yarn is about £7 or $11. It's expensive to knit a sweater out of it.
Unfortunately, the walmart mentality has people buying things because they are cheap, regardless of where or how it is sourced.