Recently I searched in JoAnne's fabrics for yarn made in the USA.  Most that I liked was from Turkey or Canada, but what I ended up buying was 100% fisherman's wool made in the USA.  As a side note, I am dedicated to buying products NOT from China.  NFC — Not from China.  This may be more difficult than I imagine, but it is going to be worth the effort, and when I buy foreign, I will endeavor to buy from Nations of Democracy.

Looking through the stacks and rows of yarns in JoAnn's, I discovered that certain yarns might be made in the USA, but using imported fibers.  After checking in with members of the Network for Wearable Art for resources, I found a yarn shop in Sacramento called  Rumpelstiltskin.  Linda from Rumpel, responded quickly to my inquiry as to whether they carry USA yarns, and if they had local artisan produced yarns. 

Message From Linda:
We have yarn:

• spun from Erin’s angora bunnies — Erin works at Rumpel in Sacramento
  
• Brown Sheep wool made in the USA
  
• D’elins hand dyed yarns, from L.A. California USA
  
• Lorna’s Laces hand dyed sock yarn from Chicago, Ill. USA

Rumpelstiltskin
1021 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 442-9225

Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

One of my favorite hand-knitted sweaters is made from nubby wool yarn that I purchased in a small shop in Yarm, England — could I resist?  No.  It is hugely bulky, cozy and has all the colors of a fall Montana mountain landscape.   So what if it took me 5 years to complete the sweater? 

Rumpel is on my destination list for the second week of Nov 07.