You’re not seeing double! These little guys are tracked all through production from start to finish to ensure each pair stays with it’s mate – giving you the pair of perfectly identical SoleMates! These are dyed on a Shaniko Merino Superwash base that just gets softer with each wash – and they are already soft to begin with. You will ooh and ahh when you have these on your feet.
SUPER soft – US Merino – ethically raised – minimally processed, just enough to make them machine washable and dryable – identical (we’re calling them ‘Sole-Mates’ get it?) – great yardage (460yds total/230yds per ball) and yeah, I said soft, right?
About the fiber: Our Shaniko superwash merino is grown in Oregon and milled in North Carolina. Shaniko wool is supplied under the Responsible Wool Standard, protecting animal welfare, social welfare and land health. Not only does the yarn feel good to the touch, it feels good to know we are supporting ethically grown wool and respectful farming practices.
The yarn is hand-dyed at our studio in North Adams with acid dyes using processes that are gentle to the environment. The superwash treatment allows your finished product to be washed in a washing machine, and dried on low in the dryer.
The superwash process in conjunction with our gradient dyeing methods creates a slightly speckled yarn, this is normal and gives the yarn an appealing gentle heathered look, this will be different from other yarns of ours that you may have used in the past.