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 dye free:
Many Pakucho colors, including the Forest Mist color I used in Mudita, are undyed. They are naturally colored from various colors naturally grown in organic cotton, such as natural cream, beige, brown, avocado and mauve. No pesticides, herbicides, or other agri-chemicals are used to grow or color these yarns.
 dye friendly:
Pakucho also offers dye-friendly yarns that are botanically dyed or use low impact dyes that comply to the GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard).
 fair trade:
Pakucho yarns are all certified fair trade by FLO (Fairtrade Labeling Organizations). Therefore it is ensured that farmers receive a guaranteed minimum price for their crops; workers enjoy a safe working environment and a reasonable living wage and forced child labor is strictly prohibited. Harmful argochemicals and GMO's are also prohibited to protect the environment and the workers.
 low carbon footprint:
Grown and processed in Peru, this yarn traveled little throughout the growing/spinning/dying process because everything needed for the process is all right there in Peru, within 400 miles of the farm! Because Pakucho yarns are processed in South America, they don't need to travel by sea to get to North America.
 organic:
Pakucho cotton is grown on certified organic farms in Peru, where GMO's are currently illegal to prevent cross-contamination of crops. The yarns are spun in mills that adhere to organic standards. The certification in Peru is Control Union and certifies the fiber to GOTS and USDA NOP standards.
 vegan:
Most of Pakucho yarns are vegan. Which means no animal products are used during the process of creating this yarn. Note that some botanical dyed colors may not be vegan because of cochineal. Read more about the botanical dyes.
why I like it:
This is one of my favorite cotton yarns for a bunch of reasons. Not only does it fit into many of the Caterpillar categories, which is rare to find, but it's SO soft and lovely to work with. The worsted weight knits up quickly into a beautiful fabric with great drape and stitch definition. The natural colors are all so subtly different and pretty, it's hard to pick just one!
Many thanks to Stephanie from Eco Butterfly for her continued cooperation in helping me to understand as much as possible about the processing of the Pakucho yarn.
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