All Things Considered

Norfolk Yarn
Posted by Kate Sullivan

I'm currently getting my creative fix from crocheting. Hooking the yarn through a series of loops is extremely therapeutic and meditative. Crocheting also has the added advantage of being mess free and portable, unlike some of my other attempted hobbies. I'm drawn to charity shops for odd bags of yarn and have become a frequent visitor to Norfolk Yarn in Norwich who stock a great collection of wools and cottons from around the world.

Whilst in the shop one batch of yarns by Mirasol really caught my attention. I was then told that the sales of Mirasol yarn help an education project in Peru called The Mirasol Project.

'This project aims to raise enough money from the sale of alpaca wool and cotton yarns to finance the building and day-to-day running of a boarding centre at the ranch, to support the children of the alpaca shepherds in their educational studies. The boarding centre will focus on an integrated health and educational programme and provide a secure place for the children to develop their potential'

You can follow developments of The Mirasol Project via their blog.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on October 7th, 2009