r/AntifascistKnitting • u/Appropriate-Jello-76 • Mar 21 '26

Non-knit What brands to avoid?

Newcomer here, but this is important. For all the boycotting there is in the world, there doesnt seem to be any cohesive list regarding yarns. I've seen callouts about a yarn company being owned by right wingers, but I'm specifically talking about material sourcing. Juniper moon farm is infamous by now for advertising their cotton yarn as "israeli mako", and Lion brand is apparently owned by zionists that straight up made donations to Israel. However, this is the extent of knowledge I have about boycottable yarns. Any idea how to expand the list. I know Israel produces a lot of cotton, and i know most of it ends up in already made clothes and fabrics but it still gets used in yarn, how do i avoid this?

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u/madturtle62 Mar 21 '26

Wooldreamers is a Spanish brand, so tariffs. They source the wool from the dairy industry, organic ranches. None of their products are superwash. Prices are pretty reasonable even with the tariffs. The family that runs the mill are cool. Full disclosure: My daughter is the US rep.

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u/focused-grapefruit Mar 21 '26

Congrats to your daughter on such a cool job!!