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Manos del Uruguay is a not-for-profit organisation owned by rural women. Their drive is the co-ops important social mission: providing for families to stay together in our villages rather than migrating to the main cities that have a poorer quality of life. For over 40 years, MANOS has insisted in enhancing women's role in our society, providing them not only with economic independence, but also opporunities for personal growth.
You can tell the provenance of each hank of yarn that we make, because the person who dyed it has also signed the label. When you purchase this yarn, you know exactly who is benefiting from the sale. At the same time, our procedures involve transparent management and commercial relations to deal fairly and respectfully with trading partners. We are members of the FTO mark, provided by the International Fair-trade Organisation.
When developing our products, we look to the natural materials that we have to hand, wool in particular and also to use the traditional skills that we had inherited. We spin, dye, knit and weave.
Manos is committed to the safe-keeping of the environment, which is reflected in the use of luxurious natural fibres such as pure wool, silk and merino. We enforce the rational use of water and other resources and avoid using harmful chemicals during the dyeing process.
Manos colours are our trademark. The secret lies in the patient kettle dye in small pots using precise colour recipes. The crafted process creates the subtle nuances in our striated colours as well as the fantastical shading of the space dye.
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