I'm on my way to fame. Well, one of my sweaters is on its way or will at least have its fifteen minutes, which is close enough. This photo of a sweater I spun and knit from Sally Fox's organic cotton rovings, many years ago, is featured in the latest issue of
SpinOff magazine. Kate Larson, knitter extraordinaire and author of this article on Sally Fox and her cottons, contacted me recently about the sweater, which she had seen on line while researching her article. Apparently, I was among the earliest crop of hand spinners to work with Sally's cottons. Kate asked if I would please send the sweater to the US for a photo shoot and, of course, I said, "Yes!"
Long before "organic" became a current buzzword, Sally Fox was on the cutting edge of re-introducing naturally coloured cottons to the world. (Actually, she
is the cutting edge!) Despite being harassed and driven out of business by industrial growers of white cotton, which requires enormous quantities of water and pesticides to grow, Sally has persevered over many decades to ensure that these beautiful fibres remain available to us. It is an honour to be mentioned in any article about this amazing pioneer. (Read more about Fox Fibre
here.)
Namaste.
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