Hello. I am looking for minimally processed wool yarn. Only natural colors. My daughter is extremely sensitive to chemicals.I have found and used Cascades Eco wool and like it but would like a more "straight from the farm" yarn. The eco wool is pretty but not real soft. I want soft. Any reccomendations? My daughter is going on a week long school trip in Febraury. She will be in the mountains and outside studying snow physics,elk,etc. She needs 12 pair of wool socks and can only wear them if I make them. I have 4 pairs to go plus a nice hat. I've discovered that tube socks work fine, though not as cool looking or sturdy as a nice reinforced heel : ) but I just do not have the time.They moved the trip up a whole month! I I need more yarn so any ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Grainne

fiber festival of PA Endless Mountains - Sponsors (http://www.pafiberfestival.com/sponsors_2005.html) Maybe this will get you started to thinking about resources.

montana targhee. yum. I know people that won't touch wool that will wear targhee.
read about their processing here.
Sweet Grass Wool - Montana producers of fine wool, yarn and spinning fibers (http://www.sweetgrasswool.com/products.html)

There's a link to their shop too.

Full Belly Farm - Organic Wool Yarn, Sheepskins, Roving For Spinning (http://www.fullbellyfarm.com/wool.html)

my friends have an organic farm and take their wool, most of it anyway to new mexico to have it processed.