Fairmount Fibers, Ltd.
U.S. Distributor of Manos del Uruguay Yarns

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Caring for Your Manos del Uruguay Projects

Have you ever accidentally felted or shrunk one of your knits? It is such a terrible feeling. We know that you spend time carefully selecting just ...

Skill Building with Manos del Uruguay Yarns in 2018

It’s a new year and now is the perfect time to take stock of your crafty skills and Manos del Uruguay yarn stash! Consider all that you accomplishe...

Manos del Uruguay Roving: Spin Your Own

Knitters and crocheters know with every purchased skein of Manos yarn, you help a woman in Uruguay support her family. Did you know that this commi...

On Display at TNNA

On a warm weekend in June, Fairmount Fibers / Manos del Uruguay traveled to Columbus, Ohio for The National NeedleArts Association Summer trade sho...

Textured Stitches

There’s a great multi-season sleeveless top using Serena in the fantastic new book by Connie Chang Chinchio, Textured Stitches. The Jennifer Shel...

Winners!

We have our winners from last week's contest. The Random Number Generator Chose: Rav user CabledCrusader's comment "Hellotrope and man-708 are my...

A Trip to Uruguay

We had a chance to chat with Judy Fawcett, travel agent and intrepid knitter who recently took a life-changing trip to Uruguay with a small group o...

TNNA Columbus Recap

Last month's TNNA trade show in Columbus introduced three new space-dyed colors in Wool Clasica. This hand-spun, kettle-dyed yarn has fantastic st...

Bicentennial Celebration!

On the occasion of the Bicentennial celebration, Manos del Uruguay celebrates along with Uruguayans! From the Manos del Uruguay Blog: "Like many ...

Blog Tour: Knitting Plus by Lisa Shroyer

I'm so happy to be part of the blog tour for Lisa Shroyer's Knitting Plus -- and so proud to have a design in it! This is by far the best book o...

Helpful Hints for the Electric Reversible Shaker Cowl

A few of the techniques for the Electric Reversible Shaker Cowl may be unfamiliar, so we thought we'd offer some guidance. The two-step cast-on gi...

Where does your yarn come from?

We know you love Manos yarns for the wide range of versatile colors and the quality and softness of the wool blends. But we think the fair trade co...