Collection: Our yarn

Heritage wool yarns from Portugal
There are sixteen different breeds of sheep in Portugal. Some of them are critically endangered after being progressively replaced by foreign, more productive breeds. Retrosaria Rosa Pomar produces and sells yarn made exclusively from Portuguese wool. We create manufactured yarn in collaboration with small manufacturers, breeders associations and shepherds, and we also commission small batches of artisan yarns like Bucos, Alfeire, Nordeste and Mirandesa, which are scoured, teased, carded and spun by hand in small villages around the country. All our yarns are fully traceable, from sheep to skein.

Minimally processed yarns
All Rosa Pomar yarns are non superwash, not bleached and have no silicone based softeners. Our woolen-spun yarns contain traces of vegetable matter.

Animal friendly
Our wool is sourced from extensive and regenerative farming sheep. Mulesing is not practiced in Portugal and Portuguese sheep farmers follow strict European welfare and health legislation.

Besides yarn, we offer limited edition ready to wear knitted garments and other products made entirely of Portuguese wool. See them in the Goods section.

Read more about our work in the About Us section.

We also offer a small collection of high quality yarns produced by European manufacturers called A Retrosaria Apresenta.

To see all the other yarns we carry follow this link.