I suppose some of the infrastructure for the processing of wool is lacking in the US? Or maybe the issue is a lower quantity of domestic producers or something like that? ... Or I guess it could be brand markup, to an extent.
The local-est yarn around here is more expensive simply because it comes from small individual producers and not factories or even companies in most cases, but Novita is Finland's big yarn company and you can typically find a selection of their ubiquitous sock yarn, 7 Veljestä, in every corner store. That one's basic and serviceable, not wonderful quality, but they make lots of other yarns.
We've used Vuorelma and Pirtin Kehräämö yarns and I've heard a lot about Tukuwool, which was recently bought by a big Jyväskyla yarn store called Titityy that we order from occasionally.
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The local-est yarn around here is more expensive simply because it comes from small individual producers and not factories or even companies in most cases, but Novita is Finland's big yarn company and you can typically find a selection of their ubiquitous sock yarn, 7 Veljestä, in every corner store. That one's basic and serviceable, not wonderful quality, but they make lots of other yarns.
We've used Vuorelma and Pirtin Kehräämö yarns and I've heard a lot about Tukuwool, which was recently bought by a big Jyväskyla yarn store called Titityy that we order from occasionally.