Monthly Archives: May 2011

Born In Australia, Innovative Fiber

YarnSisters, Inc. was born one night in Opotiki, New Zealand, after a day on the farm of Steve and Sue Boot of Basically Bush, Ltd. The who, the why, the what – and more about a recent visit to Connecticut and New York to meet with yarn store owners by Claudia Edam, president of YarnSisters. Some facts that you may not know about the possum from New Zealand: Possums are not native animals. They were first introduced from Australia in 1837, and have no natural enemies. There are approximately 60 million possums in New Zealand, reproducing at 30% per year.