Zealana Yarns

Zealana, is committed to providing the highest quality possum down, ensuring your next project is incredibly soft warm and durable. Zealana uses light quality natural fibres; including fine merino, cashmere. and silk along with superior yam manufacturing to make Zealana one of the finest hand knitting and crochet yams available in the world.

Due to the hollow nature of the brushtail possum fibre. Zealana Yarns are:

o    55% warmer than 100% merino wool
o    35% warmer then 100% cashmere

The combination of the fibre scale structure and the unique finishing process gives our yarn a soft. light touch. Not to mention Zealana yams are less inclined to pill compared to other fabrics knit using fibres like 100% cashmere or ultra fine merino.

Preservation and Protection
Since its introduction to New Zealand by fur traders in the late 19th century, the non-native brushtail possum population has reached staggering proportions largely due to the lack of natural predators that would otherwise maintain an ecological balance. The consequences of their rapidly increasing numbers are many, including damaging impacts on New Zealand's native flora and fauna.

Zealana is committed to the responsible management of the brushtail possum in New Zealand, and when you choose their luxury knitting yarns, you are choosing to be a part of our sustainability story.

Conservation in Your Hands
Zealana Yarns ensures their dedication extends past their knitting and crochet projects. Zealana supports a number of foundations with a key focus on Australian and New Zealand ecosystems such as Zealandia Ecosanctuary (formerty The Karori Sanctuary Trust) and The Jane Goodall institute.