Harry & Karnick Paternayan found a unique breed of sheep grown only in New Zealand whose lambs (upon their first shearing, at eighteen months instead of the usual one year) produce an especially soft, especially white and especially long-fibered wool. THe wool is spun with "flyer" spinning machines which slowly & precisely polish each & every fiber as they spin the wool. Because of it's long-fibered wool and the spinning process, Paternayan yarn exhibits great strength & resilience which prevents the yarn from breaking and fraying during stitching.Due to the unusual whiteness of the labs wool & the polishing of the fibers, the yarn exhibits a luster that approaches a "glow".