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Continue reading →: 5ply Shetland ConesHello everyone! A quick post from us today to let you know we recently got more stock of our 5ply Shetland Cones, this is our newest range of yarn which we launched at Wool Week in 2023. Its a lovely yarn (if we do say so!!) made from 100% Real…
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Continue reading →: VideosHello everyone! You may remember during 2020 and 2021 when we had no in-person Shetland Wool Week we decided to produce along with Keiba Clubb online videos, featuring some of the classes we usually host at Wool Week. They are a great source of tips, tricks and information, so we…
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Continue reading →: Christmas Closing 2023Hello everyone! Just a quick update, apologies if you’ve already seen this in our monthly newsletter (sign up here): we are now closed for our Christmas Break from 1 pm on Thursday, December 21st, 2023, reopening at 9 am on Thursday, January 4th, 2024. While our online shop remains open,…
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Continue reading →: 5ply ColoursHello everyone, thank you for the great response to our new Yarn, 5ply Shetland! Today we thought we’d show you a closer look at the colour palette we chose to produce. The yarn is available in 20 shades, 14 solid and 6 natural/overdyed. As discussed in our last post the…
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Continue reading →: 5ply ShetlandHello everyone! The dust has settled on another Shetland Wool Week and we had a great and really busy time, during SWW we launched a new yarn range in the shop and we are delighted to say it is now available Online – 5ply Shetland! As a company that’s been…
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Continue reading →: The Power of Sorting
Hello everyone, today we are discussing one of the more hands-on aspects of the wool side of our business: hand sorting. This is physically sorting each fleece into different grades for its intended final use. If a fleece is not sorted and split into its different grades and then the…
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Continue reading →: Knitting With Cones
Hello everyone, thank you for the good feedback on our last post! Today we will go into something else we always get asked about – knitting with cones! We offer quite a few of our ranges on cone but by far the most popular is our 2ply Jumper Weight, this…
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Continue reading →: Choosing A Lace Yarn – Woollen or WorstedHello everyone, today we are going a bit more in-depth about something we get asked about all the time – what is the difference between the Supreme Lace and ‘non’ Supreme Ranges aka 1ply Cobweb and 2ply Lace, and why would you choose one over the other? There are some…
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Continue reading →: Shetland Aran Worsted Naturals
Hello everyone, long time no see! we have had a jam-packed summer in the shop and as you probably know last week was our first in-person Shetland Wool Week since before 2019! So to mark the occasion we launched a new yarn which is now available online, Shetland Worsted Aran…
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Continue reading →: Garment PatternsHello everyone, a few weeks ago we launched Sandra’s most recent garment pattern – the Joseph Slipover: This tank top features traditional motifs and techniques but uses 10 zingy shades of 2ply Jumper Weight, we have the sample in the shop and everyone comments on just how bright it is!…
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