Uist Mill, providing wool spinning, wool grading and sorting; wool washing and passive drying; carding, spinning, plying and steam finishing of yarn from local sheep.
5 Scotvein, Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5JA
01870602597
Dana MacPhee | Project Coordinator
info@uistwool.co.uk
Uist Wool is currently underway with research & development at the Mill as part of the training project 'CALANAS' and have yet to launch our custom spinning service to the public. Skills include wool carding, spinning and plying. Typical clients are wool producers, craftspeople, textile designers and anyone interested in artisan yarns for specific projects. You don't need any previous knowledge but can come with an understanding of which service / process / machine / material is required. There will be a minimum kg weight for custom spinning wool but the final amount has yet to be confirmed.
Uist Wool is a creative and practical approach to community regeneration in the Outer Hebrides: as a new enterprise creating a distinctive island product, as a source of training and employment and as a community focus for education and transmission of island textile tradition.
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