Regional Yarns & Wool Products

There are some exciting projects taking place in various regions of the UK using wool from sheep in distinct regions.  On a smaller scale some local farms get together to jointly produce yarn and other wool products from their sheep.

This page is listing as many of these regional projects and local farms working together that don't qualify to be listed on the Single Farm Yarns page, but still offer traceable yarn from a specific area or region of the UK.

This list should be regarded as a source of information only and not recommendations by anyone involved with Woolsack.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION HERE BEFORE USING ANY LISTINGS ON WOOLSACK

For yarns from smaller producers please be aware that the quality of yarn can vary considerably from year to year, and flock to flock, dependent on such factors as weather conditions affecting fleece growth.

Black Isle Yarns Scottish Highlands, mostly Black Isle area.  See here for locations of farms supplying their wool.

All Black Isle yarns are customs spun with fleeces hand selected from local farms and small holdings. Some are dyed using natural dyes.  This page gives full details of the farms, sheep breeds, and where the yarn is spun.

 

Bunloit Woolery  Inverness.
We have our own home reared Gotland and Shetland fleece and BFL and Ryelands from our neighbour's farm. 
3 Balbeg, Bunloit, IV63 6XQ Inverness  01456 450301

Cambrian Wool  Cambrian Mountains area of Mid Wales.  

"Our premium wool is the finest grade of Welsh Mule, the name given to the local Welsh breed when crossed with the Blue Face Leicester. It’s the Blue Face that imparts the lustre and fineness, resulting in a worsted spun yarn with a a sheen and a halo suitable for attire of all kinds. It felts well too, and makes a beautiful woven fabric (we know because we trialled it, but we need to do a little more work before we can offer this)  We currently also have yarns from wool sourced for us by The Natural Fibre Co., from farms in Wales. These yarns, in their natural fleece shades, are woollen spun and sturdy; ideal for cushions, bags or an outer jacket for country walks, and it makes a great tweed. The wool comes from Llanwenog and Black Welsh Mountain sheep; the Llanwenog is from a farm in Llanwenog Parish – about 10 miles from Cambrian Wool HQ."

 

Flexigraze  North East of England.  About the conservation grazing flocks.

They sell Garden twine from Swaledale wool.  Balls of mixed rare breed yarn from Hebrideans, Shetlands and Loughtans.

"Flexigraze Community Interest Company (CIC) is a non-profit making organisation which helps land managers to achieve specialist conservation grazing on agricultural land and conservation sites. We promote conservation grazing and local produce throughout the North East of England.  As part of our work we have a flock of sheep, mainly hill breeds or specialist rare breeds. Most of our sheep are bought locally and help us undertake conservation grazing for about 18 months."

South Downs Yarn  South Downs area of England. 

"Sustainably sourced, geo-traceable yarn from Southdown smallholders and farmers from the South Downs locality. Our yarn is woollen spun in England and is available in its natural colour 'Chalk Path' or in a palette of naturally dyed, small batch, limited editions reflecting the South Downs landscape from downland to coast."

 

The Lost Sheep Company  North Wales 

"The Lost Sheep Company is based in beautiful North Wales and produces unique yarn and products handspun and created from Welsh fleece - many of which are not commonly available! "