Scouring, Carding, Woollen Spinning and Finishing – all under one roof
As British wool spinners we add value by processing quantities of fleece from 25 kilograms up to over a tonne or more. We tailor our processing services to meet your individual needs whether you are a crafter, a smallholder, an overseas customer or a large trade business. You can find out more about our processes and how we can help you.
We are supporters of the Campaign for Wool and belong to several manufacturing and textile industry groups including UKFT, MAKE UK and Made in Britain.
What Makes Us Unique?
- We offer our services all under one roof – providing you with a convenient and efficient service and reducing our carbon footprint. We are experts in all aspects of the process of turning your raw fleece into high quality yarn. We have worked on over 50 of the 60-plus breeds that make up the 33 million sheep in Britain today. As well as having customers based in the UK with rare and specialist breeds, we also process fibre for customers in Germany, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, the United States and Australia.
- We can process individual batches – guaranteeing that you only get your own fibre returned in whatever form you have chosen and we tailor our services to meet your individual needs whether you are a crafter, a smallholder, an overseas customer or a large trade business. For environmental reasons we cannot process fibre treated with pesticides less than four months before the date of shearing.
- We handle small batches which is unique within the fibre processing industry.
- We are a development house and testing facility, working with experts from local, regional and national academic institutions using a variety of natural fibres and less well known materials blended with wool for a range of industries and customers.
- We offer a Farm to Garment service, producing prototype machine knitted samples and swatches from your own fibre and to your design specifications.
What We Do
- We Sort, Scour and Card your fleece before Spinning it into your preferred finished form.
- It can be Pure or Blended and Woollen Spun
- It can be returned to you in various forms including Balls, Hanks or on Cones.
- We can process directly from Scoured or Greasy Fleece.
- We can organise your Carriage Services for you, arranging the collection of your raw fleece and returning the finished product to you, for your convenience.
- We can arrange for your finished product to be forwarded to other small businesses in the UK for Knitting, Dyeing, Felting or Weaving services.
Things To Consider Before Sending Your Fleece for Processing
If you are considering processing your fibre for the first time you may wish to take a look at our Case Studies section to read about some of our customers’ experiences. We provide a range of services and information tailored for first time customers, and you can find out more here.