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Description of work
Traditional weaving of tweeds, rugs, scarves, throws etc. from the organic wool of our own native Hebridean sheep. We now have a producer group and are incorporating wool grown by other Hebridean and Shetland sheep breeders. This wool is natural and undyed and patterns are made with the difffering subtle shades. The first organic weaving mill in Scotland.
Artist's statement
Weaving the wool of our own sheep is a step into putting the 'culture' back into agriculture. Furthermore our farming practises represent our belief in the primary importance of understanding the land and its needs and allowing ecological relationships to develop with animals already co-evolved with the environment.
We believe the balance achieved with these methods produces a quality and an ethical standard which reflects the conditions that nature bestowed in this unique Hebridean landscape. This is what we weave to create our unique cloth.
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