Shilasdair Yarns

Naturally Dyed Yarn on the Isle of Skye

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Welcome to
The Isle of Skye Natural Dye Company

Continuing the Shilasdair tradition of dyeing yarns with natural dyes The Isle of Skye Natural Dye company now has a new home in Culnacnoc, near Staffin, beside The Glenview B & B & Skye Pie cafe.

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USING NATURE AS OUR INSPIRATION

 

 

The New Shilasdair Shop at Glenview
will be Opening Winter 2018

 

Coara

Coara 4 Ply

Coara DK

We gather local roots, barks, leaves and with mindful processes reveal nature’s secret colours

By using ancient and traditional techniques we aim to keep the chain of knowledge going – We are passionate about working responsibly and naturally.

Why not stay with us at our B&B, The Glenview, to see for yourselves…?

The Glenview

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  • A blank woolly canvas... winding off wool for another dive into the dye pot.. each part of the process takes time but is equally important. I have to say I like this stage for the realm of possibility! #shilasdair #shilasdairyarn #coaradk #coarayarn #windingwool #hank #skein #britishwool #madeinbritain #shetlandwool #bluefaceleicester #slowtextiles #slowfashion #craft #yarn #isleofskye #traditionalcraft
  • Today's task :: wind like there is no tomorrow! We have a back log of dried yarns which I need to wind back on to cones for safe keeping.... will see how far I get! #yarn #hanks #naturaldye #plantdyes #plantdyed #tansy #cutch #craft #shilasdair #artisanyarn #isleofskye #indiedyer #yellow #brown #britishwool
  • Moody skies here today.... clouds are feeling heavy but it is still so mild ... perfect weather for a walk in the hills. This picture is a lot prettier than the state of shilasdair hq! We are busy gutting the has been pie cafe ready to turn it into the will be yarn shop - walk done now back to work!! #trotternishridge #northendofskye #staffin #islandlife #isleofskye #highlands #scotland
  • What we leave behind :: I used to collect the stray pieces of fleece I found on walks but more recently as I have a lot more wool in my life I have stopped. Over Christmas I met up with a lady that has lived on Skye for a long time. She told me as children they would gather all the scraps and clumps of fleece they could find out in the hills and sell it to a wool gatherer. Today I picked up the fleece scraps again. They all tell a story and have their own worth - in fact these little wool presents definitely have their own magic x #islandlife #isleofskye #highlands #trotternish #fleece #rawfleece #shilasdair #britishyarn #britishwool #slowtextiles #handmade
  • Same old story of new year, new intentions :: I have very little patience with knitting large items and shawls are as far as I tend to go. But the lovely @juliahodgsontextiles has spurred me on to cast on a jumper knitted in our own coara yarn. I am marvelling at the colourworked yoke but I think I must be concentrating too much as I have pulled a muscle in my shoulder! No knitting for a few days for me...an excuse to focus on the dye pots instead! X #shilasdairyarn #coarayarn #britishwool #britishyarn #isleofskye #knittersofinstagram #knit.wool.love #yoke #yokesweater

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