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At Shilasdair Yarns we celebrate all things woolly and are especially committed to using and promoting British wool and local dyes. Our first exclusive range of yarns is Coara.

Coara is the gaelic for sheep. Living on Skye you cannot fail to notice all the sheep and fall into the yearly pattern of their lives. Crofting is a huge part of island life here and it was important to use and celebrate British fleeces.

Coara is 70 percent Blue faced Leicester and 30 percent Shetland.

It is soft and ‘woolly’; ideal for colour work.

The British fleeces and have then been spun in the UK and then dyed here on site on Skye making then a truly British product.

To compliment our coara range we also have a lustrous wensleydale dk yarn – strong and silky it shows again the diversity of British yarns.

And a squidgy and soft aran weight yarn made from blended Blue faced Leicester fibre…again British fibre sun in Britain and dyed here on Skye.

 

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✨ I thought I’d pop on and say hello 👋 we h ✨ I thought I’d pop on and say hello 👋 we have been off the radar for a while..
✨Another operation and another healing chapter begins. ✨As disruptive as curveballs are when they are thrown in your path -they do help to bring into focus what’s important to you. 
✨Our journey of healing, on every level, is really sparking our interest in the healing properties of the plants we dye with and making us really mindful of which plants we are choosing to work with and why.
✨working with what is here on our doorstep and celebrating our local colours couldn’t be more exciting! 
✨the majority of our dye plants can be used fresh or dried so the next couple of weeks are big harvest weeks for us.. midges or no midges we are getting out there! 💪✨🌱🦟

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Harvest time for us! The meadowsweet is in full bl Harvest time for us! The meadowsweet is in full bloom and ready to be picked 🌱✨
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✨next week the shop is going to be open by appoi ✨next week the shop is going to be open by appointment..
✨simo is here to show you our woolly wares so please just get in touch by calling 01470562248 to let him know a rough time and day.. 
✨thank you all as ever for your patience with our crazy opening schedules! 😘
(Pic by the ever talented @jenrosephotos 📷)
Socks are back in stock! 🎉 Our bespokely spun M Socks are back in stock! 🎉
Our bespokely spun Mohair socks with cushioned soles are in the online shop now .. link in bio ☝️
This time dyed with Skye nettles, tansy and madder.

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Shilasdair Yarn,
Culnacnoc,
Isle of Skye,
Portree IV51 9JH,

Tel: 01470 562248

Email: hello@shilasdair-yarns.com

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