A family run woollen mill, specialising in small flock fibre processing

Useful contacts

To help put you in touch with services you might find useful. Please note we do not endorse any particular service or provider, or act as a middle man, any contract will be directly between yourself and the service provider.

Shearers
Getting small flocks sheared can be particularly tricky. The following shearers replied to our call for those that will shear small-medium sized flocks. For a pdf with full contact details please email us.

Applejack sheep shearing - Charlotte. Area covered - Essex, Herts, Suffolk. Flock size - 1 to 20. Facebook page

Hallett Shearing services - Abigail. Area covered - East Yorkshire. Flock size - 1 to 25. Facebook page

Kate. Area covered - Derbyshire within reason, Stockport (Cheshire), Glossop. Flock size - Up to 50. Facebook page

Laura's Livestock Services - Laura. Area covered - Shropshire, Powys border, Wrexham, North Herefordshire, Shropshire/Cheshire border.
Flock size - Any. Facebook page

Martyn. Area covered -  Gower, Swansea & Llanelli. Flock size 3-60 .
Facebook page

Michael. Area covered - Devon, Cornwall, South Somerset, West Somerset. Facebook page
Blade or machine shearing

Oli & Julie. Area covered - Somerset, Gloucestershire, and parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, and South Wales. Flock size - 1 to 70. Facebook page
Can shear any time of the year, including autumn lambs and pre-lambing shearing or crutching

O Pengelly shearing and shepherding services - Owen. Area covered - Devon & Cornwall. Facebook page

Pam. Area covered - Aberdeenshire and Moray areas in the North East of Scotland. Flock size - Up to 25. Facebook page

Rosie. Area covered - Warwickshire Northamptonshire Oxfordshire Worcestershire, Leicestershire. Flock size - 1 to 150. Facebook page

South West Smallholder Shearing and Support. Area covered - Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire. Gloucester/Devon/Cornwall can be covered if enough custom. Flock size - 1 to 100 . Facebook page

Fibre artists and crafters
Business: Barn Spunyarn and Farm
Website: www.barnspunyarnandfarm.co.uk
Offers: handspinning service creating beautiful yarn from your wool; a rug making service turning your fleece/yarn into an individual Peg loomed rug.

Business:  Falkland Felts Sheep-O-rium and Woolly Workshops
Website:  www.falklandfelts.co.uk 
Offers:  Supplies and Workshops for Spinning, knitting, weaving, crochet and felting. I have a wee shop in Falkland , large rural garden workshop and biscuit loving sheep!

Business: Hedd Ewe Woolly Designs
Website: Instagram
Offers: I design and make rugs and cushions using 100% British wool. I am a weaver, fleece spinner, and punch needler. I dye my own colours.

Business: Ossian knitwear
Website: www.ossianknitwear.co.uk
Offers: knitting exclusively with natural fibres mostly wool. Can source most yarn for most British sheep breeds and can make patterns as well as machine knits.

Business: Sworrall Textiles
Website: Instagram 
Offers: woven scarves, simple purses and tote bags of my own design or custom made.

Business: Wild Spinster
Website: Instagram
Offers: Woven wall hangings and small rugs using Krokbragd (a Scandinavian weaving technique using graphic shapes) and hand-dyeing both natural and acid dyes. 
Business: Yarn for the Soul
Website: www.yarnforthesoul.co.uk
Offers: Yarn for the Soul specialises in luxury yarns and natural fibres. We offer custom dyes and a bespoke service on request.

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