November 25, 2019 For the past three years I have been gathering together the fleeces from the Shetland sheep from our croft in Burra, Shetland as well as from several of our neighbours and from crofts in the surrounding area. Each year I have sorted them into their natural sheepy colours and have sent them away to the Natural Fibre…
September 23 2019 One of the things I love about Langsoond yarn is the natural shades. By spinning the coloured fleeces together and blending some of the coloured with the natural white fleece, the Natural Fibre Company creates a lovely naturally blended palate for me. However, last year there were more white Shetland fleeces in relation to coloured so I…
15 April 2019 It’s always good to get away but it’s always good to get home again. The older I get the more I appreciate being home and the islands that I live on. I spent a week in Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival teaching and selling yarn (many thanks to everyone that came to classes and purchased something…
02 January 2019 I love seeing what lovely things are being made with Langsoond yarn and I thought I would share a few of them with you. I have sent the yarn all over the world, and its amazing to think that the yarn from the fleece of the sheep on our little island has gone so far. The Meal Beach…
