Our yarns

All Black Isle Yarns are custom spun with fleeces I hand select from local farms and small holdings. I hope the table below will help if you want to easily check the details of each of the yarns that I currently have spun. If you’d like to know more, this blog post explains my process from ‘field to skein’ and details all the love and care that goes into each skein.  These posts explain more about Auchen Sport (and this post too) and Killen Sock. For information on each of the farms follow this link.  And have a look here for more information about my natural dye process.

The list below details the yarns available currently.  If you’d like to know when the online shop will be updated please do join my newsletter (you can join at the bottom of the homepage)………and if you have any questions please just ask (I can often put together a custom dye/order)!

YarnWeightSpin/pliesBreedFlockMill
Auchen Sport375m/100gWoollen/2 Bluefaced Leicester Hogg/Shetland/Cheviot Hogg (40:30:30%) The Arr/Inverhouse, St Finbarr’s Meadows, Craiglands/Muirton, Coulmore, Culgowrie New Lanark
Balblair DK210m/100gSemi-worsted/3Gotland & Bluefaced Leicester 65:35%Fearniewell, Fraoch Cottage, An Caban Fiodha and CraiglandsThe Border Mill
Gotland(ish) DK200m/100gSemi-worsted/3Gotland (with a hint of Shetland and Charollais)Fearniewell CroftThe Border Mill
Gotland Alpaca DK200m/100gSemi-worsted/3Gotland (with a hint of Shetland and Charollais) & Alpaca 50:50%Fearniewell Croft & British AlpacaThe Border Mill
Shetland DK (2020)220m/100gWorsted/3ShetlandInverhouse, Meadows, St Finbarr’s & CraiglandsThe Natural Fibre Co.
Shetland Heavy 4ply/Sport (2020)350m/100gWorsted/2ShetlandInverhouse, Meadows, St Finbarr’s & CraiglandsThe Natural Fibre Co.
Killen Sock400m/100gHigh Twist, Semi-worsted/2Bluefaced Leicester & Mohair 80:20%The Arr Farm, & South African MohairEuropa
Bluefaced Leicester Suri 4ply300m/100gSemi-worsted/2Bluefaced Leicester & Suri Alpaca 70:30%Craiglands, & British Suri AlpacaThe Border Mill
Longwool Blend 4ply305m/100gSemi-worsted/2Wensleydale Culgowrie FlockThe Border Mill