No Fleece Left Behind

Every fleece has value. Yet across Scotland, wool from native and hill breeds is too often overlooked — treated as a by-product rather than the remarkable natural material it is.

No Fleece Left Behind is a series of community woolly workshops run by Mill of Kintyre at Quay Spaces, Harbour Street, Tarbert, set on changing that.

Each session explores a different native sheep breed — a chance to learn processing techniques, find out about the many uses of wool and connect with others who love it. It is practical, hands-on work: the kind of skill and experimentation that turns an overlooked fleece into something useful and beautiful.

We're delighted to be involved and to support the project by supplying North Ronaldsay wool, the rare, seaweed-grazing breed whose fleece we're so fond of.

Sessions run on 13, 22 and 25 November and 2, 12 and 19 December. Places can be booked through Mill of Kintyre.

The message at the heart of it is one we share: wool is a valuable natural material, with possibilities far beyond its traditional uses.