Now stocking a range of beautiful rare breed Aran wool that is fully traceable back to the farm.
- 50grams / 123metres / 135yards
- 100% rare breed Manx Loaghtan wool
- Weight: Aran
- 100% traceable - from the flock at Well-i-Hole Farm, Saddleworth, and Raskelf Rare & Heritage Breeds, North Yorkshire. Both are small, family run farms passionate about preserving rare breeds.
- Woollen spun in a traditional, family run, Yorkshire woollen mill.
Manx Loaghtan are an ancient, hardy breed with horns, originally from the Isle of Mann. Loaghtan means mouse-brown in Manx. Their wool is considered to be very soft and silky.
Spun at Halifax Spinning Mill, a small Yorkshire mill working tirelessly to ensure that processing small batches of breed-specific British wool can be viable.
The Peg Loomer is part of the Northern England Fibreshed - a group committed to utilising and promoting the use of fibres grown and processed within the North.
Buying British wool is a highly sustainable choice, with a vastly reduced carbon footprint - no shipping from the other side of the world! Choosing wool over synthetic fibres means no micro-plastics released into our environment. It also supports our local farmers to preserve rare, native breeds.