The Woolly Thistle is truly delighted to offer Uist Wool.

Uist Wool is a venture inspired by co-operative values. The original idea to build a new Mill in North Uist emerged from a collective will to find a fresh purpose for local fleece that would reconnect the community with their cultural heritage of wool-working.

Uist is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Skye. It receives all the weather from the Atlantic Ocean so it can get wild out there, but it also has breathtaking beauty, a long history of crofting and fishing and living close to the land. These islands are beautiful, remote yet relatively easy to explore.

The spinning Mill was constructed in 2013 and houses a range of heritage machinery sourced by Uist Wool from Argyll and Yorkshire. Uist Wool knows from the previous owners that the carding and spinning machinery had a hard working life in several other mainland mills prior to this date. The main parts of the Card may have their origins in the mid 19th Century and they’re still working beautifully.

Once inside the building you are surrounded by the gorgeous yarn that is made by the old machines. Such beautiful yarn is special because of it's connection to the people and history of the islands.

The Woolly Thistle is delighted and excited to offer several of Uist Wool's delicious yarns in DK and 4ply weights:

SIAN (DK & 4ply)

"STORM"

Powerful elements have come together to shape Sian, a deep, dark blended yarn that echoes fulsome rain-bearing clouds racing westerly across our heads as we run for shelter before the deluge.

Zwartbles/Cheviot blend
Dark Grey blend
DK: approx 251 yards/100g skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

Zwartbles/Cheviot blend
Dark Grey blend
4ply: approx 195 yarns/50g skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

SÌTH (Aran and 4ply)

"PEACE"

A moment of silence in a modern life, Sith is a balanced blend of Cheviot & Hebridean that reflects the stillness of time when we allow ourselves to imagine drifting away on a flat, calm sea under a light cool sky.

Cheviot/Hebridean blend
Light Cool Grey blend
Aran
approx. 100g/256y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

Cheviot/Hebridean blend
Light Cool Grey blend
4ply/fingering
approx. 50g/191y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

SOLAS (4ply)

"LIGHT"

Ever-changing and pure, clouds breeze through in constant activity- Nothing prepares you for the light and skies of the Outer Hebrides.

Classic natural white of top grade Cheviot yarn that conveys the clarity and purity of the North Atlantic machair coastlines of the Outer Hebrides. Knit a gorgeous Tarasgeir Sweater in it or use it as an excellent foundation yarn for applying a palette of colour through hand-dyeing.

Cheviot is one of our most common breeds of sheep here in the Uists, with its rugged upland nature, kind majestic face and its beautiful quality fleece it’s also one of the staples of Uist Wool’s woolshed.

100% Cheviot
4ply/fingering
approx. 50g/191y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

SIABAN (4 PLY)

"SAND DRIFT ON MACHAIR."

A salty blend of Uist wools, this pale and mysterious yarn matches the blurred edges between sand and land as dunes drift and settle beyond the beaches in a wild Winter gale.

This misty grey yarn may be pale in colour, but it still ripples and pulses with interest, tone and shade as the contrasting colours of the blended fibers nestle together in the twist to form true depth of shade in this light yarn.

Our 4-ply equivalent yarns are carded and spun as lightweight 2-ply to create a yarn suitable for all 4-ply patterns with the added loft and character of a Uist Wool yarn. The 2-ply means that the twist is light and delicate and creates a beautiful sheen and woolly profile to your finished objects.

Cheviot/Hebridean blend
Light grey blend
4ply/fingering
approx. 50g/191y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

CALMA (DK)

"BRAVE"

A true Hebridean yarn capturing the spirit and strength of these hardy North Atlantic native sheep. The dense, deep brown wool offers a surprising softness that underlies a courageous heart and sturdy soul.

Hebridean
Natural dark brown (rich and gorgeous)
DK
approx. 100g/256y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

FUARAN (DK)

"SPRING WATER"

Fresh, crisp and clear, Fuaran mixes Zwartbles, Texel & Mixed Breeds to match the colour and dynamic of water tumbling and bursting over granite rocks on its way to the ocean.

Mixed, Texel, Zwartbles
Mid-grey Blend
DK
approx. 100g/251y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland

REOTHART (DK)

"SPRING TIDES"

A yarn born of invention by bringing together a natural pairing of Cheviot and Zwartbles wool to create a magical strand that shifts from light to dark matching the extremes of depth brought by the spring tide.

Cheviot/Zwartbles
Variagated dark to light
DK
approx. 100g/268y skein
100% grown and made in Scotland