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Skye Weavers
United Kingdom
Приєднався 30 тра 2014
Skye Wool: Fleece to Yarn Story
We love making products with local island wool. We collect fleeces from farmers and crofters all over the island and carefully sort and grade it, choosing the best quality wool to be spun into our exclusive Skye Wool yarn. Watch the journey from fleece to yarn in our video, and see our current Skye Wool products in the online shop: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/category/skye-wool
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Waulking Skye Weavers Tweed
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Keeping Highland traditions alive: Watch Sgioba Luaidh Inbhirchluaidh, the Inverclyde Waulking Group, waulking our herringbone tweed at Auchindrain Township. Waulking is an age-old method of hand-finishing newly woven tweed to thicken and soften it. We wove this tweed on our pedal powered looms using wool from Isle of Skye sheep. Read our blog to find out more about the whole process: www.skyew...
Weaving Skye Wool Herringbone Throws
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On (and off) the loom: Weaving our Skye Wool Herringbone Throws in 100% natural undyed local yarn. We love working with wool from our local Isle of Skye sheep. See the finished throws and lots more in our online shop: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/shop
Glendale Tartan Scarves
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Tartan patterns are often about telling the story of a place. And more often than not it’s topographical features that inspire the designs. So here is our visual story of where we live: Glendale. We first thought about key elements of the glen. We decided to create a pattern including the Hamara river, fertile fields next to the river, the two roads lined by houses either side of the glen, the ...
On the loom: Xanthoria Tartan
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Weaving our new tartan throws inspired by one of our favourite lichens, the yellow Xanthoria parietina. Woven by pedal power on our Isle of Skye croft. www.skyeweavers.co.uk/
Weaving our Island Scarves
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A peek into the weaving shed to see our new Island Scarves on the loom. We’re weaving five different colourways, all inspired by details from our island environment. Thank you to Paul for pedalling through the heatwave! www.skyeweavers.co.uk
Weaving our Pooltiel Sunset Throws
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Paul weaving and Angie trimming our Pooltiel Sunset throws. The design is inspired by colours in the sea and sky as the sun sets over Loch Pooltiel, our local sea loch. See the finished throws in the online shop: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/shop/pooltiel-sunset-throw
Ten Years of Skye Weavers
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It’s hard to believe we’ve passed our 10 year anniversary! To mark the occasion we’ve dug out a few photos from the archive. We’re amazed at how much has happened in the last decade. Find out more in our blog: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/blog/ten-years-skye-weavers
Lichen inspiration
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Andrea explaining the story behind our Lichen Check Throws. Inspired by our natural environment, made from local wool and woven by pedal power on our Isle of Skye croft. See the throws online and find out about our weaving process at www.skyeweavers.co.uk
Weaving our Diamond Rock scarves
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I'm really enjoying pedalling our new diamond-pattern scarves. Find out what inspired it! www.skyeweavers.co.uk
Skye Wool clip 2021
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Summer seems a long way away as we snuggle up for the winter under our Skye Wool blankets. We haven’t forgotten that back in August we promised to write a blog about the annual clip (shearing) and fleece sorting - the essential first step in creating all our local wool products. By now that wool has been washed and it will move on to be spun soon, so it’s nice to look back at where it all came ...
Big haircut
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June and July is the time for sheep shearing on Skye. Time to get dressed, or rather undressed, for the summer! We're using this lovely wool to weave a range of throws and tweed. Read more about the whole process on our website: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/skye-wool
Beaming off Brodgar Scarves
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We've been travelling back in time for our latest range of scarves, inspired by a Neolithic stone from Orkney - the Brodgar Stone. Find out more about the journey from neolithic stone to finished scarf in our blog: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/blog/stone-to-scarf Here's a short video of Roger transferring the finished warp from the warping wheel to the warp beam (beaming off). The next step is to take...
Glendale - Sheepy evening scene
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Here's another clip for our #skyesoundscape series. This is a great time of the year when we can watch the ewes with their lambs in the evening sunlight. Search #skyesoundscape on Instagram or Facebook to hear more of our Skye sounds - from the natural world to the weaving shed. www.skyeweavers.co.uk
Waves washing ashore on pebble beach
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Turn the volume on and let this wash over you. It's one of my favourite sounds: pebbles being washed about in the waves. I love their gentle and ever-changing clink. Another short clip for our #skyesoundscape collection. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more. www.skyeweavers.co.uk
Inspired by Lichens - Map Lichen Scarves
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Inspired by Lichens - Map Lichen Scarves
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Marvellous video! Thank you.
What a wonderful video thanks for sharing.
I've done this - it is exhausting work, as that tweed is so heavy when it's wet.
You're right, it's good exercise especially on the arms - for several hours! That's where the singing comes in handy as it keeps the rhythm going and makes the work easier.
Magnificent!
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wonderful!!!
Beautiful ❤
I love your pedal powered loom but I reckon your legs would notice the work the first few times you operate it.
😂 a bit
Thank you for sharing this! I've seen the proces of walking on the table before (the same group I believe), but not what else happens. I do hope that some day someone will make a video sheep-to-cloth the traditional way ❤ Shears, handspinning, weaving, walking
Where is this ? Give us a bit of background. Show us the process from the beginning PLEASE.
Skye is an island off west coast of Scotland. Lewis and Harris are the other islands, called the Hebrides
This was a waulking demonstration at the Auchindrain Township museum near Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. The tweed was woven by us (Skye Weavers) on the Isle of Skye. You can read more about the whole process on our blog: www.skyeweavers.co.uk/blog/waulking-the-tweed
So wonderful to know that the old traditions are still being honored. I hope the younger generation will learn and preserve these traditions.
Aja perna
Sheer brilliance😍 Quite literally; "how to make a living 101" You are blessed🙏🕊
Bhaiya kimat kitna he
We don't sell the loom. Here's where you can buy that: gtm-ltd.co.uk/products/rapier-loom
Good Work I Weant Full Video Please
I need this machine please how much
We don't sell looms. This is where we got it from: gtm-ltd.co.uk/products/rapier-loom
Ye mashen kahan uplabdh he
Lovely :) (Tartan weaver and designer in Nebraska USA)
Happy weaving fellow weaver!
Which location how much price machine
gtm-ltd.co.uk/products/rapier-loom
I need this machine
Which fabric
Full vdo create.all parts how to work done
Very good machine..I. Eed this loom .from India Varanasi
Very good weaving mechine. Which country made it. I am in srilanka. Can we buy it. How we buy.
You can buy them from a company called Griffith Textile Machines: gtm-ltd.co.uk/products/rapier-loom
Very Nice
This is amazing!! ❤
Incredable set up and pattern. Love you weaves and machine. Great work!
Hi sorry this is 9 years late, but this fascinates me that the loom is "bicycle" driven, but I can't figure out how the weft is passed. Is there a video on this part?
Hi, our looms are rapier looms. I haven't got a video of the weft insertion on UA-cam, but if you search for 'rapier loom mechanism' there's lots of great videos and explanations by other people. A rapier loom uses a rapier or rapier head to insert the weft threads. In our case they're hooked up on the left and pulled through to drop off point on the right. Every weft thread is an individual thread, not an ongoing one as in a shuttle loom.
@@SkyeWeavers fascinating! will check it out, thank you!
Good jop
Beautiful!
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As a sheep... yes
Brilliant, guys! Well done! Lovely photos. Can't wait to come over and see what you produce next. And I'm sitting with one of your throws across my lap. Perfect for January in Wisconsin 😂
Many thanks! Look forward to seeing you this spring! Glad the throw got there now.
What a gorgeous, heartwarming testament to your journey with all the hard work, teamwork and hard graft that it takes to build a successful business like yours!!! Love you guys xxxx
Countdown ticking ... see you soon. xxx
Awww...that is so lovely. Can't wait to get back and see the place
Any plans for coming up this year? PS: Any improvement suggestions for any area of our business always welcome!
Where does one buy such a loom?
Where does one purchase such a machine?
Griffith Textile Machines in Washington: www.gtm-ltd.co.uk/products/rapier-loom
Hello I am totally inspired by your loom machine but unfortunately I won't be able to reach up to you, because of long distance and being financially unsound person. Would you please atleast share me your email through which i can contact you sir, it will my great pleasure and thank full to you if you show your kind acknowledgement.
This loom is phantastic . And these COLOURS....🥰 How do you manage to get the colours that strong? How do you open up the wool?
Beautiful combination of colours!
The green is so delicate. Beautiful!
Thank you very much! We really like this muted tone of the green. Going to weave some more tweed with that this winter.
Fantastic
True legendary works, it is from my heart as a Textile Engr.( Weaving )
Beautiful, so creative! Amazing which patterns you can summon out of this loom! And the organic diamond shapes were spotted instantly! :-D Stunning!!!
Thanks a lot! Glad you spotted the irregularity - I'm not alone 🙂 Hope all good with you. Axx
Weaving inspiration is everywhere! Love this!
Thank you very much! Glad you like it!
me & the girls
That’s quite the loom!
Wow😇😇
Very nice