Ardalanish - Isle of Mull weavers

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About us

Ardalanish Organic Farm

Ardalanish Farm lies in the remote south west corner of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, extending west from the white sand of Ardalanish Bay. We rear native Kyloe Highland cattle and Hebridean sheep, and use the sheeps' wool for weaving our unique and distinctive tweeds.

Our farming practices represent our belief in the primary importance of understanding the land and its needs and allowing ecological relationships to develop with animals that are already co-evolved with the environment. We believe the balance achieved with these methods produces a quality and an ethical standard which reflects the conditions that nature bestowed in this unique Hebridean landscape.

About Isle of Mull Weavers

The original Isle of Mull Weavers was founded by Bob and Kathy Ryan in 1987, and when they decided to retire in 2003 Bob helped us to move the 1920's and 1950's looms to Ardalanish.

Working in this Hebridean landscape, using the natural black and brown wool of our own Hebridean sheep seemed like the most logical thing to do and so a new chapter began for the Isle of Mull Weavers.

As well as our own wool we now buy Hebridean, Shetland and Manx Loaghtan wool from accross the Highlands & Islands of Scotland as well as one or two farms from around the UK. We sort and grade the wool ourselves before sending it away for washing and then spiniing at New Lanark Mills just South of Glasgow. From there is is returned to us for weaving before undergoing a final process of finishing at Schofield Dyers and finishers in Galalshiels.

For us the production of Hebridean and other Native Breed Tweeds is a step towards revitalising the traditional industry of weaving whose end product pays tribute to the sheep and the energy used to grow their lustrous wool.

Our aim is to achieve a harmonious link between the land, the products, and the consumer, and we believe that the end result means customers not only benefit from a unique and beautiful product, but also become connected with the land and what we are trying to achieve here through this flow of positive energy.