How to Hand Card Wool into a Rolag for Handpinning

Here at the Shawbost Mill, our carding machines gently disentangle and align the wool, creating a continuous sliver of beautifully blended colour, ready for spinning—though it’s not strong enough yet without tensile reinforcement. The next stage in the Harris Tweed® production process is spinning, which is the moment our fibre becomes truly workable yarn 🧶 | Harris Tweed Hebrides

Homegrown roving start to finish featuring Walter the CVM sheep. The process involves shearing, scouring the wool, carding, blending in brightly colored sari silk bits, and finally using a diz to remove the fiber as roving.💗 | Cedar Hill Fiber Farm