Our values
Animal welfare is our highest priority.
We are fully committed to the humane wellbeing of the sheep and goats that supply the amazing ecological fibres we knit our jumpers with, and we treat both them and their beautiful by-product with the great respect they deserve.
How we care
All our yarns are mulesing free
Mulesing is generally a Merino practice, and our Italian Merino spinner is mulesing free. Our Shetland, Voe, Glenugie Nep and British breed wools are non-Merino, mulesing free yarns. Goats are never mulesed, so our cashmere, spun in Scotland by Todd & Duncan, is naturally free from it too.
RWS certified spinners
Our Scottish, British and Italian spinners are Responsible Wool Standard certified, or in the process of becoming so.
Never plucked
We never use yarns or fibres that are painfully plucked from animals.
High welfare origins
We only source from countries with high animal welfare standards.
From fleece to jumper
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Shorn with care
Over the centuries sheep have been bred to need shearing. It keeps them healthy and comfortable, and their fleece is a natural, renewable by-product we treat with great respect.
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Spun in Scotland, Britain and Italy
The fleece travels to trusted spinners in Scotland, Britain and Italy, who are Responsible Wool Standard certified or on their way to it.
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Knitted seamlessly in Aberdeenshire
Harley of Scotland, our family mill since 1929, knits our jumpers seam-free in North-East Scotland.
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Yours to keep
Ethically made knitwear at an ethical price, so that both we and our customers can sleep soundly.
Ethically made knitwear, at an ethical price.