Today we visited Solkustens Spinnverkstad together with some friends. Solkusten is a small mill in Roslagen that spins yarn from Swedish wool.
We had booked a tour and we were guided by Ingrid. Ingrid is one of the owners and she told us about the mills history, the move to Roslagen and the wool used for different yarns.
We were also shown the machines and guided through the process of making yarn, from the sorting of the wool to the finished product.
The machines are old, but still going strong. One advantage with these machines is that they are gentle on the wool while processing it. This means that the finish of the yarn will be more lustrous and the wool fibres are damaged less during the process.
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| The carding machine |
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| The spinning machine |
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| The plying machine |
After the tour we visited the shop, I have rarely seen a a more picturesque shop - really inspiring!
Adding to the stash was a perfect end of our visit. If you want to read more about the mill you can visit their home page
here. Their information brochure (Swedish and English) is found
here.
Your blog is very interesting, I found much beautyful pictures, too:) I would like to visit this mill, too, so thank You describing it.
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