All Things Considered
Online journal by St. Jude's – British printmaking and textiles designed by printmaker Angie Lewin, painter printmaker Mark Hearld, British workwear designers Old Town and others.
Knockando Woolmill
Posted by Simon Lewin
Returned to Speyside on Sunday night and made it the the cottage before the snow set in. We chose to pretend that we'd been snowed in yesterday - though this pretence was scuppered when our neighbour Joerg appeared at the back door in the afternoon.
Whilst we're here we'll catch up with Hugh Jones at the Knockando Woolmill.
We met Hugh a couple of years ago and were so inspired by his work that as soon as we'd set up St. Jude’s we knew we'd have to work with him at some point – and together we created some simple checked woollen throws. Woven with 100% wool, the finishing has been kept to a minimum, so the throws have a certain 'sturdiness' that you just don't get on their cheaper, 'fluffier' counterparts.
The Mill is mainland Scotland's last surviving small district spinning and weaving mill – you might even have seen the Mill as it was a finalist in the BBC's Restoration series in 2004.
Since appearing on Restoration, the Knockando Woolmill Trust has been busy preparing plans and funding applications with the aim of preserving and restoring the mill and its heritage.
We’ll keep you posted with developments here.
Posted by Simon Lewin on March 20th, 2007