The Harris Tweed® Journal

Word of the Week: Spun and Dried Wool

1st July

It’s all in the twist!
The Harris Tweed® Story from Wool to Yarn

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Mill Spinning

STAGE 5:
SPUN AND DYED WOOL: The spinning machine stretches the embryo yarn and, as twist is imparted, it gains strength.

CLÒIMH AIR A SNÌOMH IS AIR A DATH: Tha an t-inneal snìomh a’ sìneadh a-mach an t-snàth agus, mar a tha an snàth air a thoinneamh bidh e a’ fàs nas làidir.

Photography by Jackson Tucker Lynch/Alison Johnston

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