Textiles Shop – Orkney Star Island Soap and Textiles

Hello and thank you for dropping by. All my yarns and textiles are hand-spun from local island fleeces, especially the native seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay rare breed. I use natural colours and hand dye my yarns. I knit, weave and felt unique pieces, inspired by the beautiful island I live on. Thank you for visiting. Simone x

“Shoreline” Scarf

This knitted scarf is made from hand-spun wool of the North Ronaldsay seaweed-eating native Orkney sheep. These fleeces came from the flock on the tiny island of Auskerry. The scarf is heavy, chunky yet soft and very textured with rich stitchwork aimed to reflect the shoreline where the sheep spend most of their lives. It is a hommage to this ancient breed told in the sheep's own natural colours of white, pale grey and dark brown. Approx width: 20cm Approx length: 160cm Scarf is reversible.

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“Summer” Mini Shawl

Knitted from hand-spun Black Nose Valais sheep's wool with alpaca border. The wool in this mini shawl has been hand-dyed and the colours have been produced from the following plants: Weld, Golden Rod, Brazilwood and New Zealand Flax pods. Approx width across the top: 1m 20cm Approx length down centre: 63cm

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“Sunrise” Mini Shawl

Knitted from hand-spun Black Nose Valais sheep's wool with alpaca border. The wool in this mini shawl has been hand-dyed and the colours have been produced from the following plants: Indigo, Weld, Golden Rod, Madder. Approx width across the top: 1m 14cm Approx length down centre: 59cm

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Autumn Shawl

Large hand-knitted warm and cosy shawl to snuggle into, ideal for the colder weather. Made of hand-spun yarns from Shetland sheep fleeces grown in the neighbouring island of Sanday and trimmed with Wensleydale locks (also from Sanday sheep). The yarns are hand-dyed and natural colours. Based on a pattern by Marin Melchior. Weight: 538g

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Cable Cowl

Knitted Cable Cowl made from hand-spun wool of the North Ronaldsay seaweed-eating native Orkney sheep. This fleece came from the flock on the tiny island of Auskerry as did the horn button decoration. Hand-dyed. Chunky and soft. Approx width: 14cm Approx loop length: 120cm

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Curly Shrug

This shrug or hap - to use a Shetland term - is made from hand-spun yarns. These are Wensleydale locks from fleeces of sheep on the neighbouring island of Sanday, yarn spun from the Orkney seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay sheeps' fleeces and Alpaca blended with black bamboo. Extra fine merino, cashmere, polyamide. Hand-knitted on large needles to show the curls to best advantage. Natural colours: variations of browns, white, grey. Weight: 308g

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Felted Bowl – Greens

Needle-felted bowl using hand-spun and hand-dyed yarns from fleeces of Shetland sheep grown in the neghbouring island of Sanday. Circumference: 23cm Weight: 162g

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Felted Bowl – Pinks

Hand-felted bowl. Decorated with hand-spun North Ronaldsay yarn (Orkney's native seaweed-eating sheep). The yarn has been hand-dyed and needle-felted on to the bowl to form the design. Width: 17cm Height: 16cm Circumference: 19cm

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Little Brown Duffel Bag

Hand-knitted and felted duffel bag. Made from hand-spun yarns in natural colours and hand-dyed. Yarns were produced from Shetland fleeces of sheep grown in the neighbouring island of Sanday. Circumference: 22cm Height: 26cm Weight: 300g Adjustable straps so can be worn over the shoulder or as a rucksack.

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Patchwork Mini Blanket

This mini blanket or throw has been woven on a simple Nail loom. It is made with hand-spun chunky yarn from Orkney's seaweed-eating rare breed North Ronaldsay sheeps' fleeces. Some of the yarn is in the natural colour and some has been hand-dyed. Width: 82cm Length: 1.20m Weight: 1.124kg

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Pegloom Rug

Woven on a peg loom this rug has been created using natural fleece from Orkney's native rare breed seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay sheep along with knitted, crocheted strips from hand-spun and hand-dyed yarns. Width: 56cm Length: 87cm Weight: 1,397g

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Rainbow Duffel Bag

Hand-knitted and felted duffel bag. Made from hand-spun yarns in natural colours and hand-dyed. Yarns were produced from Orkney's North Roanldsay seaweed eating sheeps' fleeces. Circumference: 25cm Height: 28cm Weight: 460g Adjustable straps so can be worn over the shoulder or as a rucksack.

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