How to Hand Card Wool into a Rolag for Handpinning

The Carding process is one of the main steps in the Harris Tweed®️ production cycle. It is the process which brushes out each and every individual wool fibre, bringing order, consistency and structure to the randomness of the wool after the blending process. The wool passes through a set of rolling drums and brushes, and then onto the “card” itself - where the wool is finely tuned by another set of rolling brushes. The now parallel fibres are then matted together into a fine sheet or ‘web’ of wo

It starts with wool and a little inspiration from the land 💛🌼 This sunny yellow wool moves through carding and spinning, where fibres are gently aligned, drawn out, and twisted into strong, workable yarn. #harristweed #fromtheland #harristweedhebrides #process | Harris Tweed Hebrides

Here at the Shawbost Mill, our carding machines gently disentangle and align the wool, creating a continuous sliver of beautifully blended colour, ready for spinning—though it’s not strong enough yet without tensile reinforcement. The next stage in the Harris Tweed® production process is spinning, which is the moment our fibre becomes truly workable yarn 🧶 | Harris Tweed Hebrides