I got to see wool being processed into yarn at Harrisville Designs, a small yarn mill in New Hampshire.
Fibers being mixed for tweed here, and white roving being spun there.
Yarn plied and wound onto spools, then spools wound into skeins.
Watching this process gave me an insight on why yarn can be expensive--it's very labor intensive to produce skeins of yarn. Harrisville Designs sell their own yarns in a lovely shop down the road from the mill. They also do custom orders for other companies. The history of Harrisville yarn mills date back to the 1700s. (For more about their fascinating history, check out the link below).
We grabbed lunch at the general store next door--the best sandwiches! If you want to visit this beautiful community nestled among the hills and streams in a quaint part of New Hampshire, or if you would like to order some of the gorgeous 100% virgin wool yarns of Harrisville Designs, check out their website:
