If you're passing through Broadford in the Isle of Skye make sure that you stop off at Teo's Handspun at the Old Pier in Broadford. Theo's Handspun was conceived some twenty years ago in Northern Argentina, where he was staying at the time learning about life and crafts. Making handknit shoes at the time, he was fascinated by the possibility of making them during the winter. The strength and the dyeing qualities of handspun wool, seemed to indicate this was the path to go, and it was. The colourful boots were a success, yet soon he moved on to sweaters, handspun in a thick chunky yarn, in the way of the indians there and the Uruguayans further south.


The easy joy of creating these fun, different garments, told him he was ready to move to better places. One year handspinning cotton in Brasil and ten years in a craft shop in Andalucian Spain were to elapse before designer Di Gilpin discovered him there and gave him the chance to work on the Isle of Skye with her.

Once in Skye, Teo found out that this was an ideal place to be and trade his hobby come profesion.After an article about us in Vogue Knitting, some articles published in the British"Journal for handweavers,handspinners and dyers" and an interview for the program "Grassroots" in Radio Scotland, joyful hobbie-business took off and increased its sales twentyfold.

Pop in or visit Teo at http://www.teoshandspun.com/