About Teoshandspun
How we evolved
Teo's Handspun was conceived some twenty years ago in Northern
Argentina, where I was staying at the time learning about life and
crafts.
Making handknit shoes at the time, I 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 colorful boots were a success, yet soon I 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 me I 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 me there and gave me the chance to work on the Isle of Skye with her.
On Skye I met my Antonia
(expert handknitter and a
degree in fine arts), who had just completed the adventure of raising
two beautiful kids. 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, plus articles in the Vogue Knitting and Knitting
mags, our joyful hobbie-business took off and increased
its sales twenty fold.
COME AND VISIT US IN THE ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND, WE LOVE IT.
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Each sweater /cardigan can be handknit specially for you. So please contact us for your very own personal choices of color/style/size etc.
And remember - you are more than welcome to come and visit us at our workshop on the Isle of Skye Scotland (Easter till October)
Teo's Handspun
at The Old Pier, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AE
Tel: +44 (0) 1471 822 876