Aister 'oo' Sheep & Yarn

Aister 'oo' Sheep & Yarn

Our Shetland Sheep are gorgeous (we are biased, we know!)  The natural colours of their fleece is so beautiful and once they are sheared in June/July, their fleece will make up these beautiful, natural, Lambswool colours of Aister ‘oo’.  Some of the white fleece is also dyed to make the beautiful colours of yarn too.

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Shetland Kale Seed from the Croft at Aister!

Shetland Kale Seed from the Croft at Aister!

We are pleased to launch our newest product - Shetland Kale Seed from our very own Croft in Aister!   It's taken a while to get the seeds planted, grown, collected, dried, harvested and then properly tested and approved but at last we can start selling and indeed planting our own seeds!  The packet label was designed and drawn by our Daughter - Kayleigh - isn't it smart?! Here's the low down on Shetland Kale: It’s a type of cabbage that’s native to Shetland – we’ve grown it for 100’s of years!  It’s a super food for our young sheep that are in the byre...

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Aister 'oo' now has a peerie store, next to Nortower Lodges in Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, where you can visit our Croft, meet us, our sheep and cattle and buy our super soft, 100% Shetland Yarn and Yarn gifts! Contact us if you'd like to make an appointment to pop along!