Mill of Kintyre CIC

08/06/2026

We are so grateful to all the people who came along to our community engagement day in Campbeltown Library on Saturday.

It was inspiring hearing all your interesting ideas and encouraging to see so many people share our enthusiasm for the project.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to talk to us about our plans and we were delighted with the response.

We will keep everyone updated on our plans for the Mill and future workshops on our social media channels. However, if you would like to sign up to our newsletter then email [email protected]

01/06/2026

Come and speak to us at our community engagement event in Campbeltown.

We’re working on plans for this community‑interest project around wool, crafts, skills, heritage and local jobs with the plan to eventually have a wool processing mill serving the people of Argyll.

It would be great to hear the thoughts and opinions of local people - whether you own sheep, use fleece for crafting, are interested in heritage craft or have an opinion on the plans.

Pop in to Campbeltown Library between 10-12 this Saturday (6 June) for a friendly chat and to find out more.

19/05/2026

Help us to work out what we should offer as woolly workshops!

As well as our work towards bringing wool processing back to Argyll, we also would like to offer wool-related workshops to the community.

We would love to hear from you specifically about this. So far we have the following ideas:

· Fleece to Handmade — a series that follows the process from raw fleece to finished item (dip in/out by topic).

· No Fleece Left Behind — breeds and what we can do with each.

· Learn to spin – using local fleeces

· Learn to knit – using Scottish wool

· Wet felting whole fleece

· Natural dyeing

· Weaving (tapestry, peg loom, bookmarks)

· Needle felting

· Mending

What do you think of these?

Do you have other suggestions that would fit?

Drop us a comment below 👇 and tag us in any shares so we can see your feedback

07/05/2026

Thanks again to the Argyllshire Advertiser for their brilliant coverage of our first community engagement event in Tarbert. We really appreciate the support.

If you missed the event and you'd like to find out more about our plans then don’t worry as we’re having another community engagement event on Saturday 6 June in Campbeltown Library between 10am-12pm.

It would be great to hear your thoughts and opinions - whether you own sheep, use fleece for crafting, are interested in heritage craft or have an opinion on the plans.

Come along and have a chat with us and give us your views.

The Mill of Kintyre Community Interest Company (MKCIC) is bidding to create what is thought to be the first site of its kind in Mid Argyll since the 18th century.

06/05/2026

Mainland Scotland is currently seeing a boom in wool processing services available! We are currently taking orders from Argyll & Bute & Arran, Highland wool have the Highlands covered & Creation Mill the south of Scotland. We're all offering washing, picking and carding services. For full processing to yarn check out Border Mill. We're delighted to be amongst these other incredible social enterprises who are putting community at the heart of their operations.

🐑🦙🧶 Fibre processing at Creation Mill 🐑🦙🧶

As farms are gearing up to shearing season we are launching our fibre to felted processing service!

No fleece should go to waste! Wool is such a great and sustainable material that has so many uses!

Book your slot by either filling out the form online - https://www.creationmill.org/fibre-processing or email [email protected]

26/04/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who took the time to come along to our community engagement day in Tarbert on Saturday.
We welcomed 20 visitors from as far away as Kerrera, Arran and Taynuilt, and we were blown away by the interest and positivity towards our plans.
Don't worry if you didn't manage to make it along as we're planning another event in Campbeltown towards the end of May and we'll post more details here when it's arranged.
If you would like to sign up to our newsletter email [email protected]

24/04/2026

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible tomorrow for our community engagement event. It's on from 10 until 12 in TALC in Tarbert.

23/04/2026

So many benefits to wool over synthetics. The cost of buying wool products however can be cost prohibitive. Our hope is that bringing back local industry will go some way to addressing this.

18/04/2026

A massive thanks to the Argyllshire Advertiser and for their wonderful coverage in this week's paper and making our ambitions to start a wool processing mill to serve the people of Argyll front page news!!!
If you enjoyed the article and you'd like to find out more about our plans then why not come along to our first community engagement event on Saturday 25 April in Tarbert's Templar Arts and Leisure Centre (TALC) between 10am-12pm.
It would be great to hear your thoughts and opinions - whether you own sheep, use fleece for crafting, are interested in heritage craft or have an opinion on the plans. The more information we have the better informed we'll be to give people what they want.
If you can't make it to Tarbert on 25 April there will be another chance to speak to us as we're planning a second community engagement event in Campbeltown. Details to follow soon.

For the first time since the 18th century, a new woollen mill is coming to Mid Argyll. A new company has been established to process wool from local flocks, and the founders will be hosting an information day in Tarbert next week.

Find details here: https://www.westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/new-mill-is-more-than-just-a-yarn