Commission spinning revolution

We have been spinning wool in small quantities since 1991, but following the move from Lampeter in Wales to our new home in Cornwall in 2005, we have started a minor revolution in the industry by doing almost everything in small quantities.

In 2007 we introduced worsted spinning, and in the summer of 2008 added an on-line shop and a dye plant which is now producing yarn in 10 different colours.

The company's reputation has been built by adding value to fleeces supplied by farmers and turning them into high-quality yarn.

But we are now also buying wool from them which we are using in our own specially-developed Blacker Designs range of products including knitting yarns, blankets, throws, cushions and scarves which can be viewed and purchased in the on-line shop.

Our minor revolution was kick started by managing director Sue Blacker who with her family in 2005 bought the company from its previous owners. Since then we have been helped by European Union Objective 1 funding, the fund managers Finance Cornwall and a group of outside investors.