Hiiu Wool Factory

Western Estonia & the Islands


Housed in a limestone hayshed built in 1841, this small mill uses 19th-century machines to card, rove and spin the thick wool of Hiiumaa's hardy sheep. You can select from the sweaters and mittens for sale, or stock up on yarn to knit your own. From June to August there's a cafe on site.


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