How the World's Softest Wool is Made

On a remote island miles off the coast of Scotland, Mati Ventrillon makes hotly sought-after Fair Isle sweaters according to traditions that are centuries old.
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  • @ajubhosle
    @ajubhosle5 жыл бұрын

    As I get older I have started to appreciate hand made things so much..respect

  • @fitrianhidayat
    @fitrianhidayat5 жыл бұрын

    That sheep looks happy

  • @kathydoyle9939

    @kathydoyle9939

    5 жыл бұрын

    Happy sheep: yay! 😊

  • @andregreen8040

    @andregreen8040

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fitrian Hidayat@ if she held my head near her crotch like that, I’d be very happy too. Baaaaaaa !

  • @HandiworksbyClyne
    @HandiworksbyClyne3 жыл бұрын

    I love how this woman is kind to her sheeps, and very gentle with them. 💖💖 Many Americans and Filipino Knitters are falling in love with fair isle knitting. I love the music of Scotland.

  • @TheMystery51
    @TheMystery517 жыл бұрын

    Im sure she lives a happy and fulfilling life with a lot less stress than the rest of us. This is life like nature intended.

  • @nepalihercules

    @nepalihercules

    7 жыл бұрын

    lifes better if you have money

  • @AwesomeAsh99

    @AwesomeAsh99

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nature intended us to die at 30 what the fuck are you on about

  • @rimashaji4152

    @rimashaji4152

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sure sure sure

  • @nadivvv

    @nadivvv

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@AwesomeAsh99 woah really

  • @jinchey

    @jinchey

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nature didn't intend anything. It's a concept, not an intelligent being.

  • @aaronw447
    @aaronw4475 жыл бұрын

    Scottish and French hybrid accent - interesting.

  • @jamesveek-wilson7609

    @jamesveek-wilson7609

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this--I thought I was going crazy.

  • @mmpoggs2033

    @mmpoggs2033

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful accent!

  • @paris2993

    @paris2993

    3 жыл бұрын

    Okay !!!!!!! I was wondering why she sounded so un-highlandish

  • @heyya7464
    @heyya74645 жыл бұрын

    This just made me so happy , she handle the sheep with love ❤️

  • @chloebell420
    @chloebell4207 жыл бұрын

    The sweaters are gorgeous and worth every penney!!!

  • @whitemailprivilege2830

    @whitemailprivilege2830

    6 жыл бұрын

    Chloe Bell Mmm Penne pasta. I'm getting hungry 😩

  • @ashwinirao1067
    @ashwinirao10675 жыл бұрын

    Loved the way she cut the fleece off the sheep, adorable ❤️

  • @Spooksandooks
    @Spooksandooks7 жыл бұрын

    Wool seems softer when the source is remote 😂

  • @bibble4135
    @bibble41355 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. I love the way the sheep are sheared.

  • @drfarnz
    @drfarnz5 жыл бұрын

    If I lived in a country where it requires a wool jumper. I will definitely buy one from this lady. The amount of work and hours spent from the sheep to the final products deserved a respects.

  • @TheaMidnight
    @TheaMidnight6 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I loved it all-scenery, music, sheep, wool, knitting, yarn.... All of this filmed with great understanding. Thank you!

  • @MaKoud
    @MaKoud5 жыл бұрын

    See the animals are not suffering this is how all sheep wool must be made

  • @traininggrounds9450
    @traininggrounds94507 жыл бұрын

    This is what life is all about. We just need to live with the earth. What a remarkable woman! A breath of fresh air. Would that we all lived with the earth. Praise God and bless you from on high!

  • @mativentrillon9700

    @mativentrillon9700

    7 жыл бұрын

    Training Grounds thank you for such lovely comment. Fair Isle has given a new purpose to my life...

  • @MrMentalSoul

    @MrMentalSoul

    5 жыл бұрын

    Take it down a notch, mate.

  • @cherylclevenger2555
    @cherylclevenger25554 жыл бұрын

    I loved watching this! I love that she is so talented and preserving a culture.

  • @HandiworksbyClyne

    @HandiworksbyClyne

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love your picture. So natural!

  • @Park2King
    @Park2King5 жыл бұрын

    Those magic words: "It's full of satisfaction." Can't think of any better words to describe a working life.

  • @Gr95dc
    @Gr95dc5 жыл бұрын

    That's an expensive sweater, but looking at the process, if I had the money I'd gladly pay for it

  • @yappytown
    @yappytown5 жыл бұрын

    Very neat to see the process done. I want to make a fair isle by hand some day :)

  • @mirandavikanderson6958
    @mirandavikanderson69585 жыл бұрын

    Oh I love how u shear them by hand. Yes the sheep look so much happier then if u for them .

  • @DarcieGlam
    @DarcieGlam5 жыл бұрын

    My friend and her mother both knit Fair Isle style sweaters but not to sell. it is quite a process when hand-knitting.

  • @lupepedraza8497
    @lupepedraza84973 жыл бұрын

    How inspiring!!! you are an amazing artist. Your sheep just looks so contented. Love your work.

  • @patriciah3235
    @patriciah32355 жыл бұрын

    Priceless sweater.

  • @haroldellis9721
    @haroldellis97215 жыл бұрын

    I don't know which is more beautiful, Scotland or the sweaters, but for 160 Euros, I know which one I'm going to have.

  • @denisenadeau5243
    @denisenadeau5243 Жыл бұрын

    soo beautiful so pristine thankyou for showing us these lovely islands and skills you have

  • @ANSt15
    @ANSt153 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your craftmanships

  • @palzongbhutia9904
    @palzongbhutia99045 жыл бұрын

    So much beauty and simplicity keeping up tradition

  • @jonnda
    @jonnda5 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine what that sweater would cost of they didn’t use that knitting machine? ...Which, by the way, those things are a stroke of engineering genius IMHO. I saw a similar device elsewhere on youtube, but for knitting hats or socks.

  • @buzzyanderson4131
    @buzzyanderson41314 жыл бұрын

    I love her gentle voice

  • @mr_delivery
    @mr_delivery7 жыл бұрын

    thats very much intresting and very passionate and fells like more close to earth

  • @BoBo-ti6jh
    @BoBo-ti6jh5 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work. Such a fantastic location and workshop. Although, I don't believe that it is the world's softest wool.

  • @vlado2701
    @vlado27015 жыл бұрын

    Great history and traditions of production certainly bring great results and achievements ! Handmade and high quality products made of wool ! It's impossible not to buy ! Thank You dear Bloomberg for Your very interesting and helpful shot film ! I appreciate it ! Vl'ado. Nov 10,2018

  • @pamelaf76
    @pamelaf766 жыл бұрын

    Your information is very awesome thank you for taking the time to pass on tradition.

  • @ludolfebner6839
    @ludolfebner68393 жыл бұрын

    what a nice story and beautiful products

  • @liizzset
    @liizzset5 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing.

  • @elisabetacanalisbrad1712
    @elisabetacanalisbrad17125 жыл бұрын

    This is so beautiful! Everything I mean.

  • @eltoq8407
    @eltoq84077 жыл бұрын

    Hi from Karachay, Caucasus!) very inspiring, keep it up! I find a lot in common between our native culture and Scottish culture.

  • @jamariothe5thcornerstone200
    @jamariothe5thcornerstone2002 жыл бұрын

    You right!!! And I can't wait to get in this business

  • @alwaysargyll2268
    @alwaysargyll22685 жыл бұрын

    I am quite new to knitting and would love a machine, would you mind sharing which machine you are using in the film please?

  • @Kumutuna
    @Kumutuna3 жыл бұрын

    This is like high quality one of a kind. Best garment u can wear

  • @Ga7atTown
    @Ga7atTown5 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @shibu.matrix
    @shibu.matrix6 жыл бұрын

    I love the place more than wool.

  • @marpro765
    @marpro7652 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video. Thank you for making it.

  • @EsculatedPingu
    @EsculatedPingu5 жыл бұрын

    Wow the accent almost half Icelandic/Scottish which makes sense

  • @GeoRoze

    @GeoRoze

    5 жыл бұрын

    472017807 Hi! I live in Orkney and we are closely knitted to Shetland. Both places share a similar accent called orcadian. We also have our own language which sounds like heavy Gaelic that’s been thrown through Texas haha

  • @jakedeane5304

    @jakedeane5304

    5 жыл бұрын

    472017807 she’s French

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova5 жыл бұрын

    So much work for 120 euro?

  • @bettyhappschatt3467

    @bettyhappschatt3467

    3 жыл бұрын

    160€

  • @IvanPerez-bm8er
    @IvanPerez-bm8er5 жыл бұрын

    This is couture quality.

  • @doctorlove3536
    @doctorlove35363 жыл бұрын

    So her life is: 1. Grazing 2. Sheering 3. Knitting 4. Selling 5. Doing in all in an isolated place Saying I’m ‘jealous’ would be an extreme understatement.

  • @EvoSGooD
    @EvoSGooD5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @evn-fu1iz
    @evn-fu1iz5 жыл бұрын

    yo tell me that sheeps arent the cutest thing ever

  • @dodexsamforna446
    @dodexsamforna4462 жыл бұрын

    Amazing.

  • @vivekkailash9308
    @vivekkailash93087 жыл бұрын

    Shetland..i loved that serial..

  • @icecastles1432
    @icecastles14323 жыл бұрын

    I love every bit of this video

  • @sergeyberlin3264
    @sergeyberlin32645 жыл бұрын

    This woman has figured out life. More fulfilling than a corporate career!

  • @michellegilder1558
    @michellegilder15584 жыл бұрын

    Well done!

  • @Runnnner7
    @Runnnner74 жыл бұрын

    i love your work

  • @kennethworde862
    @kennethworde8625 жыл бұрын

    Love the video

  • @gigi-sf8ti
    @gigi-sf8ti5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @wakilinjogu1727
    @wakilinjogu17274 жыл бұрын

    The views are amazing

  • @freeman-dz1163
    @freeman-dz11633 жыл бұрын

    I love your work from northern Algeria,me too I product my yarn by myself, washing the wool by my hand ,traditional, I fabric ,and knitting whithe my hand.

  • @LalinDissanayaka
    @LalinDissanayaka5 жыл бұрын

    She's very talented, I plan to move to the Shetlands in some years.

  • @RoxanaMariaTimoianu
    @RoxanaMariaTimoianu5 жыл бұрын

    I guess my grandma was very cool. She knitted a lot of dresses and sweaters by hand, with quite complex patterns on them. She taught me too, as a child, but I can’t do patterns and stuff...

  • @coo-kies
    @coo-kies6 жыл бұрын

    What a dream job

  • @melevizosachu2415
    @melevizosachu24153 жыл бұрын

    Wow ! It's incredible. :)

  • @sambady4843
    @sambady48436 жыл бұрын

    I just can say You are wonderful

  • @tihammd
    @tihammd4 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @tihammd
    @tihammd3 жыл бұрын

    wow! Nice video

  • @spicybrown75
    @spicybrown755 жыл бұрын

    Not a bad price for all the work and material that goes into it.

  • @joshuapeng831
    @joshuapeng8317 жыл бұрын

    amazing!!!

  • @dudewatches6125
    @dudewatches61255 жыл бұрын

    I like the sheeps.

  • @trojanette8345
    @trojanette83455 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Very informative. Q: From the time your shear the animal until the time you finally have a completely finished garment that is finally put up on a drying 'rack' then, ultimately sold -- how long is the whole process? Are we talking about a month or more; or slightly less?

  • @mr_delivery
    @mr_delivery7 жыл бұрын

    i will pay upto 350 euro fore that natural hand made dress

  • @mtodd4723
    @mtodd47235 жыл бұрын

    Cool !

  • @cloudyvibe275
    @cloudyvibe2755 жыл бұрын

    💕💕💫🙌🏾 she is a boss!!! 🌺

  • @EnsoLLC
    @EnsoLLC6 жыл бұрын

    Wow worth the price I think.

  • @tessmacie9924
    @tessmacie99245 жыл бұрын

    I would like a hat!

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa55965 жыл бұрын

    Mmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!! Delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woolly sweaters!!!!!! Not for deserts and the tropics.

  • @jessicaaudate
    @jessicaaudate5 жыл бұрын

    Okay... now I understand the pricing. Wow!

  • @noekonigseder5225
    @noekonigseder52255 жыл бұрын

    Wow really fair price

  • @FistyCarrera
    @FistyCarrera5 жыл бұрын

    so its actually "one of the softest" not THE softest.

  • @aphyngodiva2551

    @aphyngodiva2551

    5 жыл бұрын

    Merino is softer than Shetland but that also makes it far weaker because it is the thinness of the fiber that makes it so soft. It has to be mixed with another wool so it does not break. This happens with many other super soft wools too like cashmere (goat) and angora (rabbit). Shetland is probably the softest you could get that holds its own and doesn't need to be mixed.

  • @n.ayisha

    @n.ayisha

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aphyngodiva2551 merino does no have to to be mixed with anything. i have spun yarn from pure merino wool and knitted lots of 100% merino sweaters. the main reason why merino wool gets blended with other fibers is usually as a cost-cutting measure, or if it is intended to be used in socks.

  • @hastensavoir7782

    @hastensavoir7782

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don’t forget the Vicuña and Tengri Khangai fibres.

  • @victornewman508

    @victornewman508

    3 жыл бұрын

    I found shetland wool is more itchy than merino or cashmere.

  • @hastensavoir7782

    @hastensavoir7782

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@victornewman508 are you allergic?

  • @reshmapatel_yoga
    @reshmapatel_yoga Жыл бұрын

    Wow ❤

  • @elinachingsubam1865
    @elinachingsubam18655 жыл бұрын

    I have seen people using these knitting machines here in Manipur, India . it's really interesting to see the art. it's like a typewriter . I heard that it is a Japanese product.

  • @dewataawanberapi1973
    @dewataawanberapi19736 жыл бұрын

    great

  • @ahmadfarooq8938
    @ahmadfarooq89385 жыл бұрын

    Please let me know do you export your goods as well or they are just for domestic sale and Special Orders ? Thanks

  • @drunkenmonkey369
    @drunkenmonkey3694 жыл бұрын

    A dream to work in this field for a living. Hello! From Seattle. Another knitted of the world.

  • @gvi341984
    @gvi3419845 жыл бұрын

    The machine is more interesting than hand knitting

  • @mkivy
    @mkivy4 жыл бұрын

    Ah man a haircut again? That is beautiful..thank u for ur kindness and understanding ...my grandmother was from Edinburgh and we plan on traveling to see there home and buy me a sweater...my wife is Irish so I promised her an Irish sweater... lol I would live to purchase a sweater from u...I love a turtle neck style.

  • @theresakidd
    @theresakidd5 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know what machine she was using for the knitting?

  • @balgrantango460
    @balgrantango460 Жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to buy skeins or balls of Shetland wool yarn and ship to Canada?

  • @Lorenzo-hu7fh
    @Lorenzo-hu7fh5 жыл бұрын

    Hi which program is she using for testing the jacquard?

  • @AnyFactor
    @AnyFactor3 жыл бұрын

    Happy sheep make the softest wool

  • @EvatheDiva00
    @EvatheDiva005 жыл бұрын

    those look like happy sheep

  • @diyangeluk
    @diyangeluk2 жыл бұрын

    SO PLEASE HOW MAY I PURCHASE ONE OF THESE DIVINE SWEATERS FROM HER????😍😍😍

  • @tassiegirl1991
    @tassiegirl1991Ай бұрын

    I assumed that traditional sweaters would be hand not machine knit so i was surprised nit to see that in this video.

  • @yeseniacontreras8038
    @yeseniacontreras80385 жыл бұрын

    Stop hating on the knitting machine or go knit one of these and try not to get carpel tunnel

  • @imightbearacist6613

    @imightbearacist6613

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah alot of effort goes into these things. Thd next time my grandma gives me an ugly sweater for Christmas, maybe I'll decline it more politely

  • @CDGMR1
    @CDGMR1 Жыл бұрын

    Wow lots of work. No wonder is so expensive.

  • @marcben1539
    @marcben15397 жыл бұрын

    she's not actually knitting, the machine is. although i do like the idea of being able to program the machine with the punch sheet. doing this by hand is more authentic but quite time consuming.

  • @fallenslave6684
    @fallenslave66844 жыл бұрын

    Can you please write to me, where can I buy a machine like that?

  • @willd0g
    @willd0g2 жыл бұрын

    Merino wool entered the chat

  • @tongkatali7643
    @tongkatali76435 жыл бұрын

    She preserved the old heritage

  • @jewelandfriends
    @jewelandfriends5 жыл бұрын

    I'm more interested the island view and the sheep 🐑

  • @sandydotcom
    @sandydotcom5 жыл бұрын

    ❤️