Would you like to help make the historic, and exciting house “Spinnaríið”, be a pillar in Faroese wool crafts history? and do you want to help return the Faroese wool to its former glory? (and to a higher standard and quality?). You can do that by supporting this project financially.
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Wool is faroese gold - or so it used to be.

Since people first stepped on the Faroe Islands, has there been a need and desire to use and work with the faroese sheep wool. The old saying goes “Ull er føroya gull” - wool is faroese gold.
But that seems like a distant past. Today, a large amount of the wool
gets burned, is not used or just thrown away, because the farmers earn next to nothing for selling the wool. It’s simply cheaper to produce and buy wool or clothes from other countries and shipping them to the islands.
But there are those who want to change this.
And one of them is the Wool Spinnery Mona. Our approach is all Faroese wool must be collected and produced. It should be used for underwear and outerwear and much more, and last but not least, we need to make sure that the knowledge of the wool craft does not disappear.

The building

This interesting building called SPINNARÍIÐ was builtin 1946 to be used as a wool spinnery and drying facility for J.F.Kjølbro, but in the recent years the house has been in decay. In 2011 began the project to restore the house as a culture house for traditional craftmanship and art.

With good support from Klaksvík municipality and interested investors, the renovation of the building has now been completed and the result is a beautiful and aesthetic looking building with a rich history. Today the building is run as an independent foundation.

The intention

The intention with the spinnery is that everyone that visits will be able to experience the Faroese culture and history. On the ground floor is the wool handicraft and on the upper floor the boat craftmanship. Here there will be a possibility to learn, smell, try and play with different opportunities. An active and living house for all faroeislanders and tourist, where there also is a cosy environment with coffee and food.

Who is behind MONA?

It is us, who once were running Mona Olsen’s spinnery in Klaksvík, and the weavers, knitters, schools, and others that believe there is a need for this opportunity in the Faroe Islands. Not least because a part of this work is also research and development.

The company, Knitting Faroes, is leading this project. The company was founded in 2011 with the goal to progress Mona’s spinnery further and combine it with the Économusée concept. www.economusee.com

In 2011 we disassembled Mona Olsen’s old machines and moved them from the old spinnery, with the purpose that they should be reassembled at the new spinnery building once it was restored.
The machines are currently in storage and are still in good condition. A Danish specialist in such machines, Villy Jacobsen, will come and assemble them.

In accordance with the Économusée concept, the spinnery Mona will put focus on the craftmanship. firstly, by telling about the men and women, and their skills to get the most out of the wool, but also how the wool is handled from sheep to yarn, so that the quality is preserved, especially its softness and thickness.

Focus will also be on other areas like knitting techniques, patterns, colours etc.

And at last but not least, the ability to look forward from ”stúka/woolen underwear to haute couture”.

Funding

With your help, we can begin all this in early spring 2020
It will cost us a total of 1.4 million DKK to get the machines up and running, furnish the space and get all the needed equipment. But this money will not be available to us unless we obtain a start-up capital of 200.000 DKK.

For 200.000 DKK we can start the activities and obtain furniture and equipment. With this money, we can start events, workshops, lessons and other activities.

For 200.000 DKK we will get new investors to join, so we can finance setting up the machines and get them spinning.

With your help, we will be able to get a unique project started in Klaksvík. A project that will benefit everyone that has interest in Faroese wool and wool craftmanship.

We sincerely thank you for any pledge we receive.

Contact

For more information, send a message to: olgabiskopsto@gmail.com

The Faroese breed belongs to the North-European group of horned, short-tailed sheep. Mostly white, black or grey, with a high frequency of piebald animals. The history of the Faroe Islands’ sheep dates back to the 7th and 8th centuries, when sheep were brought by Irish monks who settled the isolated volcanic islands. The breed has been kept in isolation on the islands and genetic influence from other breeds is meant to be minimal.
Today, the wool does not have high value and only a little of it is used. Therefore, raising the value again and making the most of it is an important task.

A wide participation of stakeholders in the project, will ensure that the wool industry, designers and others, benefit from the project. The entire manufacturing process takes place in the local area, and those who need special requests for quality or material for artist projects will have the opportunity to obtain the desired material.

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