Alternatives to Howlin for scottish wool?
I love their cuts but the pricing is a bit too high for me. I am looking for a fishermans sweater or nice cardigan and ideally from Scottish wool.
10 Replies
eBay
genuinescottishknits | eBay Stores
Welcome to our ebay shop. A small family run based in beautiful Southern Scotland. All our knitwear we sell is made from 100% wool in our factory in Annan, Dumfries & Galloway
and are absolutely best quality at genuine factory prices.
Take a look at Harley of Scotland — Howlin garments come from their factory, if I'm not mistaken.
Or Bosie (same brand as Harley; their branding makes me confused)
so would you say they are similar quality? or are there caveats since it isnt as expensive
They are the same quality - it is literally the knitwear maker for Howlin' :) They subcontract for their Made In Scotland stuff
Try Shetland Woollen Co. as well, often cheaper still than Harley's, and still produce on the Shetland Isles with all the heritage kudos that comes with that. I have one of theirs and it good
gotcha just wondering cause kirland is made in the same factory as grey goose haha
love all the recs so far though! I am surprised how much cheaper this stuff is
Yes, same quality! I guess the Howlin premium comes from the more intricate patterns and details... and from advertising, of course.
If you order from Bosie, I know you can pay a small fee to get your wool brushed (for that fuzzy texture, like J. Press Shaggy Dog). You can choose how fuzzy you want it to be.
https://bosie.co/pages/brushing-level-guide
I'll plus one Bosie 🙂
Almost identical, howlin uses a softer wool and has a different cut though. Harley's mainline uses shetland yarns and a more traditional scottish sweater cut
Jamieson's is another great shetland local sweater producer, they sell through third party like nomanwalksalone.com and a few on their own site now
Howlin' s Made in Scotland knits all use Shetland wool as far as I know, it will be the same exact wool as Harley
Do they? I could swear that the hand is a bit different. I know that Howlin' has unique colors and cuts to the brand but almost all else is the same, especially build quality