Made Slower, Made for a Lifetime
![Hands pulling orange wool threads on a loom](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/Cushendale_home_hands-detail.jpg?v=1689253472&width=1800)
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Made slower is made with more care, is better and is more sustainable. And by completing every step here at our mill we ensure what we make is made for a lifetime.
![Miriam Cushen using a warping technique on a loom with pink, red and purple threads at the mill](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/Cushendale_Warping.webp?v=1691430866&width=800)
Our Mill
We are one of Ireland’s last vertical mills, operating from a site on which a mill has stood since the 13th century. We use age old techniques and machinery to carefully hand craft in small quantities.
![A man standing in front of a machine comparing the colour of green wool in the machine to a swatch palette in his hand](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/cushendale-made-slower-carding.jpg?v=1690467512&width=1080)
Making Yarn
We start with fleece and take the time and effort to nurture it into beautiful yarns ready to begin their transformation into exquisite textiles under our watchful eye.
![A person operating a machine to weave wool threads in the workshop](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/cushendale-made-slower-weaving.jpg?v=1690467846&width=1400)
Designing & Weaving
Our humble designs draw inspiration from our own lives and the beauty we see in the everyday before being woven into textiles of extraordinary colour, warmth and feel.
![A man working with striped fabric at the Cushendale mill](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/Cushendale_finishing.jpg?v=1695060785&width=2085)
Wet & Dry Finishing
We say that a woven textile is only half way there, the real magic happens in the gentle and careful wet & dry finishing which interlock the yarn, giving them body and texture.
![Female hands stretching out brown fabric over a wooden board](http://cushendale.ie/cdn/shop/files/Cushendale_lifetime-guarantee_medium-repair-hands.jpg?v=1689264305&width=1020)
Hand Finishing
Every inch of textile is checked and then cut, finished and labeled by hand, ensuring the human touch is present throughout every stage of our process.