About Us
We are a small family owned company specialising in high quality undyed yarn for hand-dye artists. We have over 200 undyed yarn bases which we wholesale.
Wool2dye4 was set up initially by Sheila Trunzo, we worked with her for many years and finally bought the business off her in 2016.
Wool2dye4 is now run by Andy Robinson, Jeni Hewlett & Doug Robinson. With over 70 years of experience between us in the wool trade and dyeing, we make the perfect team to bring you the largest range of undyed yarns in the world.
Andy has been a wool merchant since he was 18, Doug (his son) has followed in his footsteps, and loves all things yarn and logistics. Jeni is Andy's wife and has been dyeing yarn for over 25 years. She loves all kinds of dyeing and is particularly obessed with natural dyeing and printing at the moment. Andy has lots of printed sheep shirts as a result!
We are passonate about yarn, the sourcing of the fibres, and keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum, this is something we consider and work on all the time.
We support a number of charities including being one of the largest sponsors of the Mirasol School in Peru. You can read more about this below:
Wool2dye4 has for many years been contributing towards the daily running costs of the Mirasol school in Peru. We are honored to be allowed to support this wonderful project.
The idea behind the Mirasol Project is simple: To support the children of communities in Munani, Neque in Puno with their education through the Mirasol School contributors.
Our Good friends, Kari Hestnes and Per Svendsen, former owners of Du Store Alpakka, visited Peru in 2006 and decided to visit the Peruvian highlands. They arrived at Mallkini Alpaca Ranch, owned by Michell y Cia. During their visit, they went on an excursion through the farm, where they met two children: Marisol and Alex, who were the children of one of our alpaca shepherds from Mallkini.
Kari and Per were impressed by the charisma and simplicity of the children, especially Marisol. They found out about the living conditions of the Andean people, especially children. They recognized the conditions and the challenges that children had to face to attend school and study. They also were shocked to discover that children had to walk every day between 2 to 3 hours to reach their school and the same time to return home, regardless of whether it was a cold, rainy, or snowy day.
Knowing these challenges, Kari and Per had the idea of building a house where children could stay from Monday to Friday and be closer to the school: this way they could also develop activities after school. They talked with the Michell family, who shared the same ideas and concerns.
Michell y Cia transferred an area of 12,200 sq meters within their Alpaca Ranch to start with the Project.
In 2007, construction of the Mirasol boarding school started, operating in April of the same year. Initially, it hosted children of all levels of education, from the areas of Mallkini, Munani, and Neque. In late 2007 and early 2008, the first stage of what now is Mirasol boarding school was built, initiating activities in March of the same year.
Today, thanks to the committed support of several companies and individuals, the Mirasol Project hosts more than 62 primary students and 13 high school students.
