GOR Woollen Mill, 1356A REMEMBRANCE Drive, Burrumbeet (2026)

16/10/2026

Never underestimate the power of a good block! 🧶🤍

Blocking is one of those steps that can make a real difference to a knitted garment — and particularly when you’re machine knitting. (Blocked rib in the right)

When the pieces first come off the machine, they can look a little different from how you imagined the finished garment. The fabric may curl, the edges might not sit quite as you’d like, and the dimensions can need a little adjustment.

Blocking helps the knitted fabric relax and settle into shape, making it easier to work with when it comes to joining everything together.

It’s especially important for things like ribbing, where you want the edges to sit neatly and the finished garment to look balanced.

For my La Bella 4ply vest, blocking the main pieces and the ribbing was an important step before linking everything together.

It doesn’t magically fix everything (if only! 😂), but it can make a remarkable difference to the finished result.

And a little reminder: always check the care requirements of your yarn before choosing your blocking method. Different fibres respond differently to water, heat and handling.

Do you enjoy the finishing stages of a project, or are you usually keen to get straight to wearing it? 😉
I wore mine straight away😅

15/10/2026

We might be bringing a few secrets to She’s Crafty… 🤫🧶

We’re busy getting ready for Castlemaine, and there are some rather special yarns coming along for the ride!

✨ A small amount of a special old favourite — if you know, you know!

🧶 Yarns made during our Yarn Making Masterclasses — each with its own story, and only a limited amount available.

🌿 And something completely new… Ghost Gum Light! We haven’t told you about this one yet. 😉

Of course, we’ll also have our usual GOR favourites with us, so there’ll be plenty to browse, squish and dream about your next project with.

Some familiar faces, a few rare finds, and one little secret we’re finally ready to share… well, almost! 😄

📍 She’s Crafty Yarn Market, Castlemaine
🗓️ Saturday 24 October
⏰ 10am–3pm
🧶 Find us at stall 17

Who’s coming along? And should we give you a little peek at Ghost Gum Light before the market? 👀🤍

14/10/2026

From knitted pieces to a finished vest. 🧶🤍

Remember my machine-knitting experiments with our La Bella 4ply in Mid Grey? Well, the vest is finished! Yay 🥳

Once the pieces were knitted, there was still quite a bit to do before it could be worn.

First, blocking — giving the main pieces and the ribbing a little attention so everything settles into shape. Then came the linking, joining the pieces together to turn them into an actual garment.

And finally… a vest!

I designed this one myself and worked out the calculations along the way, so it’s been a satisfying little project from the first swatches to the last seam.

I’m still learning my way around machine knitting, and I love discovering what’s possible with our own yarns. It’s also a lovely reminder that making a garment is about more than the knitting itself. Those finishing steps really do make a difference.

And I think La Bella 4ply in Mid Grey has worked rather well for this one. 🤍

Now, the question is… what shall I make next? 😉

12/10/2026

Castlemaine, we’re coming your way! 🧶🥳

It’s only 11 days until She's Crafty - Yarn Lovers' Market, and we’re getting ready to pack up a whole lot of goodies over the next 10 days!

We’ll be bringing plenty of scrumptious yarns, some familiar favourites … and some you might not expect. 😉🤫

Whether you’re hunting for your next knitting or crochet project, would like to show us what you've made in our yarn or simply fancy a good yarn chat, we’d love to see you.

📍 She’s Crafty Yarn Market, Castlemaine
🗓️ Saturday 24th October. Weekend after next 😉
⏰ 10am–3pm
🧶 Find us at stall 17!

Start making that shopping list, have a think about your next project, and come say hello. We’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and meeting new ones, too! 🤍

So, who’s coming along? 👋🧶

10/10/2026

A knitting machine… but make it look hand-knitted. 🧶😉

I’ve been experimenting with machine knitting, using our La Bella 4ply in Mid Grey to make a vest.

One of the things I wanted to explore was how to create a fabric with a softer, more relaxed look, rather than the very uniform appearance people sometimes associate with machine knitting.

And that’s where the swatching comes in.

A swatch isn’t just about checking your tension or making sure your garment will fit. It’s also an opportunity to experiment with the fabric itself: how loosely or firmly it’s knitted, how it drapes, and how it feels in your hands.

A few small adjustments can make quite a difference to the finished result.

There’s been a fair bit of experimenting along the way, but I’ve now moved on from the swatches and started making the vest itself. I designed it and worked out the calculations, so there’s been plenty to think about before even getting started!

And that’s one of the things I enjoy about making: finding ways to turn an idea into something wearable, with a little trial and error along the way. (And yes, quite a few swatches! 😂)

Watch this space 😁

09/10/2026

Before Summer Fiesta becomes colour, it starts here. 🌿🧶

This is Summer Fiesta before it becomes Summer Fiesta as you know it.

Our Merino and linen blend has been through the preparation and spinning stages here at the mill, and what you’re looking at is the natural, undyed yarn before it becomes all those beautiful Summer Fiesta colours.

There’s something we really love about this stage.

The yarn already has its own character — the softness of the Merino, the natural texture of the linen and those little flecks that give Summer Fiesta its distinctive feel.

And today, this batch left the mill and headed off to Loomtex for its next stage: colour. 🌿

We’ve already made quite a bit of this batch, and there’s still more to spin — including another batch of Summer Fiesta Oatmeal, our natural undyed version. 🤍

So while the colourful skeins might be the ones that catch your eye first, there’s quite a journey behind them.

Fibre → preparation → spinning → dyeing → skein.

And we’re only partway through this particular journey.

We’ll show you what happens next when this batch makes its way back to us… in a few weeks’ time. 😉

06/10/2026

Why do we send our yarn to Loomtex to be dyed? 🌿🧶

It’s something we’re asked from time to time, particularly because so much of our processing happens here at the mill.

The simple answer is that we don’t have the time or equipment to do everything ourselves.

We love hand dyeing and will continue to experiment with it when we can. There’s something special about taking a natural yarn and creating colour by hand, and it’s a process we really enjoy.

But when we’re producing enough yarn to keep the mill running, adding commercial dyeing to everything else we do just isn’t practical.

That’s where comes in.

They have the equipment, experience and expertise to dye our yarn at the scale we need, allowing us to focus on the parts of the process we do best here at GOR.

Working with Loomtex also means our dyed yarns are colour fast, so the colour is made to stay where it belongs while you’re making and wearing your finished project. Of course, colour-fast doesn’t mean completely care-free. Our yarns still need to be washed appropriately. And please don’t let the dyed yarns soak. But that’s another story! 😉

We’re also very happy to support another Australian business working in textiles. 🇦🇺

Australia once had a much larger textile manufacturing industry, but very little of it remains today. So when we have the opportunity to work with another Australian textile business, it matters to us.

For us, sustainability isn’t only about where a fibre comes from or how much water is used. It’s also about supporting local skills, knowledge, manufacturing and relationships wherever we can.

We’re a small mill, and we can’t do everything ourselves.

But we can choose who we work with. And we think that matters. 🤍

There will still be the occasional hand-dyeing experiment happening here, though. Just can't resist. 😉

06/10/2026

Summer Fiesta is well and truly underway! 🧶🌿

We’ve already made quite a bit of Summer Fiesta here at the mill, and there’s still plenty more to come.

Our Merino and linen blend is making its way through the various stages of preparation and spinning, with a batch of yarn now getting ready to head off to LoomTex to be dyed into some of the beautiful Summer Fiesta colours you know and love.

And we’re not finished spinning yet. A fresh batch of Summer Fiesta Oatmeal is also coming— the natural, undyed version of the yarn. 🤍

So for the next few weeks, there’ll be plenty happening around here: machines running, fibre moving and yarn taking shape.

We’ll share some of the process along the way, because we think it’s always interesting to see what happens before a skein ends up on the shelf. 🧶

Stay tuned… there’s a lot of Summer Fiesta in the works! 🌿🧶

01/10/2026

Not everything becomes yarn. And that's okay. 🧶🌿

Now that shearing is finished, the next job is going through all those bags of fleece.

And this is where things get interesting.

Not every part of every fleece is suitable for spinning into yarn. Some fibre is simply too coarse, too short or has characteristics that mean it won't make the kind of yarn we're looking for.

But that doesn't necessarily mean it's useless.

Some of this fibre will be put through our felting machine and given another life as felt. Other fibre may have a different purpose, while some of what comes out of the process really is just… rubbish.

It's all part of working with natural fibre — sorting, assessing, making choices and finding the best use for what we have.

And sometimes the finished felt becomes so comfortable that even the dogs decide it's theirs. 😂

Fibre → sorting → yarn, felt or something else.

Not everything has to become yarn to be worth keeping.

29/09/2026

A little bit special, this one. 🇦🇺🧶

Our Cotton Wool 5ply is a blend of Australian cotton and Merino wool — and it’s quite a special yarn to have coming out of our mill.

As far as we know, it’s the only Australian cotton yarn spun in Australia for the craft market.

That means the cotton is grown here, the yarn is spun here, and you get to work with something that has a very Australian story from fibre to finished skein. 🇦🇺

And then there’s the yarn itself.

The cotton brings lightness and breathability, while the Merino adds softness, warmth and that lovely woolly character we all know and love.

It’s a 5ply, making it a wonderfully versatile weight for garments, tops, cardigans and all sorts of everyday projects.

But perhaps our favourite part is seeing what happens after it leaves the mill.

This beautiful finished project was made by one of our customers, and we think it shows the yarn off rather beautifully. 🤍 This stunning knitted by (design by Anne Ventzel)
(The blue is our Summer Fiesta in Ocean Blue - if you are wondering…)

From Australian cotton and Merino… to a finished piece that gets worn and enjoyed.

That's the journey we love seeing.

Have you tried our Cotton Wool 5ply yet? And if you have, what did you make? 🧶

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