Sloban | Puddle | Alba 4ply

SEALY MACWHEELY LTD

£20

The Alba yarn collection is exclusive to Sealy MacWheely and has been blended and spun specially to my specifications with a unique blend of top quality British bred fibres. Each colourway has been inspired by the landscape, language and folklore of the beautiful country of Scotland: Sloban [ sLɔban] (slop-an) is the Scottish Gaelic word for a puddle and it surely comes as no surprise to anyone who has visited or lived in Scotland that water crops up in conversation a lot, either in relation to the weather or the loch-covered landscape and miles of sea shore. It has been estimated that there a

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as SEALY MACWHEELY LTD, number SC605391. Checked 2026-08-29.
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UK operations
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British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
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Where it is made
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This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.