A sense of place

Making our woolly hats isn’t easy. It’s been about learning things the long, hard and sometimes stupid way. We believe the hard work translates into ethical, local and lasting results.

We hope it’s a story that inspires others to move to the Isle of Tiree to live and work.

For over 10 years the little island we live on has seen a steady decline in population and economic opportunity. As well as our desire to be a meaningful small cog in a bigger change to ethical and sustainable methods of doing and making. We want to make a meaningfully contribution to our island community and help answer three broader challenges facing the Isle of Tiree. We believe with your help we can:

1. Reverse the continued population decline specifically in working age Tiree permanent residents

2. Provide (non-seasonal) private sector employment opportunities – (Careers not Jobs)

3. Build accommodation for those who want to make the Isle of Tiree their permanent home, wherever they come from.

We hope our story and experiences motivate people just like you to breathe new life into skills that have been albeit forgotten. We want you to become a story which inspires people to try new and innovative things on Tiree.

By owning a WELAN Woolly you will enable others, just like you, to be a positive change doing great things that make for a happy and healthy life on Tiree. That’s WELAN’s, Tiree Made.

You can read more out how we made the move to Tiree here

In addition to our own investment in the day-to-day creation of opportunities within WELAN we place 10% of our profit into our WELAN® Tiree Made island fund.

That 10% is to be used to help more orphaned lambs just like Bubble, Nori, Kelp, Popcorn, Noah, Dot and Matrix. It’s also to help other people to move towards their own inspiring life on Tiree. 

What is TIREE MADE™? It’s a collective fund that is open and transparent. A fund enabling, people and places which:

• creates island centric projects that serve as a catalyst for positive change

• supports people in remote communities

• and evolves environments for a sustainable future

If you are thinking of making a life changing move or would like to be kept up-to-date on career opportunities at WELAN and other island business that feel the same way we do please get in contact with us. email: jason@welan.co.uk