Ériu

Ériu started with a baby blanket, when Zoë set out to recreate a baby blanket handknit by her grandmother with Irish wool, she found that Irish wool was being exported as worthless and the textile industry were importing all the fibres they used.

"Under the spell" of the story of Irish wool, she began collecting fleeces from small farms and sent it to the UK for processing. Then she met Lionel, a sheep farmer and businessman, she found the perfect partner for wool...and also for life!Together they founded Ériu — and started a family at the same time.

This year (2026) they will be getting married and opening their own mill, so that all of Ériu's yarn will be spun in Ireland - reclaiming the heritage of truly Irish wool.

Ériu is the Irish goddess of fertility, sovereignty and abundance of the land, and the Irish word for Ireland Éire is deried from her name.