Abraham Moon began in 1837 as a clothier in Guiseley. When the Moon family sold the business in 1920, it went to the mill manager, Charles H. Walsh. His great-grandson John Walsh runs it today. Moon is one of the last vertically integrated woolen mills in Britain. Raw wool is dyed in the mill’s own dye house, which keeps a library of more than 300 shades. It is then blended, carded, and spun into yarn, with the twist controlled for strength. The yarn is woven into twill on rapier looms. The cloth is then washed to remove manufacturing oils, milled for softness and body, and steam-pressed to control shrinkage. It is inspected after weaving and again after finishing before it becomes a blanket.

Our wool is certified under New Zealand’s Wool Integrity Program. Certified lots can be traced back to the individual farms where the wool was grown, with records kept as it moves through handling, processing, and export. Each farm is independently audited through the New Zealand Farm Assurance Program against standards for food, water, shelter, health, and humane treatment, and each grower completes a declaration covering environmental practices, wool quality, and social compliance. Wool lots are inspected and tested by an independent laboratory to confirm they meet fiber requirements, then tested again after scouring, the wash that strips grease and dirt from raw wool.