Padraig Cottage is a manufacturer of fine woollen goods best known for our unique hand-crocheted slippers. Family owned and operated, the company was founded by Helen Long in 1977 as a home-based business to support her young family.
Helen grew up on a sheep farm in Perthshire Scotland, where she developed a love of traditional arts and crafts and learned to knit and crochet with wool from her parents. After moving to Canada, Helen returned to these skills, making sweaters and clothing for friends and family. Her first pair of slippers were made for her young son, using hand-spun wool and a hand-cut sheepskin sole.
Today you can find our slippers in more than one hundred independent retailers across the country and we ship slippers from our website to customers all around the world. The slippers are still hand-crocheted and hand-dyed in small batches to ensure each pair is unique and of the highest quality. And while our slipper line has evolved to include various colours and styles, our commitment to quality and supporting the local community remains steadfast. We're proud to still be independently owned and operated in North Vancouver, with more than twenty local artisans and support staff on our team.
