About Us
Our History
The Stucken Group’s story began in 1841, when the Stucken family started their trans-Atlantic trading ventures. By 1863, A. Stucken & Company was founded in Bremen, Germany, trading in Wools sourced from around the world. From those early days, the Stucken family built enduring relationships across continents, expanding into Russia and Asia and establishing a reputation for integrity, quality, and deep respect for natural fibres.
Following the Second World War, Rudolf Stucken rebuilt the company and, in 1950, relocated with his family to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. There, he founded Stucken & Co., bringing generations of wool expertise to one of the world’s most renowned fibre regions. By the 1960s, the company had grown to include commission wool and mohair washing and combing, marking the beginning of its transformation into a fully vertically integrated natural processing and trading organisation.
Today, the Stucken Group remains family-owned and proudly rooted in the Eastern Cape. What began as a trading firm has evolved into a vertically integrated organisation involved in every stage: from processing and spinning to dyeing, weaving, and knitting.
At the heart of this evolution is a commitment to innovation, community and care for the environment.
Stucken Yarns continues this legacy by working closely with local partners, supporting South African growers and artisans, and producing yarns that honour both heritage and the land they come from. Our focus remains simple: to create quality that endures responsibly, thoughtfully, and with respect for every hand and fibre involved.
Stucken Yarns
Stucken Yarns-formerly known as Mohair Spinners South Africa (MSSA) is a leading South African spinner of natural fibre yarns. With both a Stock Supported range and a Made to Order service, we offer flexibility to meet the needs of artisans, designers, and industry partners alike.
We specialise in spinning Mohair, Wool, Silk, Alpaca, and Linen, fibres chosen for their quality, performance, and natural character. Through our ongoing yarn development program, we work in close partnership with our customers to create yarns that meet specific creative and technical needs with precision and care.
With decades of expertise and one of the most versatile spinning operations in the world, Stucken Yarns continues to combine heritage, innovation, and responsibility: spinning natural fibres into products made to endure.
OUR YARNS
OUR COMMITMENT
Stucken Yarns sources its fibres from trusted and reputable suppliers. Based in the Eastern Cape; the heart of the global Mohair industry and home to some of South Africa’s finest wool farms; our mill sits near the very origins of these natural fibres.
This connection allows us to maintain close relationships with producers, ensuring quality, traceability and a shared commitment to responsible fibre production.
It also keeps us grounded in the understanding that sustainability is not just about process but about people, place and the future of our industry.
To learn more about our ongoing sustainability journey, click the link below.
