Small Producers Previously featured on WOVEMBER

One of our readers kindly suggested that Wovember should give exposure to independent wool growers & their wares. This is something on which we have definitely focused on previous years, but in all the information residing here, perhaps the relevant articles are not terrible easy to find! We have added a SEARCH form to the… Continue Reading Small Producers Previously featured on WOVEMBER

Jane Cooper on the Legacy of WOOLSACK…

Hot on the heels of our earlier post from Jane Cooper about Working with Wool & Woolsack, here is a further piece from Jane Cooper focussing on the legacy of that project. One of the things that became apparent in setting up Woolsack was the comparatively obscure nature of many of the websites belonging to… Continue Reading Jane Cooper on the Legacy of WOOLSACK…

Jane Cooper on Working with Wool & WOOLSACK

We thought we would continue on from this morning’s WOOLFEST post with a piece about another hugely important cultural project involving British Wool – WOOLSACK! Woolsack was established so that Athletes competing in The Olympic and Paralympic Games could take a handmade cushion away with them as a personal welcome gift from the UK. Makers… Continue Reading Jane Cooper on Working with Wool & WOOLSACK

Woolsack and Sue Blacker

One of the companies which I admire very much for its work with British Wool is The Natural Fibre Company, a specialist wool mill at Launceston on the Devon-Cornwall border where wool growers can pay to have their fleeces spun into yarns. As well as offering this service to wool growers, The Natural Fibre Company… Continue Reading Woolsack and Sue Blacker