Merino wool is a smart choice for both cold and warm weather. But exactly why is it such a good material?
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Moths and chemical reactions are the enemies of natural fibre – but there are easy ways to keep your clothes safe.
I’ve been leafing through Foy & Gibson catalogues from the first four decades of the 20th century to try to understand what attracted Australian customers to wearing wool.
Vegan wool, peanut coats and the discovery of DNA: the forgotten life of scientist William Astbury
Women meet to weave, reflect, commiserate, share culture and tell stories in hopes of passing down ancestral knowledge.
From fibre to fabric. The process of making textiles has been important to humans for almost 35,000 years.
The enduring popularity of knitting lies in its practicality, portability and mental health benefits. As the mercury drops and we head outside for bracing walks, it’s time to knit a woollen scarf.
The wool industry was paralysed for several days after hackers held to ransom the IT system that governs almost all wool sales in Australia and New Zealand. More attacks are a case of if, not when.
How even sleepy, rural Mid Wales was once an industrial heartland feeding the slave trade.
From small towns, through a complex global production network, wool products have become tricky to ‘place’.
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