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Tweed weaves a way from Scottish islands to catwalk

Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom - In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching...

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Fashion

Puma to remove mulesed wool by 2025

German sportswear brand Puma has said that it will refrain from using uncertified wool of animal cruelty origin, following a campaign by animal welfare organisation Four Paws to ban mulesing of lambs. Puma joins Calvin Klein and Marks and Spencer who have agreed to ban mutilation of lambs in their supply chains, with Four Paws calling on its...

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Fashion

The Woolmark Company launches digital sourcing platform

The Woolmark Company has marked its 10th anniversary by making its sourcing tool, The Wool Lab, globally available online for the first time. The newly launched ‘The Wool Lab Digital’ is available for free and offers a guide to the best commercially available wool fabrics and yarns, created in collaboration with “the most innovative and...

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BusinessFeatured

How brands can transition to pain free, non-mulesed sheep wool

Four Paws, the global animal protection organisation, has just launched a detailed guidebook to assist brands in understanding how they can transition their wool supply chain away from mulesed sheep wool and provides an overview of the available wool assurance initiatives. Titled ‘Transitioning away from mulesed sheep wool,’ the detailed...

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Fashion

Boohoo bans wool in all its products

Online retailer Boohoo has pledged to ban the use of wool in all its products as of Autumn/Winter 2019 onward, Peta has announced. The ban, which Peta reports as the first of its kind for any major fashion retailer, comes in the wake of a Peta Asia eyewitness investigation into the Scottish wool industry which exposed farmers for striking sheep...

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Fashion

A good yarn: Russia's Insta-grannies take knitting skills online

Elderly women across Russia are often seen selling their hand-knitted wares on pavement corners for a few rubles to supplement meagre pensions. Now a new Instagram project aims to change the public perception of their homely skills by promoting "granny chic" and help the women sell their knitted mittens, socks and other items online. Grandmother...

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Fashion |INTERVIEW Featured

Wool as a new summer basic: Amsterdam-based brand Joe Merino aims to grow internationally

Goal of Dutch menswear label, Joe Merino: expand internationally, a possible increase in the number of stores in Germany, all the while remaining an online-focused business. After introducing the third summer collection of Merino polos and shirts, the Amsterdam-based brand also joined forces with Woolmark to promote warm-weather wool....

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Fashion

​L’Homme Rouge & David Laport win International Woolmark Prize for Europe regional

L’Homme Rouge and David Laport are menswear and womenswear winners of the 2017/18 International Woolmark Prize the Europe regional final. The Swedish and Dutch designers were announced as the respective winners of the awards Tuesday evening, following a ceremony in Milan. “There were so many talented designers involved in the Prize, we are...

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Fashion Featured

Wool and 3D Knitwear Reshape The Future With Zero Waste

Before an audience of well-heeled design professionals munching on avocado toast inside the luxurious creative space of Manhattan’s NeueHouse, a panel of Fashion Customization Pioneers reveal the results of an interesting partnership. Michelle Lee is Head of Americas for The Woolmark Company, Veronika Harbick is a fashion tech entrepreneur and...

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Business|ANALYSIS Featured

Wool and cotton price hit all-time highs as demand exceeds production

Profitable farms, higher demand from local apparel producers and retailers, higher consumer’s confidence levels and a profitability rebound based on growing margins are the main reasons why wool and cotton fibres are enjoying historic highs. Thus, while the price of wool has risen to its highest point since April 2013 and is currently priced at...

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Business

Benetton first European fashion brand to join IWTO

Italian high street brand Benetton is paving the way for fashion brands when it comes to their commitment to wool. As not only the first European fashion brand but also one of the few globally to join the International Wool Textile Organisation, the Benetton Group now has the chance to prove its commitment to environmental protection, product...

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