by claredelatorre | 9 Feb, 2012 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News
This is just the day, as it is about to snow, to talk about UK Wool. Wool is such a great fibre with very useful qualities; hard-wearing as an upholstery cloth, light and warm to wear. Natural wools are lovely in themselves and dyed fibres work well to give soft,...
by claredelatorre | 16 Sep, 2010 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Wensleydale Sheep have been crossed with Leicester Long Wools to provide good meat and soft long stable fibres for weaving and then creating very soft blankets. Add to this the fact that the sheep are “grown” organically on a farm accredited by the Soil...