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Learn to Spin with TwinSpin
The Campaign for Wool has joined with the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers to celebrate their 60th Anniversary. Together, we want to create a new generation of hand spinners and preserve one of the wool industry’s original skills. So we have
Wool Week 2015 Press Day
Last week The Campaign for Wool hosted a Wool Week press day previewing the best of wool in fashion and interiors for AW15, as well as a sneak peek at this year’s Wool Week highlights. Wool Week 2015 will take
Campaign for Wool Announce National Industry Partnership and Platinum Sponsorship of Celebration: The ASID Awards Gala
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA, July 2015 The Campaign for Wool announced their National Industry Partnership and Platinum sponsorship of the 40th Anniversary Celebration of The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), at the Museum of Fine Art in
Spotlight on Eve Cavell, Knitwear Designer & Illustrator
Eve Cavell is a knitwear designer and illustrator based in the UK. Cavell designs collections that explore the shape, structure and texture of knit, allowing for the exploration of new materials and methods. Finding inspiration within her illustrations, stories can be
Campaign for Wool New Zealand #WearWoolYourWay Campaign Winners
Campaign for Wool New Zealand set themselves a task to create a woolly movement during Wool Week this year with their #WEARWOOLYOURWAY social campaign. From pulling on your favourite wool sweater or curling up under a family heirloom blanket to
New Zealand set to create a woolly movement during Wool Week 2015
#WEARWOOLYOURWAY – What ways do YOU wear wool? Campaign for Wool New Zealand is set to create a woolly movement this year during Wool Week with their #WEARWOOLYOURWAY social campaign. From pulling on your favourite wool sweater to curling up
Manhattan: An exhibition of hand woven tapestry by two master weavers
Katharine Swailes and Caron Penney will be exhibiting “Tirra Lirra”, courtesy of Gillian Ayres, Alan Cristea Gallery alongside the Manhattan Exhibition at Zimmer Stewart Gallery. Caron Penney of Weftfaced was commissioned by The Campaign for Wool to fabricate Ayres’ painting in
A Guide to wearing Harris Tweed this Summer
Harris Tweed is far more versatile than you might first think. The Edinburgh Woollen Mill offer tips on wearing this wonderful fabric all year round. Harris Tweed, rich in history and culture, is often thought of as more of a