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Wooly Coolers, the Bird Flies, and an American Road Trip
Greetings, wool-curious humans! 🐑 Foundation Flockers, I surprised our Monday livestream Q&A with a special treat. Dr. Dawn Brown popped in and gave us a behind-the-scenes tour of the wool lab in San Angelo. If you missed it, you can find the replay here. The tour starts at the
Step into Valais
Does the world need another pair of wool shoes? Do I, for that matter? A quick glance at my closet and the answer is no. But I'm a sucker for a good story. And the story behind these is worth telling.We begin in 2014, when a Swiss company called
Icebug Eide Woolpower Shoes
Let's get this out of the way right now: These shoes are only 50% wool, the rest is a synthetic mix. Which I didn't know until I'd ordered a pair, opened the box, put them on, and fallen in love. The rest of what I say will be written from
Allbirds, Five Years On
In 2016, a California startup with a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign released a product that would profoundly alter the wool landscape. The early 21st century can be divided in two: BA and AA. Before Allbirds and After Allbirds. Allbirds didn't directly impact the craft world except to make finewools more
