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Could YOU pass this test?

Take a peek inside the 1935 test for the Worsted Yarn Manufacture technological certificate from the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Could YOU pass this test?
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Heatwave: Wearing Wool in the Summer

This may not seem an obvious time to talk about wool. Here in the United States, over 100 million people across 28 states are under some form of a heat-related alert, and conditions are even more critical in the UK and EU. And yet...

Heatwave: Wearing Wool in the Summer
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Shrinkproofing Wool: A Quick Primer

Love it or hate it, but machine-washable wool has kept the wool industry afloat. Hello, wool-curious humans! Last week I told you about a study [https://www.thewoolchannel.com/wool-microfibers/] that suggested machine-washable wool biodegrades three times faster than untreated wool and without releasing any microplastics. Since then, I received

Shrinkproofing Wool: A Quick Primer
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From Sheep to Sweater in Three Minutes

Hello and happy Thursday, wool people! After last week's American Wool-produced shearing video [https://vimeo.com/showcase/8172560/video/505380248], my inbox was full to overflowing with pleas for more. I'm with you. The entertainment industry has yet to wake up to the extraordinary storytelling potential of wool, so it's

From Sheep to Sweater in Three Minutes
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Interview Exclusive for the Foundation Flock

Interview Exclusive for the Foundation Flock
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She Tortures Wool for a Living: Meet the Woman Helping Revive Commercial Wool Testing in the United States

Greetings from Wool Channel HQ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🐑  Foundation Flockers, our Flock Talk Q&A is this Monday, August 30th, at 7pm Eastern. Send me your questions, comments, and concerns. This is our time together. 🐑 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a new episode of Voices in Wool for you! We meet Dr. Dawn Brown,

She Tortures Wool for a Living: Meet the Woman Helping Revive Commercial Wool Testing in the United States