Yes! It is the first ever 'National Wool Week' in the UK this week and there are tons of events happening all around the country in celebration of this incredible fibre! It is such a fabulous idea from HRH The Prince of Wales, a pro-active environmentalist and the patron of 'The Campaign for Wool'...
"The Campaign for Wool is a cross-industry initiative convened by HRH The Prince of Wales in January 2010. As a serious environmentalist, the Prince believes the natural, sustainable origin and highly technical structure of wool can offer fashion, interiors and the built environment many superior benefits. Choosing real wool - as the Prince understands - will also help to care for our planet. The combined efforts of the leading wool organisations, industry associations and the textile industry across the world has created a campaign to promote the wonderful properties that wool offers to textiles and in doing so, help to support sheep farming as an industry and the textile community internationally.
LIVE NATURALLY...CHOOSE WOOL"
So today I thought I would bring you some environmentally sound and wonderful woolly finds from some very talented folk of the Etsy UK community...
~ clockwise from top left : The Tea Cosy Shop, The Thylacine, helen gray designs, MIXKO ~
~ clockwise from top left : Snowberry & Lime, 13Threads, strawberries and cream, A Crooked Sixpence ~
~ clockwise from top left : Knit Frekkles, namolio, makeyourpresentsfelt, squeaky elliot ~
With the weather starting to get a wee bit more nippy here in the UK, what more excuse do you need to treat yourself to something stylish, cosy or cute!? Or maybe even bag yourself a gorgeous skein of yarn to whip up your own woolly mitts!? Oh, and don't forget those christmas gifts... ;)
emma
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"The Campaign for Wool is a cross-industry initiative convened by HRH The Prince of Wales in January 2010. As a serious environmentalist, the Prince believes the natural, sustainable origin and highly technical structure of wool can offer fashion, interiors and the built environment many superior benefits. Choosing real wool - as the Prince understands - will also help to care for our planet. The combined efforts of the leading wool organisations, industry associations and the textile industry across the world has created a campaign to promote the wonderful properties that wool offers to textiles and in doing so, help to support sheep farming as an industry and the textile community internationally.
LIVE NATURALLY...CHOOSE WOOL"
So today I thought I would bring you some environmentally sound and wonderful woolly finds from some very talented folk of the Etsy UK community...
~ clockwise from top left : The Tea Cosy Shop, The Thylacine, helen gray designs, MIXKO ~
~ clockwise from top left : Snowberry & Lime, 13Threads, strawberries and cream, A Crooked Sixpence ~
~ clockwise from top left : Knit Frekkles, namolio, makeyourpresentsfelt, squeaky elliot ~With the weather starting to get a wee bit more nippy here in the UK, what more excuse do you need to treat yourself to something stylish, cosy or cute!? Or maybe even bag yourself a gorgeous skein of yarn to whip up your own woolly mitts!? Oh, and don't forget those christmas gifts... ;)
emma
x
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