Campaign For Wool news and archive

Campaign for Wool retains King Charles as patron

The Campaign for Wool has confirmed the continued patronage of HM The King, a steadfast supporter of its mission to advocate for wool's environmental merits and sustainability. King Charles’ commitment underscores the critical importance of promoting wool as a natural, renewable, and biodegradable resource in the face of escalating concerns over...

Fashion

Johnstons of Elgin launches blanket supporting Scottish farmers

Johnstons of Elgin, one of Scotland’s oldest luxury brands, has partnered with local Scottish farming families to produce a limited-edition Farmers Blanket in celebration of its 225th anniversary. The limited-edition 100 percent Scottish wool blanket supports local farmers in the North East of Scotland, who specialise in breeding Bluefaced...

Fashion Featured

HRH The Prince Of Wales’ Campaign For Wool celebrates 10th anniversary

The Campaign for Wool, launched in 2010 by HRH The Prince Of Wales to highlight the benefits of wool, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a limited edition scarf, designed in collaboration with Mother of Pearl and manufactured by Johnstons of Elgin. The 10th Anniversary scarf was conceived by HRH The Prince of Wales to...

Fashion

Campaign for Wool and Hubbub launch #WhatsInMyWash campaign

Campaign for Wool has teamed up with environmental charity Hubbub to launch a new awareness campaign to help consumers reduce the impact of washing their garments, as well as call on the industry to take action to tackle the microfibre problem. The #WhatsInMyWash campaign comes as Hubbub released new research that 44 percent of the public are...

Fashion

The Prince of Wales calls on consumers to buy wool

HRH The Prince of Wales, who launched the Campaign for Wool in January 2010, has called on consumers to buy wool this winter, ahead of the first ever Dumfries House Wool Conference taking place on September 9. In a column for The Telegraph, The Prince of Wales writes: “Imagine the excitement if a new fibre were to be invented with a seemingly...

Video

Wool House

Campaign for Wool has launched a 12-day showcase curated by renowned designer Arabella McNie to present a vision for wool as a modern, versatile, and lifestyle fabric in the West Wing of Somerset House. The exhibition showcases interiors, as well as fashion and the world of artisan and craft making - with seven rooms dedicated to interior...

Design

Woolmark Texprint Award names winner

Textile designer Sophie Manners has been named the winner of the second annual Woolmark Texprint Award in support of Campaign for Wool at Indigo, Paris. Manners, who designs primarily with 60 percent or more Merino Wool, was chosen as the winner out of the 24 shortlisted designers taking part in the Texprint programme this year, due to her “...

Design

Selfridges celebrate Wool Week

Department store Selfridges will play host to a series of in-store events this week in aid of The Campaign for Wool, a new project backed by the Prince of Wales to promote the British wool industry. This week, the retailer will debut its first graffiti knitting event alongside its very own knitted house. Pedlars will also showcase its scarf on a...