wool and the gang news and archive

Lion Capital acquires The DMC Group

BlueGem Capital Partners has sold The DMC Group, which comprises of leading European needlecraft brands, including DMC, Wool and the Gang and Sirdar, to Lion Capital LLP. BlueGem formed The DMC Group in August 2016 as a consolidation platform for complementary needlecraft brands, following the acquisition of DMC and Wool and the Gang. This then...

4 Mar 2019

Fashion

Wool and the Gang to sponsor Matty Bovan LFW show

British fashion and lifestyle brand Wool and the Gang is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary by sponsoring British designer Matty Bovan’s first solo show at London Fashion Week taking place later this month. The brand known for its woollen ready-made products as well as knit kits will also be continuing its support of Bovan with an ongoing...

1 Feb 2018

Fashion

Wool and the Gang launches ‘Green Gang’

British fashion and lifestyle brand Wool and the Gang are aiming to raise 50,000 pounds for Friends of the Earth with the launch of the Green Gang, a collection of women, including Vivienne Westwood, using their voice, platform and brands to make a collective change. Wool and the Gang, known for supplying its products ready-made as well as knit...

20 Nov 2017

Business

BlueGem acquires hand knitting yarns Sirdar

London-based mid-market private equity manager, BlueGem Capital Partners has acquired UK market leader in hand knitting yarns Sirdar, as it looks to establish a global leader in needlecraft. The newly acquired Sirdar, which includes the UK’s popular hand knitting yarn for babies, Snuggly, will sit alongside complementary needlecraft brands, DMC...

12 Apr 2017

Fashion

Wool and the Gang teams up with Climate Revolution

British fashion and lifestyle brand Wool and the Gang is teaming up with Vivienne Westwood's Climate Revolution, a campaign founded by the designer to support environmental and human rights issues, on a new collaboration, to raise funds for the organisation. Wool and the Gang, known for supplying its products ready-made as well as knit kits, has...

26 Nov 2015