WOOL Week 2011, the annual culmination of Campaign for Wool’s efforts to raise awareness of wool, continues its celebrations with the launch of ‘Wool Modern’.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were joined by representatives of the wool industry, as well as figures from the worlds of fashion and interior design at the official opening of the Wool Modern exhibition in London last month.  The royals were accompanied by Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia, a keen advocate of sustainable fashion.  Other guests included Dame Vivienne Westwood, Lily Cole, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Giles Deacon, Lady Amanda Harlech, Henry Holland, Jasmine Guinness, Katie Grand and Nicholas Kirkwood. Continue reading »

Drie Oos-Kapenaars is as finaliste in die Zegna-fynwolkompetisie vir 2009/10 aangewys.
Hulle is Willem van Aardt en sy seun Acton van Kookhuis, Stuart Dewing van Cathcart en Crighton Pringle van Adelaide. Continue reading »

Die Springbokkopmerk wat vroeër jare op wolbale verskyn het, en wat as gevolg van boikotte verlore geraak het gaan weer op wolbale aangebring word as simbool van trots vir Suid-Afrika.  Continue reading »

Reflection At the end of 2009 we look back at the year and reflect on what happened, both positive and negative. We had a tremendous growth in the wool price, albeit from a very low base earlier this year. The world recession took its grip on South Africa, but it has officially lifted and we have entered positive growth for the last quarter of the year. We struggled with drought in the biggest part of South Africa and it has not released its grip yet. The Eastern part of South Africa is wet and the western parts very dry. Continue reading »