It’s been a fab November so far over here at Woolly HQ! We kicked off our Festive Fairs with a trip to Wells for the Bishop’s Palace Christmas Market – it’s such a beautiful location and we met some great people, both exhibitors and visitors alike! There was even time for a little unconventional yarnbombing… …
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November News
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Wool, Widecombe and Countryfile
What a fantastic week! It started with our annual clip collection – a crucial part of the Whiteface to twool story. Andrew arrived and with Charlotte in tow, Kim headed off to Clare Butcher’s farm to collect the first of this year’s clip. We were joined by Adam Henson and the BBC Countryfile crew, when the …
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From t’wool to t’matoes…
On Friday we popped in to see our friends at the British Wool Marketing Board over at the South Molton depot. Look at all the fab woolly wool gathered from across the region… The board do an amazing job in taking in and collecting over 50 million kilos of fleece annually in the UK. They grade …
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May Means Chelsea
We’re off to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show again – our fourth year running! It seems to come around quicker and quicker… This year we are introducing The Woolly Bag Wall – featuring the Uber Bag range – as well as our new Green fingers traditional garden string. You’ll be able to find our Chelsheepensioners raising money for The Royal …
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Drum Roll…
Well… have you *ever*? We absolutely HAD to share with you our latest most fabulous ‘Uber Smart Woolly Bag’. These bags, like our whole range, are made right here in the UK from 100% British wool, including the soft core of the handles and upcycled leather waste to finish the look… Calders have exceeded our …
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Birth Days
Last week, Kim had a birthday. She wasn’t the only one, we had the pleasure of spending the morning down on Chris and Phil’s farm where plenty of lambs where having their birth day too 🙂 For the first time in weeks, Spring really did it’s thing – the sun shone, daffs smiled and Ewes …
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We’ve a Spring in Our Step
It has been a miserable winter, wet, wet and more wet! Heartbreaking images of sheep up to their elbows in water, homes and businesses flooded and confused flowers blooming far too early. However, it’s *not* all doom and gloom! The days are lengthening – hurrah! And would you look at the light? These daffs are practically glowing! …
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Mill Moves In As Turkeys Move Out
While we bask in the sunshine of a very cold morning here on the fringes of Dartmoor, it’s difficult to believe that only a few weeks ago we were seeing the devastation caused by widespread flooding across the country. Calders, our wonderful weavers in Hebden Bridge endured total destruction of their mill. While they lost everything, …
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In The Press…
We’re super excited here in the twool shed this week – our twool woolly bag is coming home! From Saturday (21st November) you’ll be able to get your twool Woolly bags from Exeter Waitrose – why not come down and see us on Saturday? And we had a lovely write up in the Western …
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Wool Week
Wool Week is back! In it’s sixth year, the Campaign for Wool‘s Wool Week runs from the 5th – 11th October and celebrates the fabulousness that is the British wool industry. As you all know, this is something that we here at twool HQ share a passion for – and it’s not just about using …
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Annual Collection of Whiteface Dartmoor Wool
This is our 4th annual collection of beautiful Whiteface Dartmoor wool from our small producers across Dartmoor. It’s an opportunity to catch up with everyone, share stories and embrace all that is sheepy!! Andrew, our woolly champion, once again has offered to help us and as we take a break to munch …
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