Lesley Prior on Growing Wool

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/64629692] If you followed WOVEMBER last year, you will already know a little about the work that Lesley does for WOOL! Last year, Lesley and Finisterre provided an amazing series of posts detailing how the fibre grown on Lesley’s farm is turned into beautifully soft sweaters which are made entirely in the UK, and… Continue Reading Lesley Prior on Growing Wool

Lesley Prior on Wearing Wool…

Lesley Prior of Devon Fine Fibres has been with us throughout WOVEMBER. At the start of the month, she shared some stories on Growing Wool; Then we learned from her about The Wool Harvest; Of how, following the harvest, the wool is sent off for processing; And how Gledhills spinning mill and Finisterre take this… Continue Reading Lesley Prior on Wearing Wool…

Finisterre on Processing Wool…

This is the second in our WOVEMBER two-part ‘closing the gap’ special, which featured Lesley Prior this morning and Finisterre this evening, talking from different perspectives about their shared project involving WOOL. This morning Lesley described some aspects of the work involved in growing the wool that Finisterre use for their apparel; we heard more… Continue Reading Finisterre on Processing Wool…