In this week's Then & Now, Reid & Acutt was one of the oldest wool brokers in Durban. At the height of its success it moved ...

Manufacturers weave or spin fibers together to create a piece of fabric, sheet or article of clothing. Weave: A weave is how threads of a fiber (cotton or wool, for example) are sewn together in a ...

Large clothing and textile brands should invest in the research and development of wool-alternative material innovation. Fashion designers should commit to phasing out or reducing wool by at least 50% ...

However, wool has cultural weight and holds transformative potential as a sustainable material for textiles, composites, and agricultural by-products, supporting eco-friendly practices and reducing ...

Lincoln is famous for its red fabrics - the wool was extremely fine and Lincoln Scarlett was the most expensive. Florentine merchants visited England frequently and Lincoln's cloth made up half ...

Like the socks this brand built its reputation on, the Smartwool Merino 150 base layer uses Merino wool – a material that's often used for outdoor apparel, being breathable yet warm, and ...

In an analysis by Collective Fashion Justice of 50 top brands using “sustainability” terms to market their wool products, only 28% backed up the claim with any kind of reference. “There’s a ...