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Sheep are born. Sheep grow fleece. Sheep are sheared. Simple right?Well yes, in the same way that the Sky Tower is just some metal, concrete and glass dumped in a big pile.The truth is that for wool - especially the soft wools like Merino and Alpaca - there is a process that the fibres go through to maximise both comfort and utilisation.Wool has been used by humans since neolithic times and there’ …

Running a business is hard work. Even the CEO of the biggest multinational - for the truck load of money they earn and mansions they own - will tell you that running the business and knowing that the figurative and literal buck stops with you is a heavy weight to bear.That goes double for a small business because the impact of a bad decision, a bad sales month or supply issues affect people in a f …

Where does Natural Fibre Come from?When most people think of natural fibres they think of three, maybe four variations. Wool, cotton, silk and perhaps flax - better known as linen.Most people also tend to lump all varieties of wool together which is rather unhelpful as it tends to overlook the unique properties for each one and therefore the best application.There’s way more than you think and con …

Being advocates for natural fibres, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we would use the next few hundred words to slam synthetic fibres and champion good old fashioned, all natural, NZ made wool.Although tempting, a biased argument is no argument at all so instead we thought we’d take a look at artificial fabrics and see how they stack up against nature’s finest.What makes a fibre synthetic?Where …