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Posted On: October 31st 2026, 06:58 pm
🧶October has been Wool Month, a whole month given over to celebrating, educating and protecting everything surrounding the wool industry.
It’s an important month within the industry, and for me, it’s mainly been spent in the factory, knitting. I’ve been at the machines most of this month, keeping up with demand for our new collection and the favourites that are a constant. Being that close to the making means I see every piece before it reaches you, and handling the yarn every day reminds me of its quality.
🐑 The yarn I chose is Australian Geelong lambswool, from a young sheep’s first shearing, when the fibre is at its finest and softest.
🐑That’s what gives my scarves and snoods their softness and that little bit of bounce.
🐑It’s spun by Todd and Duncan in Scotland, who have been spinning on the banks of Loch Leven for over 150 years. The fleeces are washed, spun and dyed there, and the water used is cleaned and returned to the loch.
🐑Every yarn I use is certified by the Responsible Wool Standard. Farms are independently audited, the sheep are cared for properly throughout their lives, the land is managed responsibly, and mulesing is strictly prohibited. Animal welfare matters enormously to me.
🐑From the fleece to the finished piece, I like knowing every step of the journey. I’ll be sharing more in my next Evergreen Journal entry, including how Wool Month began, why small batch making is worth protecting, and what the Responsible Wool Standard really means for the sheep behind my yarn.
100% lambswool, designed in the Cotswolds, knitted in Leicestershire. 🧶
#cotswoldknit #woolmonth
It’s an important month within the industry, and for me, it’s mainly been spent in the factory, knitting. I’ve been at the machines most of this month, keeping up with demand for our new collection and the favourites that are a constant. Being that close to the making means I see every piece before it reaches you, and handling the yarn every day reminds me of its quality.
🐑 The yarn I chose is Australian Geelong lambswool, from a young sheep’s first shearing, when the fibre is at its finest and softest.
🐑That’s what gives my scarves and snoods their softness and that little bit of bounce.
🐑It’s spun by Todd and Duncan in Scotland, who have been spinning on the banks of Loch Leven for over 150 years. The fleeces are washed, spun and dyed there, and the water used is cleaned and returned to the loch.
🐑Every yarn I use is certified by the Responsible Wool Standard. Farms are independently audited, the sheep are cared for properly throughout their lives, the land is managed responsibly, and mulesing is strictly prohibited. Animal welfare matters enormously to me.
🐑From the fleece to the finished piece, I like knowing every step of the journey. I’ll be sharing more in my next Evergreen Journal entry, including how Wool Month began, why small batch making is worth protecting, and what the Responsible Wool Standard really means for the sheep behind my yarn.
100% lambswool, designed in the Cotswolds, knitted in Leicestershire. 🧶
#cotswoldknit #woolmonth
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