Could we be starting to value wool again? How many uses for wool have you come across? Know about its amazing properties?
Sheep are so common in the Yorkshire Dales, yet their wool is a very special (under-valued) commodity.
Wool is an incredibly versatile material, with many amazing properties: It's sustainable and renewable, since the fleeces grow again each year. It's cool in summer and warm in winter. Unlike many man-made materials, it’s very difficult to burn a fleece. Fleeces don’t emit fumes like some other materials. Wool is biodegradable, strong and very long lasting. The fibres in wool naturally bounce back, and it keeps its appearance for many years.