The world is gearing up for another global wool week on 5th-12th October. The Prince of Wales’s Campaign for Wool will also introduce the first Canadian Wool Week from September 29 – October 5, in Toronto. (Find the Campaign for Wool link under Interesting Links.)
This campaign now includes representatives from the International Wool and Textile Organization, The British Wool Marketing Board, Australian Wool Innovation, the National Council of New Zealand Wool and runs in 12 countries including, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, the United States and now in Canada under the Prince’s Charities Canada.
Wool weeks are held in countries across the world during the autumn retail season. Featuring leading designers, retailers, celebrities - and lots of sheep - the Wool Weeks give hundreds of thousands of people the opportunity to get up close and personal with wool.
The Campaign for Wool has influenced a new demand for wool on an international scale, and its efforts have seen an outstanding threefold increase in the price farmers receive for their wool.
Open to the public from the 5th to 12th October, the Interiors Wool Collection offers free admission and all items displayed will be on sale at London's Southwark Cathedral during Wool Week.
The Scottish Shetland Wool Week takes place on 4-12 October.
UK 5 – 12th
October
Germany 20th –
26th October
China 20th –
26th October
Belgium 21st –
31st October
Japan 27th Oct –
4th November
Netherlands 3rd
– 9th November
Sadly no participating news from the South African wool industry at time of publishing.
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