The wonders of wool

For hundreds of years the woollen industry was a major source of Britain’s wealth, so wool plays an important part in the country’s heritage. In the late Middle Ages trading of wool fleeces was of gre

From her smallholding in the heart of West Somerset, Bec Briar spins wool from her own flock of sheep and hand-weaves it into beautiful blankets and scarves

WHEN FRIENDS Helen James and Beth McCorrie were offered a bundle of rare-breed fleeces that was destined for landfill, they knew they couldn’t pass up the opportunity – and this decision was to become

Following Adam Henson’s excellent article on British wool (November issue), I would like to mention that British wool is used in the compost I purchase from Cumbria. It is brilliant for tomatoes, grow

Deciding what type of flooring to opt for in different rooms can be tricky. ‘I think that the perfect flooring should feel as though it belongs to the architecture of the house, so that you feel it is

Taking its approach to creating ‘carpets with a conscience’ to the next level, Alternative Flooring has launched the world’s first fully-recyclable floor covering. The Echo Co-RE collection is proof t