The Wool Company Inspiration

From Peploses to Pashminas: Seven Thousand Years of Wool

Harry Mayman Posted on 18 May 2024

Wool really has stood the test of time; its use began in the earliest known civilisation, and continued though empires, revolutions, republics, world wars, through to the present day.

Luxury Merino and Silk Shawls for Weddings: Style Your Sustainability

Harry Mayman Posted on 10 May 2024

Peak your pinnacle of chic with Luxe Pure Merino and Silk Wedding Shawls - perfect for the bride,her mother and her maids -all with an eye for sustainability. Style your shawl a dozen ways über formal or super casual.

Pagan Padstow and May Mornings

Harry Mayman Posted on 03 May 2024

Oss Oss Wee Oss! Pagan Padstow and May Mornings

Obby Oss

Your Soft, Woolly Jumper (Or Blanket): The Hard, Environmental Facts

Sam Bott Posted on 27 April 2024

Discover the remarkable journey of wool from its source to the end product. Learn about wool's natural, eco-friendly attributes that help reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability, making it a prime choice for those committed to environmental health.

A Journey Through Time and Place: Celebrating World Heritage Day

Harry Mayman Posted on 13 April 2024

“Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our...

A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? The Beast of Bodmin

Harry Mayman Posted on 06 April 2024

Sarah and I love Bodmin Moor. The sense of boyish adventure never fails to appear when ...

The Fleece & Flagon: The Sheepish History of British Pubs

Harry Mayman Posted on 23 March 2024

Engrained in the very essence of our culture, pubs are an incontestably British institu...

Spring On The Moor? Storm Clouds to Sunshine

Harry Mayman Posted on 09 March 2024

Finally March is here - and with it, we hope, the sprightly arrival of Spring. Some may...

Mother's Day: What's the Perfect Gift?

Harry Mayman Posted on 01 March 2024

Many years ago as a bright-eyed child one Mother’s Day, after a morning of gift-giving ...

Noble Fibres: The Royalty of Wool

Harry Mayman Posted on 16 February 2024

At The Wool Company, whether it’s our beautifully woven blankets or our stunningly soft...

Middle Age Glastonbury: Medieval Sheep Fairs

Harry Mayman Posted on 03 February 2024

“I’m awoken by the morning light peeking through the wooden shutters. My only timekeepe...

Saving the Planet: Superpowered Sheep

Harry Mayman Posted on 27 January 2024

Two weeks ago, I said to myself, "Surely this month can't get any more wet and miserabl...

The Winds of Winter

Harry Mayman Posted on 02 December 2023

As autumn draws to a close for another year, the landscape is now (almost) entirely str...

Black Friday - the Black Sheep of Retail?

Harry Mayman Posted on 18 November 2023

Ah, November... The month of Bonfire Night, Armistice Day, the end of Autumn, moustache...

Uses for Wool: Hats, Socks... and Wine

Harry Mayman Posted on 11 November 2023

The uses of wool... what comes to mind? Knitted hats and socks, probably. Whilst they d...

Robot Sheep?

Harry Mayman Posted on 04 November 2023

Wool and AI - a match made in digital heaven?

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk - a typical wool church

Wool Churches - a Mission to Mars?

Harry Mayman Posted on 21 October 2023

The history of wool trade wool churches and ancient English ecclesiastical architecture: how wealthy woolmen of yore manifested their munificence through magnificent churches, reflecting, piety and affluence and vanity in stone and stained glass.