Part 6: Clapdale Wool Batch 2 - Woven Dalesbred Tweed
In 2022 we purchased a total of 3 tonnes of wool from 7 local farms within 10 miles of our Yorkshire Dales warehouse (see map below). We paid farme...
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Part 5 - Clapdale Wool Making Traceable Knitwear
Using 100% British Wool yarn and tweed has been an important part of our business since we began 35 years ago and we’re proud to manufacture all ou...
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Glencroft puts best foot forward with launch of UK’s most traceable insole
We are pleased to have launched the first insole to be licensed by British Wool. The insoles are made from 100% British Wool and have been launched...
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Part 4 – Clapdale Wool: Spinning
Using 100% British Wool yarn and tweed has been an important part of our business since we began 35 years ago and we’re proud to manufacture all ou...
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Glencroft makes warehouse more energy efficient
As part of our continuing efforts to be as sustainable as we can, last year we looked closely at our energy usage which resulted in us switching ne...
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Glencroft sponsors Bradford Textile Society’s annual Design Competition
We are thrilled to be sponsoring the coveted Bradford Textile Society’s annual Design Competition this year. We’ve collaborated with British Wool t...
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Part 3 – Clapdale Wool: Carding and combing
Using 100% British Wool yarn and tweed has been an important part of our business since we began 35 years ago and we’re proud to manufacture all ou...
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How to do your bit to shop more sustainably
The fashion industry is responsible for 2.1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions each yeari with 87% of the fibre used for clothing ending up in landfil...
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Part 2 - Clapdale Wool: Scouring, the cleaning process
Using 100% British Wool yarn and tweed has been an important part of our business since we began 35 years ago and we’re proud to manufacture all ou...
