Why does wool smell?
Most of us have a jumper, a scarf or a pair of socks in our possession that brings up a whole host of memories. Good or bad, an item of clothing ha...
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Dales countrywear brand celebrates Wool Week with a woolly sniff test
Glencroft Countrywear marked Wool Week 2020 (5-18 October) with the launch of online video highlighting the natural, aromatic qualities of British ...
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Top 10 Wool Terms You Didn't Know
Getting into the world of wool (and sheepskin) can be tricky for newcomers, in part because of the sheer number of obscure terms and phrases which ...
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Why the drop in British Wool prices is not good for jumpers
An article published today on the BBC website reports on the drop in British Wool prices in recent months to the point where it is not even worth t...
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10 Uses for a Lambswool Duster ‘Tickling Stick’
Lambswool dusters - or "tickling sticks" as we fondly call them here in Yorkshire - are an incredibly versatile and practical bit of kit. For years...
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Why we plan to make our next decade in business our most ethical yet
At the British Wool depot, Bradford, Yorkshire As a producer of clothing using natural locally produced fibres such as 100% British wool, Harris Tw...
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Replacing plastic mailing sacks with paper ones
Here at Glencroft we’re trying to reduce the amount of plastic we use across our business. With most of our products made from 100% natural and bio...
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9 things we did in 2019
It’s early January and while we’re excited about what 2020 will bring, it’s also satisfying to look back on everything we achieved in 2019. We had ...
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Glencroft Christmas Last Posting Dates
There’s still time to get some British made slippers or a British Wool jumper wrapped under the tree for Christmas Day! Here are our estimated last...
