We Like British wool

We love our huge range of native sheep. Bred over thousands of years to thrive in the most diverse geographical locations across the UK. There are now 72 pure breeds, and hundreds of cross-breeds found across our landscape. From harsh wind-whipped mountains, through to the rolling hills of the South, each breed's fleece qualities reflect the conditions it protects its wearer from. 

WE ARE The Woolist

Passionate about British wool, British craft, British design and British manufacture. The Woolist seeks to highlight the unique wool qualities of our sheep, and the ways designers, makers, crafters and manufacturers are working with this material.

GET TO KNOW THE BRITISH BREEDS

Showcasing a selection of our most unique and varied breeds

Who are we? GET TO KNOW US

The Woolist grew from a need to find out more about native British wool fibres, and understand more about the desirable qualities they possess and how we can promote local fibres and local making. 

A four year research project followed, with the aim of documenting and re-designing the way knitwear designers and textile designers could find out about the different qualities that each breed of the 72 purebred British sheep possess, to fulfil their needs to design aesthetically pleasing yet functional garments, accessories and products. 

DID YOU KNOW
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THERE ARE 72 DIFFERENT
PURE BREEDS OF WOOL IN THE UK

OUR ETHOS

We want to engage with all wool users, from craft through to high-end manufacture, to promote British wool and help connect wool users with the information they need to utilise this renewable sustainable fibre.

Zoe Fletcher FOUNDER / CEO

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