From imported plant species to water pollution, Britain’s 19th century wool trade transformed the world. I n the early 1910s ...

Following is a transcription of the video: Narrator: Here in the New Zealand countryside, 25,000 sheep are sheared in just 10 days. Tom O'Sullivan: It's a nightmare trying to keep the sheep still.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and give a dyed-in-the-wool farmer a wee nudge. This is where Southland entrepreneur Laura Todd comes in.

This year’s Wonderwool Wales show in the heart of Mid Wales will have a truly international flavour, as an exhibitor from ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and give a dyed-in-the-wool farmer a wee nudge. This is where Southland entrepreneur Laura Todd comes in. Audio ...

fibres are combed and spun into a yarn Takes dye well, soft, strong, absorbent, recyclable, used in clothing Wool Spun from animal fleece such as sheep and alpacas Can be fine or thick ...

There, the artisans demonstrate how they spin the wool, dye it using plants including marigold ... There, hidden in a cupboard, I find it: untreated cream sheep’s wool, perfectly imperfect ...