Style With Substance S2 EP10: Celebrating Wool Week With Finisterre
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To celebrate Wool Week, we caught up with Debbie Luffman from Finisterre to find out what makes British Merino wool so special. Wool is an incredible natural fibre with many outstanding qualities.
Series Two, Episode Ten
Wool Week
It officially feels like Autumn now, the leaves are turning, acorns and conkers litter the ground, and it’s Wool Week. Yes this week the Campaign For Wool is celebrating one of the oldest, but certainly the most impressive natural fibre we use. Last week we spoke to Hanna Fiedler about her use of alpaca which is a really sustainable fibre with a low environmental impact. This week Lucy is joined (remotely of course) by Debbie Luffman from Cornish outdoor brand Finisterre. With its origins as a cold water surf brand, they look to find the very best sustainable fabrics to keep you warm and dry when you find yourself surfing off the Cornish coast. If you’ve taken a dip in that part of the world then you know that the water can be insanely cold! As the company’s Product Director, Debbie works with all sorts of fabrics but wool is her favourite. As with linen, which we discussed in episode 8, wool has a lot of amazing attributes that make it sound really techy and man made, not natural and environmentally friendly.
Whats Up With Wool
Debbie talks about wool’s amazing qualities, it’s durability coupled with it’s ability to regulate temperature and wick away sweat. We also hear the inspiring story of a dying breed of merino sheep, bought back from the brink to thrive in Devon. The Bowmont Flock continues to thrive after near extinction thanks to their support. Finisterre are proud to work with this one of a kind sheep farm. Debbie and the wider team at Finisterre are dedicated to deepening their knowledge and understanding of wool fibre and how to produce it more mindfully across their supply chains. When we understand the amazing journey that a wool jumper goes on, it helps us to truly understand the value we should all be placing in our clothes.
With thanks to our incredible guest Debbie Luffman, Product Director at Finisterre
Mentioned In The Episode
Campaign For Wool // What Makes Linen So Sustainable With Lea From Arkitaip Episode 8 // Finisterre’s Recycled Wool Fleece // Lesley Prior and The Bowmont Project
Series Credits
Host Lucy Kebbell
Theme created by Joe Murgatroyd
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