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only a win win for humans and animals...future needs more of these kind of businesses for sustainable products.

Wishing you much success in this business venture. If I owned a horse, I would definitely buy one.

I have some.issues with the study: the point is, the methane produced by fermenting vegetation occurs whether or not it is in the gut of a ruminant. The fact is we are able to convert that process into a sustainable food and material source by using grazers as an interface. I wouldnt worry about their methane in any way, the amount of grazing animals on earth has dropped. It has always been a part of the carbon cycle. The rest of what humans consume in terms of static carbon is what is a problem. Against the nutritional and cyclical benefit of ruminants, the associated methane should be considered dispensed.

Big support to you 👏👏 Farmers in the UK are being paid almost nothing for their incredible range of fleeces. It is criminal.

What about making mattress pads with a similar felt?

What a great story! Who knew so much goes into making a saddle pad?! 🐑

So beautiful! ❤️‍🔥

This was so interesting! 🐑

great video. Thx for sharing the info. Nice to see the collaboration.

I used to spin many years ago and just joined the Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers Guild in Oliver BC so it's time to get out my wheel and begin again. I am currently in Winnipeg and plan to visit two wool farm/mills tomorrow (Long Way Homestead and Ferme Fioli Farm) and stop in at Custom Woolen Mills in Carstairs, Alberta on the way home. I actually grew up in North Vancouver and excited to know that the Squamish Nation and Chief Janice George are so involved. I will find out more next time I visit the coast. It's also good to see Burritt Bros. moving in this direction so good luck to everyone.

Thank you for this series. I find it uplifting. What I think I've seen that you are thinking about is a logo that your members can use. My local mattress maker Black Sheep (Calgary) needs to have that logo to get us all excited. And a list of your suppliers for some of us to explore for wool or sheep-skin gloves or slippers, etc. etc. would be so very wonderful! I hope.

Fabulous film .Thank you for the commitment to Shetland sheep - as a spinner I appreciate your dedication .

Thanks so much for this format .I missed the live but I am very happy to watch this now .What a great role model in the wool industry .Thank you .

Very informative video and opened my eyes to the huge amount of work that is involved in wool production. I love knitting with the product and I'm so happy to support our Canadian farmers!

Wow, her husband was my age when he died - 56 😮 He sure was handsome. I'm so sorry you lost him that early 😢

Recently, I needed to replace some sheepskin gloves. I googled "sheepskin Canada" and I ended up with New Zealand sheepskin from a Canadian source. I wish that I had seen some sign of a Canadian source. Tell me what I can search for to find Canadian wool, Canadian sheepskin, Canadian materials that are most definitely not only sold by Canadians, but made from Canadian sheep.

Wonderful video, thanks, from Prince Edward Island to NZ

This is so beautiful❤ i bought - or chose, as a gift from my parents - my first cable knit turtle neck sweater from NONIA. I adored it. I still adore it, though I have no idea what ever happened to it. I have moved a LOT and somewhere along the way…. but it planted a seed for the love of knitting. NONIA is such an awesome organization; I am so glad you continue to operate. To me, you’re synonymous with Newfoundland, and with women’s resilience on our rocky shores. ❤❤❤

Such a wonderful idea.👏👏👏

No second cuts!

Very informative and well presented. I learned a great deal, and enjoyed this presentation immensely.

Recently the discovery was made that feeding kelp to cattle considerably reduces methane. Regarding the methane, if cattle fed kelp neutralizes methane, then other ruminants should benefit and create benefit for the environment the same way. So not only sequestering carbon for the soil but wool then becomes carbon positive not just neutral. For all sheep producers watching, do consider feeding kelp to your sheep, goats and other ruminants. It is a great healthy product providing minerals for them as well. Great video . Wool and all natural fibers are wonderful with benefits that no plastic alternative can provide.

Congratulations on your book Anna and on the presentation for this speaker series. I am so glad to see the focus on breed specific wool. And speaking of breed specific wool , I do hope that you will promote Down breeds as a natural 'superwash' and alternative to wool with oil based chemicals so that it can go in the washing machine. Superwash has become so popular just because it can go in the washing machine, but the great benefits of wool are lost once it is coated and most people who use it does not realize that they are just using an expensive synthetic.

This was great! I visited Anna last year on her farm and have almost finished reading her informative book. When I moved to Canada 40 years ago there were no yarn festivals and fewer yarn stores - we have come some way and with people like Anna and the Campaign for Wool I'm sure we'll get to long way!!

Great program. I've heard Anna speak a few times and she is always informative, energetic and passionate about the wool industry.

Wonderful information about The Rug Hooking Guild of NWFL & L. I recently hosted the 22nd annual Chesterville Spin In in Ontario, Feb 4th. I was just delighted to see the attendee demographic change for the first time, despite the -33 degree start to the day. Our loyal following who were lucky enough to have cars start came out absolutely delighted to see us return post Covid lockdowns. The vendors I spoke with said that the internet sharing of the event helped bring many of the new faces out because they saw something new about fibre and wondered what it was all about. Many told me they would return next Feb to join in the fun. A huge thank you to the CFWC team for sending out the info package, which I shared with the many Guilds in attendance and all the vendors as well. The attendees were thrilled to learn about your 'Fabric of Canada' film series and the feedback from sharing this is most encouraging. Thank you as well for making these series available to all of us who unfortunately have missed the scheduled event and enjoy watching the taped versions.

Thank you for this info, from Quebec.

Thank you for the interesting presentation.

Thanks so much for the great information

Where are you physically located in NS?

Your craft is unique and beautiful.

Thank you to Campaign for Wool Canada for taping this for those of us who had scheduling conflicts on taping day. Jacob, I love your wool for knitting and spinning and was so interested to hear you have used urine and human hair to ward off coyotes. In my salon, I bag up all the human hair and have donated it to local small farmers and home owners who have wanted help keeping deer and coyotes at bay. A regular recipient told me she now can tie her wee dog outside safely, knowing the coyotes will not carry off her dog. In the snow she sees foot prints that go up to the hair line she has layed down and do not cross it. Another recipient told me he saw deer coming into his yard, heads went up and the deer sniffed the air and turned around and left his property. He had hundreds of dollars of plantings recover from the clear cut the deer had done. They layed the hair around the whole area of plantings they wanted to recover. I witnessed this in person...one visit tiny brown sticks protruded the earth if you looked closely enough and the next all the vegetation was green and thriving. I love your online presence and the education you continue to offer those who follow you. I highly recommend visiting the farm to anyone who has yet to do so. It is worth the trip. Pack a picnic and enjoy what Topsy Farm has to offer.

As much as I love wool and agree that it takes dye well, it is not true that it takes dye BETTER than any other natural fiber! Mohair wins on that account . It is well to remember that this is not a competition with other natural fibers but really a campaign for all of them against synthetics .

Great info today. So nice to see such great uses for Canadian wool and Canadian companies.

Beautiful. I’ve always wanted sheep. Had other farm animals but not yet sheep.

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I live in Canada and have been unable to find wool felt insoles for years! Just found some in Ontario but the postage is more than the price of the insoles thanks to our government.

Beautiful film, beautiful woman. Inspirational.

What a great, purposeful initiative.

So beautiful and inspiring!

Love this! 🇨🇦 Where can we find Canadian made wool?

1:49 My goodness, look at the rich, drenched colour of that wool! Wool is one of my favourite materials to wear, I love the 100 Mile Jacket & wish it hung in my closet too!

What an amazing and charming lady!❤️🇺🇸

Absolutely fabulous organization. These ladies do amazing work.

this is a total gem of a lady!! I would love to own a sweater made by her! She lives in a lovely home with beautiful view.

Oh my…. What a wonderful thing to do for those with little other options. And the knitted things are just beautiful.

Thank you for making this video. I love to wear wool clothing. I use it in my knitting and quilt making.

Thank you for keeping your culture alive. I hope the younger will follow your example. Would be great to introduce the children in school to this art. Children in the 1800’s were expected to learn needlework they learned quickly

I love NFLD. Been there 8 times. I saw a story about the knitters with NONIA. I ordered and paid for a pair of gloves to be sent to me down here in Pennsylvania. They were of such fine quality that I felt that I had not paid enough for such fine knitting. I sent them additional money. The gloves are a treasure of mine. Thank you so much for my lovely gloves.