The Wool Library: 'I was shocked at the price farmers were getting for their wool and it became a mission to do something about it'

With backgrounds in art, farming and fashion, Maria Benjamin, John Atkinson and Zoe Fletcher have collaborated to create an initiative which aims to promote and preserve the provenance of British wool

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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Left to right: John Atkinson, Zoe Fletcher and Maria Benjamin.
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Left to right: John Atkinson, Zoe Fletcher and Maria Benjamin.

With the shared goal of putting value back into the British wool industry, Maria Benjamin, John Atkinson and Zoe Fletcher have joined forces to create The Wool Library, an initiative which not only aims...

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