Wool is a pretty amazing fiber.  It’s a natural, renewable resource (in fact, sheep have to be sheared yearly for their health and comfort).  It’s warm, light, breathable and naturally water-repellent.
But there is a company in the UK who is doing something a little… different with wool.

“Two British companies have got together to launch an innovative new product – woollen coffins.  The UK’s leading coffin manufacturer, JC Atkinson and Son, has joined forces with Hainsworth, a Yorkshire-based speciality textile firm, to produce the new range.  The coffins will be manufactured by Hainsworth at their Leeds mill and distributed throughout the …read more

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