After observing October 2022 as Wool Month the International Wool Textile Organization annual Wool Round Table takes place 1-2 December this year in Nuremberg, Germany.
The venue of two days round table is NH Collection City Hotel. The organizers are excited about the event as IWTO members will gather live, in-person, for the first time since 2019.
In October 2022, The Campaign for Wool and its supporters came together to celebrate Wool Month. The month-long event is aimed at highlighting the attributes and benefits of wool – in particular, its many environmental advantages. International Wool Textile Organisation and its members were key participants in the event.
Wool Month was originally known as Wool Week, and was organised as a collaborative effort involving farmers, textile manufacturers, carpet makers, fashion and interior designers, artisans and other textile industry role players. The aim was to promote wool as a natural fibre with numerous uses and environmental benefits. Over a number of years, the event was extended to two weeks and then, in 2021, was upgraded to an entire month.
Some of the world’s most important brands took part in the month-long program of events. The launch was held in Yorkshire, as Britain’s primary base for wool manufacturing, and the flagship event was held a few days later in London, allowing leading brands to showcase their products, as well as their contribution to the themes and aims of Wool Week. Some of the brands involved were Marks & Spencer, who launched its new Originals Menswear Collection; women wear label Hobs, luxury fashion brand Brora and Merino wool specialist Gerber & Co.
