Links for information
Links to various informative websites are provided throughout our site, and these are also listed below, in alphabetical order, together with others that may be helpful.
For a further list click on the Reciprocal button, left. These sites are not just for information, but show the people we work with and whose products we use.
Some are also our customers and have been featured in our Newsletter case histories. There are some additional links for those specifically interested in different breeds of sheep which are included in the meet the animals pages.
Alpaca Seller
All about alpacas: stud services, auctions and the place where those wanting to sell animals are matched with buyers
British Alpaca Society
Dedicated to the welfare of alpacas and the education of their owners and breeders
British Angora Goat Society
Formed in 1981 to further the development of angora goats in the UK
British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association
All about coloured sheep, that is those that are not white which means hues ranging from dark brown to cream and black to silver grey
The British Goat Society
How to look after goats, improve breeding and safeguard against cruelty
The British Gotland Sheep Society
Where to find out more about this great breed of friendly, inquisitive and attractive sheep that produce superb fleeces
British Wool Marketing Board
Find out about the central marketing system that operates in Britain with the aim of achieving the best possible net returns for farmers
Cowslip Workshops
The place to go for a wide range of craft workshops, from quilting to applique and willow hurdling. Held next to an organic farm near Launceston.
Demeter-International
Since its formation in 1997, this ecological association has built up an international network of individual certification organisations
Design-Edge
Organisers of the British Craft Trade Fair which is at Harrogate in the spring. It claims to represent the best of British crafts and is effectively a one-stop shop for independent retailers
Finance Cornwall
A £20 million venture investment fund for small and medium-sized companies that has backed nearly 200 companies since its formation in 2002, iincluding The Natural Fibre Company
Gofarmer
An on-line market place for farmers, smallholders and rural businesses
Greengate
A Derbyshire-based flock of Lincoln Longwools on seven acres at Slaley offering half and one-day courses on spinning and dyeing
Green Mountain Spinnery
A US company that has been designing and producing classic and contemporary yarns with New England fleeces in Vermont for 25 years
International Wool Textile Organisation
An international body representing the world's wool textile trade and industry. A good source for standards, research and statistics
The Naked Sheep
This is an on-line knitwear and wool shop specialising in alpaca which it spins at its own mini mill
National Sheep Association
A specialist organisation safeguarding the interests and future of UK sheep farmers
Organic Farmers & Growers
One of the UK's leading organic certification bodies involved with the inspection and licensing of organic farming and food
Scottish Cashmere
All about keeping and purchasing goats for cashmere
Sheep Keep
A free database designed to bring together farmers looking for grazing with those with land which might be suitable
The Soil Association
The UK charity that promotes sustainable, organic farming and whose organic trademark is the most well-known
Trowbridge Museum
A good site to visit for those who want to learn more about how yarn used to be produced by hand
Vegan Society
Although this site will tell you more about silk, the society exists to advise on a life free of animal products for, it says, the benefit of people, animals and the planet
West Yeo Farm
This link is to Kate Palmer and the textile side of this organic farm based in Witheridge near Tiverton in Devon
Wikipedia
This link takes you to the pages about different fibres. This one features silk while this page is the Wiki entry for The Natural Fibre Company.
The Wool Company
If you're looking for bedding and socks, don't forget Harry and Sarah Mayman's Cornwall-based partnership. Now a National Fibre Company stockist.