Links
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 which can be found by clicking on News.
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
Demeter-International
Since its formation in 1997, this ecological association has built up an international network of individual certification organisations
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
International Wool Textile Organisation
An international body representing the world's wool textile trade and industry. A good source for standards, research and statistics
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
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
Wikipedia
This link takes you to the pages about different fibres. This one features silk