About the project
The overall goal of this project is to find ways to reduce the volume of wasted wool throughoutthe entire value chain of wool production. Wool is a natural material with a wide range of
beneficial properties like insulation, breathability, durability and easy care to name a few. It
is a sustainable, locally produced material that is easily compostable - a soil to soil reusable
material. Still, it is thrown away or destroyed in many European countries, including the Nordic
and Baltic.
While spinning yarn is a well used production method in our countries, felting as a technique
is less used and favored. Felting is still a technique with long traditions within and across our
borders - a technique that in recent research has proven to be useful with coarser wool and
therefore presents an interesting option.
Project goal
In this project, we will build a knowledge base about the opportunities for felting of coarser wool,investigate the availability of industrial activity, education programs related to wool and felting,
and practicing crafters or artisans. To reach our goal, we aim to exchange knowledge across
different regions and sectors and build a new network between Nordic and Baltic countries. By
doing so, we can also extend business collaboration for the participants, simultaneously adding
value to unwanted wool. Insights from the different regions will be gathered and disseminated
throughout our participants and organizations, as well as within the sectoral level consisting of
farmers, artisans, designers and commercial actors.
UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Ulrika Dahlberg
Project Leader