https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/natural-fibres-or-synthetic-fibres-what-is-the-sustainable-option 2025-07-22T09:01:31+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/IMG_0730_5fdc4cb6-91ba-438d-8b7f-5d67b819716c.jpg?v=1753171291 Natural fibres or synthetic fibres: What is the sustainable option? https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/welcome-to-the-woolgathering-diaries 2025-07-08T08:59:21+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/Insta_plan-18_8739e44f-c2c6-4284-a053-a4cb8c665866.png?v=1751401081 Welcome to The Woolgathering Diaries! https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/big-news-i-won-best-green-business 2025-07-15T11:34:14+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/54384836692_8a1791cd7b_o_543af1f5-cc3c-4500-8b40-df4aa2496986.jpg?v=1752575654 Big News: I Won Best Green Business! https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/merino-this-merino-that-what-makes-merino-wool-so-special 2025-08-05T09:12:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/dmitrij-paskevic-WRFr2o9atQg-unsplash_64d69993-2427-494c-aba9-62477306b097.jpg?v=1751401315 What Makes Merino Wool So Special? https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/why-made-to-order-is-at-the-heart-of-my-knitwear-brand 2025-08-12T09:30:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/DSC_0439.jpg?v=1754391258 Why Made-To-Order is at the Heart of My Knitwear Brand Woman wearing the bell sweater in grey, sat down https://www.caitlinmccracken.co.uk/blogs/the_woolgathering_diaries/so-you-dont-actually-knit-the-clothes 2025-08-19T09:30:06+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0923/3540/7433/articles/08610e0b-9269-4f00-bf05-45d68bac4e0f_Original_66fb3288-36b4-41b8-a5ff-0ae9144674af.jpg?v=1755002746 "So... 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