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Huddersfield textile manufacturer Camira has linked up with the campaign for wool and London based Chinese dim sum teahouse Yauatcha. As the Chinese new year promises a new “fleece” of life to mark the occasion, the company provide upholstery fabric to fit out a Chinese teahouse in London for the Chinese Year of the Sheep.

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Prince Charles’ initiative to help sheep farmers has created a renaissance for the wool industry which is traditional textile that once made the country great. The Wool Project announced by Prince Charles has helped revitalize the industry by promoting wool as a sustainable material.

When the Prince of Wales conceived his Campaign for Wool crusade five years, bringing together all sectors of the industry, farmers were being paid less for a fleece than it cost to shear. Today wool prices have tripled.