Why Wool
The Bellwether Solution = 100% Wool.
Let’s challenge ourselves to remake our homes with fabric that is renewable, durable and natural.
In 2025, it is nearly impossible to find fabric for your home that does not have some form of synthetic fiber woven or knit into the fabric. All of that plastic is quite damaging to our planet and our health as it sheds off into our waterways and soil. Wool is perfectly suited to replace synthetics in home upholstery.
Wool is nature’s gift.
A Key Solution to Sustainability
Wool is intrinsically renewable, durable, and biodegradable and therefore is quite well suited to be one of the key solutions to sustainability in the textile world.
Sheep continue to grow fleece each year and must be shorn annually for the health of the animal. If sheep are recognized for this critical renewable material, we could safely rely on wool long into the future.
Ideally Suited for Home Textiles
The natural elasticity of wool makes it resistant to tearing when woven or knitted into fabric. The strong outer coating on the fibers makes it withstand abrasion adequately. The coil spring which elongates when extended and springs backs when released allows wool to bend and flex generously, making it suitable for use in the home.
Wool is flame-resistant, takes dye naturally, felts and does not hold odor.