Seminar · Season 2

Wool 101 — Building a Strong Wool Foundation

21 January 2026

This session of the Good Wool Collective focuses on the fundamentals of wool, including its properties, value chain, and the roles of various stakeholders in the wool industry. The discussion features insights from experts on wool quality, processing, certification, and recycling, emphasizing the importance of innovation and lower-impact practice in the wool sector.

Session Guests

Nigel ThompsonFounderBiella The Wool Company
David MahilrajFounderLana Trading

Hosted by

Lisa BergstrandFounderBergstrand & Good Wool Collective

Session summary

Session recap

The goal of this session was to build a strong base of practical wool knowledge.

The session was led by:

Lisa Bergstrand, founder of the Good Wool Collective, who opened the session with key wool fundamentals and guided the overall discussion. Her slides cover the basics of why we love wool, how wool is categorised, and how to think about micron
David Mahilraj brought insight from shearing the sheep at the farm through to auction. He explained how wool is prepared, classed, tested, and sold
Nigel Thompson, then took us from greasy wool into processing, yarn, and ultimately into textiles and design