Read all about Glencroft's own traceable Yorkshire Dales wool, sourced from seven local Dales farms, with farmers paid more for their fleeces, and processed entirely within 50 miles.

Increasing the price of wool

Our local sheep farmers were receiving as little as 15p per kg (about 45p per whole fleece) for their wool. This does not cover the cost of shearing the sheep, a task that must be done annually for the animal’s welfare. In some cases, it was cheaper for farmers to dispose of the wool than transport it for sale.

We set out to change this.

Glencroft’s Clapdale Wool project pays farmers a minimum of £1 per kg for their wool plus a share of 10% of the profits of every product sold (yarn, jumpers, tweed).

We want to create a circular local economy for wool and bring back value for a versatile and natural product that grows on the hills around us – in the Yorkshire dale of ‘Clapdale’.

Glencroft is a family business established in 1987, second generation owner Edward went to school with many of the local farmers and we interact with them and this small local rural community every day. It’s important to us that our business can contribute positively to the community we live in.

Read more about the project, how we started, how it's made, and what makes Clapdale Wool one of the most traceable and sustainable natural fibres you can buy.