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Image of a woman smiling holding a hat

"To see it go into the factory and made into beautiful garments, it's amazing."
A woman with shoulder-length grey hair and glasses smiling in a paddock wearing a black wool jumper.

An older man standing in a mill factory that makes wool

"I thought we might be able to do the knitting, but never the whole process."
Coils of processed wool coming down from ceiling in round puddles.

An older man and a woman processing wool on a table.

Threads of wool sifting through metal bars in machine.

"They get some appreciation for the price tag on those garments,"
he said.

A store with hanging jumpers black and orange made from wool

Image of a woman with grey hair tied back in a bun smiling and holding a white hat.

Spinning machine with two rolls of wool in mill

"We're not far off breaking even in the first year, which is great for a start-up business."

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