Wool

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Where we get it, how we use it: welcome and warm.

wool, sheep, farmers, farms, shearing, scouring, classing, testing, spinning, knitting, clothing, warmth

Image: Beauty and value

Beauty and value

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: View of wool exhibit at Te Papa - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

View of wool exhibit at Te Papa - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool Sale

Wool Sale

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool classing

Wool classing

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool bales

Wool bales

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool display boards

Wool display boards

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool Testing text

Wool Testing text

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool scouring and workers

Wool scouring and workers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool at New Zealand Cooperative Wool Marketing Associtation Limited

Wool at New Zealand Cooperative Wool Marketing Associtation Limited

Auckland Libraries

Image: Spinning wool in the open air

Spinning wool in the open air

Auckland Libraries

Image: William Gemmell and nineteen unidentified WWI soldiers posed around a display of graded wool samples at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England

William Gemmell and nineteen unidentified WWI soldiers posed around a display of graded wool samples at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Six horse team hauling wool bales, Canterbury

Six horse team hauling wool bales, Canterbury

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Classing wool at Dalgety's sale

Classing wool at Dalgety's sale

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shipping wool at Te Araroa, East Coast

Shipping wool at Te Araroa, East Coast

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Breakfast before a wool sale

Breakfast before a wool sale

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Bales of wool on a Wellington wharf

Bales of wool on a Wellington wharf

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool buyers, including Charles Hughes, centre, at the Wool Sales, State Opera House, Wellington

Wool buyers, including Charles Hughes, centre, at the Wool Sales, State Opera House, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Jersey (flamingoes) and swing label with spare wool

Jersey (flamingoes) and swing label with spare wool

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Publicity photograph for Wawn's Wonder Wool

Publicity photograph for Wawn's Wonder Wool

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Gown made from nine yards of New Zealand wool

Gown made from nine yards of New Zealand wool

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Bales of wool being stencilled for export to China

Bales of wool being stencilled for export to China

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of Wairarapa Farmers Wool Store

View of Wairarapa Farmers Wool Store

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Poster design 'ROSLYN WOOLS FOR YOUR WINTER WOOLLIES'

Poster design 'ROSLYN WOOLS FOR YOUR WINTER WOOLLIES'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Birth of a Nation: Australian Commonwealth Celebrations

The Birth of a Nation: Australian Commonwealth Celebrations

Auckland Libraries

Image: Group of unidentified people sitting on a stack of wool bale at the Plunket Society barn dance, Dalgety's Wool Store

Group of unidentified people sitting on a stack of wool bale at the Plunket Society barn dance, Dalgety's Wool Store

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gisborne women spin their own wool to knit comforts for New Zealand servicemen

Gisborne women spin their own wool to knit comforts for New Zealand servicemen

Auckland Libraries

Image: Liu Xiwen and Hugh Peirse examine a sample of wool fleece - Photograph taken by Merv Griffiths

Liu Xiwen and Hugh Peirse examine a sample of wool fleece - Photograph taken by Merv Griffiths

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool work embroidery done by occupational therapy patients at Kantara Hospital, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Wool work embroidery done by occupational therapy patients at Kantara Hospital, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: There's no place like home

There's no place like home

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Great Britain. His Majesty's Stationery Office :The Empire's strength. Do you know that New Zealand produces six times as much butter to-day as during the last war and twice as much cheese; that wool, meat and fruit are also exported in very large quantities. These are the sinews of war. [1940s?]

Great Britain. His Majesty's Stationery Office :The Empire's strength. Do you know that New Zealand produces six times as much butter to-day as dur...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Donald & Sons Ltd (Masterton) :Donalds woolpresses; quality, strength, and convenience. Our famous no. 2 woolpress [1924].

Donald & Sons Ltd (Masterton) :Donalds woolpresses; quality, strength, and convenience. Our famous no. 2 woolpress [1924].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Crocheted Paintings from 'Cottage Industry' (1997)

Crocheted Paintings from 'Cottage Industry' (1997)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Suit, Women's

Suit, Women's

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Bathing Suit

Bathing Suit

Te Aroha & Districts Museum

Image: Display window at C M Ross Co. Ltd

Display window at C M Ross Co. Ltd

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Woman in laboratory

Woman in laboratory

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Crocheted wedding dress

Crocheted wedding dress

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Driving sheep along a bridge - Photograph taken by Frederick Ashby Hargreaves

Driving sheep along a bridge - Photograph taken by Frederick Ashby Hargreaves

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Publicity photograph for the Canterbury Woollen Mills Company

Publicity photograph for the Canterbury Woollen Mills Company

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Three sheep, one has five legs

Three sheep, one has five legs

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sheep shearing

Sheep shearing

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Cook, Hinehauone Coralie], 1904-1993 :[The shearer] Dec 1934

[Cook, Hinehauone Coralie], 1904-1993 :[The shearer] Dec 1934

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shearing a sheep using hand shears

Shearing a sheep using hand shears

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boy posing as a sheep shearer

Boy posing as a sheep shearer

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doll's clothes, Santa Claus cap

Doll's clothes, Santa Claus cap

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Women working in the Roslyn Woollen Mill

Women working in the Roslyn Woollen Mill

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shearing time at Mangatoi Station

Shearing time at Mangatoi Station

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sheep mustering, Orari Gorge Station

Sheep mustering, Orari Gorge Station

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hand Shears

Hand Shears

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Models wearing garments entered in the Benson and Hedges Fashion Design Awards

Models wearing garments entered in the Benson and Hedges Fashion Design Awards

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gerry Broughan models his one-piece jumpsuit - Photograph taken by Richard Sitcock

Gerry Broughan models his one-piece jumpsuit - Photograph taken by Richard Sitcock

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wellington meter maids wearing new uniforms

Wellington meter maids wearing new uniforms

Alexander Turnbull Library