The solidarity initiative of the national company Texturable presents the 30 selected artisans and their process of creating design products for the home. After an open call with 300 registered participants, including artisans, artists and designers from all over the country, 30 ventures were selected to participate in the Uruguay Teje initiative of the company [...]
Product diversification, expansion into new markets, and investment in new technologies are some of the factors that have allowed the wool industry to achieve and maintain its position in the export economy. With 36 active markets, Uruguay is the 4th largest exporter of wool top by volume in the world, coming in 6th when exports [...]
Different aspects of wool certification have been a central topic in wool production and trade, including discussions at recent IWTO meetings, at the Wool Connect conference, and at the last Merino congress in Uruguay. Currently, media reports from the wool market commonly assert that "several lots of fine wool were sold at outstanding prices, but [...]
An Affordable, Safe Tool Made in Uruguay. The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) offers workshops and courses on wool fibre and artisan weaving where participants practice various techniques, and receive information and guidance on how to purchase supplies, how to contact raw material vendors, and what equipment is needed for weavers to process wool. Craftsmen and [...]
Uruguay Teje (Uruguay Knits) is a solidary call for proposals born at the height of the pandemic, an initiative of the Texturable company with support from Lanas Trinidad, Leo Hilados, La Nave Multimodal, and the industry brand Uruguay Wools. As Claudia, a designer at Texturable, puts it, this collaborative action seeks to promote the culture [...]
Uruguay XXI launched in August the new sectorial brand Uruguay Wools, with the aim of shoring up a bruised sector, but with enormous potential. In the following interview, Inés Bonicelli, Deputy Director of Uruguay XXI, explains the decision to support this sector and the prospects for Uruguayan wools. Why did Uruguay XXI decide to support [...]
Gabriela Hearst, ambassador of the Uruguayan wool Hearst founded its eponymous brand in 2015 dedicated to incorporating sustainable production into its collections, which today is consolidated as a luxury brand with an international client base. Connected to her origins, the Uruguayan-born designer, who lives in New York, spent her childhood in the [...]
Interview with Nicolás Pérez del Castillo, Director of Tops Fray Marcos The pandemic caused by Covid affected strongly the wool industry in Uruguay, a sector that had already been punished, but nevertheless the medium and long term perspectives allow for moderate optimism. This is the vision of Nicolás Pérez del Castillo, director of the wool [...]
Ruralanas is a Uruguayan brand that "weaves quality of life" guided by two passions: wool and craftsmanship. With this formula, they managed to make their products transmit dedication, knowledge and tradition, as well as beauty and good quality. All these attributes distinguish Ruralanas and place it in a place of preference for all tourists arriving [...]
Uruguay recently unveiled the brand ‘Uruguay Wools’ to promote its wool globally and turn the nation into a reference point in the wool industry, both at the regional and global levels. The event was attended by vice president Beatriz Argimón, president of the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat Miguel Sanguinetti and Jaime Miller, executive director of Uruguay [...]
