Team Wooltech – connecting with nature. by Lise Andrine Hauge, For the CCANW, UK 04.11.2011.

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Team Wooltech – connecting with nature.

by Lise Andrine Hauge,F or the CCANW, U K 04 .11 .2011

“All you need is sheep !”

How it all began.. – the fun bit:Creative – better personal health.More personal freedomLess moneyMore time to be a mum.More time to enjoy Frøyas nature.Would be fun to make new kinds of souvenirs(a coastal version of “trolls, elks, viking

figures”)

Miscellaneous – fleece transformations: Cozy Coast® – sea earchins etc. 1998 to ECO – textiles in 2008 and onwards

Designing wrist warmers and shoe inserts

Felting Machine for sale – Release April 2010.

Multi-functional. Technology for women in particular.

National wool maketing systems..Research and development project for 4 years.Wild sheep wool – developing new technology to make use of it.A 2000 kg waste only at the island of Frøya each year.A 30 000 kg waste in Norway by 2007..Thousands of unemployed disabled peopleTextile industry in Asia – too few modern, creative textile jobs in Norway

Many people are lonely and poor,and unemployed.What about knitting at home? Beeing part of a team, working..!

Market research: 2006 – 2010. All rights reserved. Wooltech Holding AS.

Needed new system – too much waste to bee seen.Wooltech quality standards developed, and supported by governmental agricultural board.

Attitudes and power abuse Lack of knowledgeDesillution among peopleNegative to innovationGroup and expertise thinking.

Please:Respect our skills and work!Capabilities, creativity.Network, better textile standards.Respect the sheepfarmer, the sheep, the wool..Respect to nature at her work!

Creating jobs for disabled people and discriminated sheep breeds.Duttebassen has become famous!

Coming soon - Varm Sektor SA ( cooperative).Team Wooltech - social entrepreneurs ̀friendly but resolute action with Norwegian beaurocracy.

-It is absulutely hopeless, AND we never give up!

Team Wooltech – connecting with nature.

by Lise Andrine Hauge,F or the CCANW, U K 04 .11 .2011

“All you need is sheep !”