Penny and Skye back to say goodbye and thank you!
Sorry guys, we've been a bit MIA but we are here now to round out the 2022 season of Women Behind Wool and to say a big fat thank you for listening and supporting this project of ours. In this chat ...
26 Juli 202216min
Innovation in wool fabrics with Woolmark's Julie Davies
This week our guest is Julie Davies, General Manager for process innovation and education extension at the Woolmark Company. Her work is largely involved in product development and also education, mo...
14 Juni 202235min
The women behind the Haddon Rig merino empire
Today we interview Sally and Olivia Falkiner from Haddon Rig merino stud near Warren in central west NSW. Sally met her husband George Falkiner at Haddon Rig as a backpacker and never left. Sally and ...
8 Juni 202242min
Kristen Frost: 5th generation stud breeder, 1st generation wool writer
Visit the sheep pavilion at any local show around Australia and there’s a fair chance the punters know Kristen Frost (nee Williams) of Thalabah Stud at Laggan on the NSW southern tablelands. If it’s n...
31 Maj 202232min
Shearer Emma Billett used to be the only female in the shearing shed, but now that's changing
Emma Billett is a 32 year old shearer from central west New South Wales. She never intended to be a shearer but found she loved the atmosphere and the physicality of working in the shearing shed on he...
24 Maj 202242min
Vanessa Bell on what fresh eyes can achieve for Merino wool
Vanessa Bell is the founder of Vanessa Bell baby blankets, bespoke 100 Australian Merino Wool baby blankets, knitted with care over 3 months by an expert team of hand knitters. Vanessa's blankets are ...
17 Maj 202235min
Author and Merino farmer Maggie MacKellar uses beautiful writing to educate the masses
Maggie MacKellar is an author and writer who lives with her partner Jim on a fine wool farm on the east coast of Tasmania. As a child she used to love spending time on her grandparents sheep farm in c...
10 Maj 202236min
Australia's #1 female shearer Cathy Wendelborn
Cathy Wendelborn is arguably the best female shearer to have existed in the world. This year she was the first female to be inducted into Australia’s Shearing Hall of Fame. Cathy was a self-taught sh...
3 Maj 202229min
