Wool and other animal fibres have a long history of human use.

Wool replaced animal skins for clothing from the end of the Stone Age. This meant people didn’t have to kill the animal to produce clothes. 

The first recorded use of wool occurred around 4000BC. There are records from 3000BC of woollen garments being worn in Britain. Pharaohs in Egypt (2000 – 3000BC) were commonly buried in wool garments, which have also been preserved. The Mongolians used felted wool to build houses (called Yurts) …. and still do.