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CUMBRIAN WOOL PROFESSIONAL
PUTS PASSION INTO HOME PROJECT
hey say that home is ongoing renovation work. fitting tribute to the agricultural
where the heart is. The first place to benefit from heritage of the site to use
This is certainly true for some wool-based warmth is the Thermafleece insulation to make it
one Cumbrian Valley cottage conservatory. The room, more energy efficient. She said:
Tresident who has which features a dramatic glazed “We’ve used Thermafleece in the
turned her passion for wool into a gable, is mainly used as a spinning walls and pitched roof in the barn,
home improvement project. workshop. Here Cecilia produces a not only to keep the building warm
Cecilia Hewett, a life-long resident variety of hand-spun yarns, many of but also to make it more energy
of Johnby near Penrith, has always which then are sold in The Wool efficient. We also liked the idea of
been passionate about wool. Clip’s shop in Caldbeck, alongside a using Thermafleece here as,
She is a member of The Wool Clip, large range of locally produced because it is made from sheep’s
the much respected co-operative of clothing, accessories, floor rugs, wool, it helps to control humidity
farmers and textile craft workers, throws and handmade cushions, levels. This will be particularly
and is one of the organisers of the made by the other co-operative beneficial for maintaining optimal deal of time telling people what a
annual Woolfest event in members. Cecilia said: “I spend a conditions for my wool.” great material wool is and promoting
Cockermouth, so is certainly keen great deal of time working with wool In keeping with their desire to be its use wherever I can. I am a
to promote the benefits of this in this room so I thought it was as ecological as possible, the particularly passionate advocate for
particular natural fibre. incredibly fitting to use wool to Hewetts have also used other key products and crafts that use fleeces
Now, Cecilia is using this interest insulate it too!” products to give life to their barn normally overlooked for more
to benefit another passion of hers, But the conservatory isn’t the only conversion. As well as re-using commercial applications. By using
Johnby Bank, her beautiful 18th area to benefit from Thermafleece. stone from a derelict sheep house the wool of hill breeds such as
century farmhouse. Cecilia and her husband are also in as part of the build, the couple have Herdwick sheep, Thermafleece
Using Thermafleece, an insulation the process of converting one of the also installed solar panels for hot does precisely this and I couldn’t
product from Second Nature UK Ltd derelict barns attached to the main water and a biomass boiler to heat think of a better material to use to
made from British sheep’s wool, cottage, using the space to create the property. insulate my home.”
Cecilia and her husband Graham new bedrooms, a bathroom, living Reflecting on her decision to use
have given Johnby Bank a much areas and a future wool workshop. a wool-based insulation material,
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needed energy makeover as part of Once again, Cecilia felt it was a Cecilia concluded: “I spend a great
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