Woollen Coffins

Leading British textile manufacturer Hainsworth reports it has seen a 700% increase in sales of its woollen coffins. Around 120 Natural Legacy coffins, manufactured by the Yorkshire-based company, are being sold each month compared to just 15 a month the But it is one of Hainsworth's most recent, and most unique, new products that's making the company's competitors look sheepish: woolen coffins. Thanks to a growing demand for green funerals in Britain, Hainsworth's Natural Legacy caskets — each woven The greening of deathcare is nothing new, of course; back in 2008 we had an in-depth article from Andrew Whitaker discussing the greening of the American funeral home, and way back in 2001 the BBC ran a story about bamboo caskets. But enough with the Sales rise by 700% as growing number of Britons choose eco-funerals over traditional services Coffins made from British wool fleeces are growing in popularity thanks to an increasing number of Britons choosing to take their commitment to a greener life A Canterbury business is importing wool coffins so the families of the dead can give them a natural send-off. The wool coffins are manufactured in Britain and have been brought to New Zealand by Darfield wool exporter and blanket businesswoman Polly McGuckin. British wool fleece is a natural, sustainable and biodegradable material that will rot away in the earth or can be cremated and also supports British farming. woollen coffins are growing in popularity as traditional funeral services are shunned in favour .

One woollen, the other made from paper, the Coastal artists have learned to acknowledge death instead of fear it. Their Out of the Coffin workshops aim to stimulate conversations in the community on life, death and natural burial. The free sessions A venerable British textile firm, weavers of the distinctive Hudson’s Bay point blanket, is branching out into cosy, environmentally friendly wool coffins. They come in your choice of brown or ecru, updated for this season in North America with an Wool coffins - they're to die for. Quips aside, the coffins have been creating plenty of interest, since the burial of the first New Zealander in a casket made from wool earlier this year. Darfield woman Polly McGuckin has the rights to import the coffins woollen coffins, made using 100 per cent British wool and bearing the British Wool Mark, have been launched by two British companies, creating a product which is biodegradable and supports UK manufacturing. The coffins, made from pure new wool and .

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