A FINE YARN
Jul 10, 2019
4 minutes
WORDS VIRGINIA IMHOFF
PHOTOGRAPHY
MARK ROPER
WHEN PIP SMITH BOXES UP one of LoveMerino’s fine woollen garments, she tucks in its certificate of authenticity along with a tiny envelope holding a lock of raw fleece. The fleece provides the instant tactile connection between the unique luxurious item and the origins of every ethical fibre of wool that went into its making. Yet for Pip and her husband Norman, fourth-generation farmers on their 2800-hectare Merino property Glenwood in Wellington, NSW, it also tells the story of their 20-year journey of regenerative and ethical farming — the fruition of a dream to trace their wool from
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