Wool is one of the valuable resources, but nobody is thinking about the role it can play in climate change

Wool in School founder and sustainability activist Lorna McCormack has taught hundreds of children to knit, says Rita de Brún

Wool in School founder, Lorna McCormack: “Very few know where their food and clothes come from, or that clothes can be repaired and made at home."

Renewable energy is in the zeitgeist. Solar, wind, waves. Biomass, geothermal, hydropower. There’s a long list. But, with the exception of Irish activist, Lorna McCormack, scarcely anyone’s talking about wool.

As founder of the successful endeavour, Wool in School, she teaches children about sustainability, natural resources and traditional crafts. Exquisitely qualified for the task, the fibre artist, climate educator and heritage specialist is also a gifted teacher - her expert communication skills honed during former careers in early years and in Deaf culture and community.