The lovely Jo Anne Strauss, former Miss South Africa and Top Billing presenter, will be the MC of the Wool Week fun charity auction on Saturday, June 1.

Several decorated sheep art pieces will be auctioned off during an exclusive cocktail reception and proceeds of this event will go towards the Cape Wools Schools Project - benefiting South African school going children.

Jo Anne will be dressed in wool for the occassion by Hendrik Vermeulen Couture.

Excitement is also building at Sandton City as major retailers are gearing themselves for Wool Week SA. Retailers including Ben Sherman & Pringle, Grays, Loads of Living and Woolworths have all    agreed to decorate their window displays in wool.

Wool Week SA will be held at Sandton City from 28 May to 3 June 2013.

Wool to make statement at Sandton City

South African designers got creative with felt merino sheep during Design Indaba held in Cape Town in February this year. These sheep will feature at Wool Week SA and be auctioned to registered bidders at Nelson Mandela Square on Saturday, June 1, 2013.

A FIRST-of-its-kind event on the South African wool calendar is at our doorstep and it’s time to get everyone talking about this important sustainable and natural fibre in the world of fabrics.

In light of this, the International Campaign for Wool, of which HRH Prince of Wales is the patron, in collaboration with Cape Wools SA, will host the first ever Wool Week on African soil at Sandton City, the business hub of the African continent, from 28 May to 3 June 2013, not only to celebrate the South African wool industry, but to benefit South African school-going children as well. This event aims to present wool as a modern, versatile and lifestyle fibre.

WEAK RAND BOOSTS WOOL PRICES

Port Elizabeth: Wool prices rose sharply at this week’s sale, the penultimate sale of the season, following the substantial fall in the value of the rand and the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 8% on the previous sale a fortnight ago to close at R107,14/kg clean.