Learn illustration techniques with Wool4School sponsor, IllyStrate!
Prue Rainey from IllyStrate guides you through technical drawing, experimenting with mood boards, sketching, fashion illustration, rendering textures and the design process. Get practical tips and helpful ideas to bring your Wool4School ideas to life.
CQ Studio Workshop
Part 1
Cassie from CQ Studio shares her expertise to help students plan their Wool4School designs
In this exclusive new video, Inspiration & Research, Cassie shares her expertise to help students plan their Wool4School designs. As the first part of a three-part series, this pre-recorded workshop dives into this year’s Botanical theme, guiding students to uncover sources of inspiration, develop a compelling design narrative, and bring their creative visions to life.
Part 2
Developing Your Wool4School Design with Cassie Quinn of CQ Studio
In this second part of our three-part workshop series, Cassie guides students through the design development process, helping them refine their ideas, experiment with materials, and bring their concepts to life.
Part 3
Bringing Your Wool4School Design to Life
In the final part of our three-part workshop series, Cassie Quinn, Founder & Creative Director of CQ Studio, helps students refine their final designs and prepare for submission. This session focuses on polishing design details, finalizing material choices, and presenting concepts with clarity and confidence.
2024 Competition Winner Solomon Raymond
Solomon Raymond wins the Wool4School 2024 competition for suite of elemental designs.
Join Wool4School as we sit down for an exclusive conversation with designer judge Robyn Lynch.
Discover Robyn's studio and get an insight into the mind of one of the fashion industry's most creative up-and-comers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 COMPETITION
In 2024, we asked students to create a unique design made from wool, taking inspiration from the earth’s natural elements - earth, water, fire, air.
Student’s created a unique design using wool techniques, incorporating a minimum of 70% Merino wool.
2023 Competition Winner Lille Osborne
Lille Osborne, winner of this year’s Wool4School Aspiring Designer category, explored the moral dilemmas between cost effective clothing and the desire for reducing environmental impact.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 COMPETITION
In 2023, we asked students to repair, renew, repurpose, and innovate. Take what’s old and make it new!
Students designed a unique outfit that blended both old and new, featuring pre-loved items, using wool design techniques, and incorporating a minimum of 70% Merino wool.
Latest News
Exclusive video of award-winning fashion designer Saul Nash
We are thrilled to release, exclusively to the Wool4School audience, a new video of London-based fashion designer Saul Nash.
2022 Competition Winner Ksenia Cosmo
Ksenia Cosmo, a student at Melbourne Girls Grammar School in Victoria, recently won the Aspiring category of the Wool4School competition. With a transformable collection designed for her hero, Courtney Act, the designs consist of four garments and accessories that are interchangeable into ten different looks using Revolutionary Zips.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2022 COMPETITION
In 2022, we asked students to design an outfit for their hero whilst showcasing their interpretation of sustainability. Students’ heroes included fashion icons, athletes, and family members. Have a look at winning submissions here.
Meet the 2020 teacher winner
Jill Pettifer, Dickson College, ACT
"The Wool4School competition is a wonderful opportunity for the students to participate in an innovative real design scenario. The four parts of the competition allow the students to work through the various processes: creating a mood board, a design, then justifying their design through their creative statement and finally producing technical drawings. These are all diverse skills and to implement them in a design competition is such a great process for the students.
I also enjoy going through the production of fibre to fabric, through demonstrations of spinning, then students weaving fabrics on our floor and table looms, also, looking at the sustainability of wool, especially the life cycle. I see the competition as a fun and professional project for the students to participate. The bonus is the great sponsors and prizes."
Wool4School reaches 100,000 students
The Woolmark Company’s Wool4School design competition has reached a milestone 100,000 secondary school students worldwide, educating them about the natural benefits of Australian wool and the innovative applications it has in fashion design.
