About Us

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Continuum Textiles is the natural outcome of the passion and drive of the people who are part of it.

Stuart Adams – co-founder

“Continuum is more than a business to me, it is a way of giving others the chance to make a difference to the world we live in and the communities around us, including my mates at home on the farm”
................................................................................................... Stuart Adams

Stuart is a fourth generation sheep farmer in Australia. Nobody could know more about the source of merino fiber than he does.

[Stuart Adams]

Stuart first recognized the superior performance characteristics of merino wool while working and snowboarding on the ski fields of Mount Hotham. He and his ‘mates’ have since used merino for anything and everything including; horse-riding, dirt biking, surf-boating, mountain biking, skiing, hiking and even working on their disreputable old cars.

Being a farmer, Stuart has always had a deep respect for animals and the land, but his awareness of sustainability issues was heightened when he approached a large Canadian company about selling his first garment range under the brand of iZWool. The buyer he was dealing with was Anne Gillespie, and her passion for the principles behind organic cotton carried over to merino. He went much further than she had asked for, and put his research and work into developing i-merino, the first wool fabric to receive EU Ecolabel certification.

Because Stuart truly wants to change the way farming is done, he plays a strong role in the Australian wool growing industry, and has been the force behind the development of the country’s first national standard for sustainable sheep farming.

Awards

  • Progress Rural Western Australia Rural Innovation Awards 2000 Finalist
  • 1999 Wagin Woolorama Fellowship Winner for innovation in the Australian Wool Industry
  • Young Rural Achievers for 1998 Top 100, compiled by Australian Farm Journal
  • 1998 Young Australian of the Year Award, National Finalist, Regional Development Category
  • 1997 Young Australian of the Year Award, Regional Development Category Winner
  • 1997 Queen’s Trust Award for Young Australians for the development of new and innovative products from common types of Australian wool. The award consisted of a world wide study trip identifying new markets and technology for 20–21 micron wool
 

About Us :

What we do

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People:

Stuart Adams

Anne Gillespie

Michael Grimwood

Doug Ross