IN WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A LOCAL COUPLE IS RETURNING TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRADITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION, ALBEIT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE TAKE IN WOOL FROM CUSTOMERS, USUALLY PEOPLE WHO RAISE THE ...

FOSSTON, Minn. -- Stephenie Anderson's timing for starting a wool-processing plant here is spot-on. So says Bill Batchelder, president of Bemidji Woolen Mills, and Jim Stordahl, an extension agent in ...

ST. PETER — Does wool processing make you think of a beloved granny hunching over her spinning wheel by the light of a roaring fireplace? Think again. Founded in 1867, Minnesota’s only custom woolen ...

Wool and synthetic fibers are responsible for serious harms to the planet, particularly the climate and biodiversity, yet they continue to be widely used in the fashion industry. While virgin ...

When Leanna Maksymiuk started keeping sheep at Lone Sequoia Ranch, her business in British Columbia, she did it with a direct interest in fiber art. Today, she has a flock of 25 sheep, mostly ...

The Wyoming Wool Initiative’s Lamb-a-Year program connects producers with UW students interested in the sheep industry. (UW Photo) At the annual Wyoming Wool Growers Association conference this month, ...

The UW Wyoming Wool Initiative’s 2022 limited-edition wool throw -- nicknamed “Wyoming Gold” -- is produced in state with wool from the UW sheep flock. The blanket measures 55 inches by 70 inches. (UW ...