Regional fiber mills are turning locally produced wool into profitable products while supporting small farms and reviving ...

Raising sheep for wool is a fun and satisfying experience. The market for wool and wool-products continues to grow as people are eager to learn skills such as felting, spinning, rug-making, weaving, ...

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Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a narrowboat ...

That long history of breeding for fine wool is part of why merino remains so highly valued today. In simple terms, merino is ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — To denim heads, there is Kingpins, but to fiber hobbyists, herders and professionals, there is the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. What seems like one kitschy event is a ...

Two colors of fleece baled after shearing and cleaning. In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how choosing your sheep, selectively breeding them, and feeding them properly greatly effects the quality ...