DISCOVERY ALONG THE WAY. IN WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A LOCAL COUPLE IS RETURNING TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRADITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION. ALL, BE IT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE TAKE IN WOOL FROM CUSTOMERS.

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 ...

In her keynote address, Smt. Padmini Singla called for treating wool as an integrated value chain, from animal husbandry and ...

Much of Montana’s wool still leaves the state before it is ever turned into yarn, fabric, or finished products.

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 ...

HALSEY, Ore. — A conveyor belt fed a pile of Romney sheep wool into a carding machine. The machine intermixed the fibers and spit them out the other end as soft roving. “This is where the magic ...

MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Woolen Works in Mount Vernon gathered lovers of fiber and those intrigued by the processing of wool for an open house Sunday and Monday. Last year, Skagit Woolen Works celebrated ...

The recent South African outbreak of FMD has highlighted the need to study whether more Australian wool should be processed domestically. The study, which will look at bringing back scouring, ...

CALEDONIA, Minn. - Four southeast Minnesota farms will welcome the public Oct. 8-9 for the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, organized the ...

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, ...