The festival of the intricately crafted textiles of the Shetland Islands, a remote archipelago off Scotland’s coast, draws hundreds of knitters from around the world for all things wool. The sheep are ...

For farmers, selling wool and yarn can provide an additional source of income to help keep their farms afloat.

They have the second largest water bill in the town of Frankenmuth after a big restaurant on Main Street known for serving thousands of chicken dinners to tourists. They are the Zeilinger Wool Company ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Do you know your Cheviots from your Mashams? Your Bluefaced Leicesters from your Shetlands? Possibly not. And it’s likely ...

Four southeast Minnesota farms hosted the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Organized by Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, the event promoted wool sheep breeds and fiber arts, ...

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