Like most ranchers, wool growers who produce fleeces for the handspun fiber market spend a lot of time mending fences, pitching alfalfa and cleaning out water troughs. They also spend hours washing ...

Indiana is home to roughly 2,000 sheep farms and over 50,000 head of sheep, making the state number 28 for sheep production in the U.S. Even with Indiana’s bountiful flocks, however, it’s unlikely you ...

The fiber arts have gained more popularity, particularly after the pandemic, as the trend of an analog life — less phones and more human experiences — gains traction this year.

Imagine running your fingers through long, lustrous locks. It's a sensual experience and it's uniting long wool breeders across the hemispheres. US wool grower and spinner Lisa Westervelt, breeds the ...

MILFORD, Maine (WABI) - On Saturday freshly sheared wool was spun into a sweater in Milford, all for charity. The Back-to-Back Wool Challenge is an international competition involving an eight-person ...