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

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 ...

The Wolcott Mill Fiber Fair on March 30 was an opportunity for people to see the entire process of making wool into yarn. Beginning with the shearing of the sheep, to spinning the yarn and creating ...

During the chilly winter months, many people find comfort with fiber arts. Whether knitting, crocheting or weaving, yarn is a hot commodity this time of year. For some locals, using the yarn isn’t ...

The act of knitting a sweater from wool yarn isn't that uncommon, but a team of fiber artists in Milford have taken it to the ...

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NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Fiber for hats, rugs, sweaters and other items can come from sheep, but it most certainly can be produced from other sources. Organizers for the upcoming Sheep & Fiber Farm Tour, ...

Ina Mae was born in North Haven, Maine, of hardy English stock. At the time our lives intersected, she and I were both in early middle age. I was an inveterate knitter. She was a sheep. Though I have ...