Despite wool making up just one per cent of the world's fibre market, some believe it's on the way back because of a new ...

It's been nearly three decades since Charlene Schmid first developed an interest in alpaca wool. "I wanted to make a blanket for my baby," she says with a laugh. "I learned about alpaca fiber and I've ...

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

Alpacas are great friends to hunters, skiiers, and National Grid workers, according to Diane and George Schena, owners of the Niagara Alpaca Shop. That’s because alpaca fiber, sheared from the ...

When Kim Brooks opened an email in 2006 asking for sock donations for troops in Iraq, she didn’t hesitate. The request came from The Sock Brigade, a project launched by an Oregon alpaca farmer after ...

Waltin (Knit (Spin) Sweden!) delivers an informative guide to spinning wool from start to finish. First, she discusses wool characteristics of various sheep breeds, pointing out that the Gute sheep’s ...

British musician Robbie Williams has created an enveloping chair for Dutch furniture brand Moooi, featuring a generously ...

See how the world awakens—from cloud hunting in Vietnam to cheesemaking in Italy—in experiences most travelers miss by sleeping in.

A thick coat of fur and feathers can completely change how a creature looks, and sometimes, it’s hard to believe something ...

Considering how much laundry most of us will do in our lifetime, it's astonishing how few of us actually know what we're ...

This November, explore and support Native American-owned businesses, artists, and events in and around Madison, Wisconsin.

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