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 ...

The Mainely Spinners transform a live sheep's fleece into a sweater in one day, raising funds for cancer patients while ...

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 ...

A knitting revival is giving the owners of the 90 year old Wangaratta Woollen Mills in Victoria hope for the future of Australian superfine wool. To ensure there are no "roadblocks to success" the new ...

About 10 years ago, Trafford resident and knitting enthusiast Liza Jennings Seiner began to wonder: where does yarn come from? “I’ve been a knitter since I was a kid, and it just never occurred to me, ...

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In March, Hickory (N.C.) Public Library held its Sheep to Sweater program series, designed to take patrons through five different stages in the wool and clothing production process. Photos: Hickory (N ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski / William Churchill holds a Leicester longwood sheep. HOLLIDAYSBURG — In 2008, Underhill Farm purchased a small flock of Leicester Longwool sheep from the Colonial ...