Sheep farmer Annie Hopper had so much wool piling up in her barn that she was using it to insulate her chicken coop. Katie Sullivan had a truck, expertise and an idea. The two met at a pasture ...
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 ...
In White River Junction, among a bevy of hulking metal machines, Amanda Kievet and Peggy Allen are making yarn. In April, the pair opened Junction Fiber Mill, a boutique mill to process fleece from ...
Elizabeth heads back out to Get Bentz Farm to learn what happens to the sheep’s wool once it’s sheared.
STROMSBURG, Neb. (KOLN) - The owner of a Stromsburg business is offering important services to small producers with Nebraska’s only custom wool mill. 10/11 met with Kelsey Quandt, who is the owner The ...
When Donna Putnam began raising border collies and training them to herd sheep, she would often come home with wool scraps. Putnam decided to take a spinning class to learn how to use the scraps to ...
Crowds turned out for the 30th annual Pittsford Sheep Festival, complete with racing lambs, wool crafts, and a nod to Vermont ...
The hills of Tunbridge will be alive with the sounds of bleating sheep, whirring spinning wheels, and toe-tapping music when the 37th Annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival returns to the Tunbridge ...