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 ...

TWO RIVERS - Tucked away in a corner of the city is a longtime business that has been spinning yarns for years. Since 1923, three generations of the Webster family have been working at this Crescent ...

Walking into Stilly River Yarns, a small storefront in Stanwood, patrons find not only shelves of yarn and handmade goods, ...

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 ...

Learn the secrets of rhythmic kick spindle spinning and elevate your fiber arts skills. Explore techniques, timing tips, and ...

Martha Sherwood of Eugene's Sinister Spinsters spins fleece into yarn at Sheep to Shawl, a contest during the Black Sheep Gathering that pits teams of spinners and weavers against one another.

Perhaps you’d like to pick up an even more basic skill. If so, the Lyons Farmette has an event for you: Wool Day. The five-hour-plus experience on June 5 includes a spinning or knitting class and a ...

It's never too hot to knit or weave, especially for the fiber fans at the MidAtlantic Fiber Association's workshop, held this weekend at Millersville University. The workshop has lots of hands-on ...