In 2023, the nation’s wool industry saw the end of an era with Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative closing its doors after more than a century of service to sheep producers. The central Ohio location ...

Cashmere is one of the most luxurious and soft materials in the world, prized for its warmth, comfort, and elegance. But have you ever wondered how it’s made? In this video, we reveal the incredible ...

Sheep will be at the Ojai Community Farmers’ Market, in collaboration with Shepherdess Land and Livestock, for the “Wool Stock, Field to Fiber Festival” on Thursday, May 8, from 3 ...

Love a good yarn? Tuesday-Sunday, May 6-11, the 13th annual WNC Yarn Crawl knits together 12 shops and businesses from ...

Hair growth is affected by circulating exosomes in the plasma, and sheep wool fiber thickness is altered by intravenous injection of miRNA mimics. Methods: This study investigated the effect of miRNAs ...

Wool prices exceeded expectations - particularly on to-end lots - during a special change to the usual selling circumstances in Sydney.

Despite lower prices, cotton continues to lose market share to oil-based acid synthetic fibers – and now to other natural fibers ... as the report lowered the U.S. estimate 100,000 bales, increasing ...

The latest cuts stem from a decline in demand in the past year for the plant’s main product: a version of nylon sold as bales of short, chopped fibers. This staple fiber is shipped to mills ...

The celebration of craft and raw materials—not to mention the Italian label's 100th anniversary—runs until May 5.

This is a combing machine, mounted with hundreds of natural teasels—or thistle heads—and used to align and “tease” out raw-wool bales prior ... different natural fibers (though cashmere ...

The Australian Wool exchange said the auction market this week recorded an overall increase, heavily influenced by a sharp reduction in the Australian dollar (AUD) against the US currency. Brokers ...