Wool is an incredible natural fiber -- it’s sustainable, biodegradable, and recyclable. Yet the U.S. market struggles to ...

One of the most distinctive differences between sheep and goats is their coat type. Most sheep have thick wool coats and need to be sheared every year to prevent them from overheating during the ...

A Belgian sheep that has not been sheared for five years cannot have its wool removed in case it catches ... “Faeces, for example, are getting stuck in the coat. We will probably have to shear ...

Rhonda McClure enjoys needle felting, knitting and weaving. The fiber artist and shepherd uses wool grown on their sheep farm ...

ELDERS clients are being told to invest in their livestock, despite the global economic and tariff-led trade ...

Rows of shelves house bundles of soft yarn arranged by color; the wooden-planked walls are adorned with meticulously knitted ...

warm coat. Cashmere goats have two layers of hair — thick wiry guard hairs and a super-soft cashmere undercoat. While a sheep can produce at least 3 kilos of wool each year, a cashmere goat will ...

Seven sheep — some with tags on their ears and a red spot on their wool coats, marks used to signify when animals are for slaughter — escaped from a slaughterhouse into Paterson, New Jersey ...