IN WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A LOCAL COUPLE IS RETURNING TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRADITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION, ALBEIT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE TAKE IN WOOL FROM CUSTOMERS, USUALLY PEOPLE WHO RAISE THE ...
FOSSTON, Minn. -- Stephenie Anderson's timing for starting a wool-processing plant here is spot-on. So says Bill Batchelder, president of Bemidji Woolen Mills, and Jim Stordahl, an extension agent in ...
Across Europe and North America, the picture is bleak: wool is often burned or discarded because processing costs outweigh ...
The Wyoming Wool Initiative’s Lamb-a-Year program connects producers with UW students interested in the sheep industry. (UW Photo) At the annual Wyoming Wool Growers Association conference this month, ...
Wool and synthetic fibers are responsible for serious harms to the planet, particularly the climate and biodiversity, yet they continue to be widely used in the fashion industry. While virgin ...
At Valley Oak Wool Mill, yards of freshly cleaned wool are being spun into yarn. It’s a chilly December morning and winds are calmer than the day before, making Marcail McWilliams’s job a bit easier.
Panda Biotech's 500,000-square-foot facility in Wichita Falls, TX will be the first facility in the U.S. to cottonize hemp fiber on a commercial scale. Dallas-based Panda Biotech has selected Wichita ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For over 50 years, the Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild along with the New Mexico Wool Growers have been showcasing wool’s progression at the New Mexico State Fair.
Cygnet Texkimp (Cheshire, U.K.) is highlighting how its fiber handling and processing solutions are enabling lightweighting, decarbonization and sustainability in advanced materials, transportation, ...