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 ...

Texas has a reputation for being a cattle state. But not that long ago you could have also credibly called it a sheep state, or a goat state. In the mid-twentieth century, Texas dominated the market ...

From Texas Standard: In the 1950s and '60s, the idea that Texas would one day relinquish its position as the epicenter of the wool and mohair world must have felt unfathomable. Raising sheep and goats ...

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 ...

While the business has gone from the classic Bavarian motif look to an industrial look, co-owner Abby Curtis says with a chuckle, “129 years!” Related: Frankenmuth Woolen Mill completes $2M expansion ...

You sometimes can’t even imagine what you don’t know about a subject until you talk to an expert. Enter Marcail McWilliams, owner of Valley Oak Wool and Fiber Mill and expert about all things wool.

A Connecticut wool mill is providing high-quality fabric for the Army’s recently unveiled classic uniform and looking to help reinvigorate a once-prominent industry. American Woolen Company Inc. is ...