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 ...

Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a narrowboat ...

In White River Junction, among a bevy of hulking metal machines, Amanda Kievet and Peggy Allen are making yarn. In April, the pair opened Junction Fiber Mill, a boutique mill to process fleece from ...

About 10 years ago, Trafford resident and knitting enthusiast Liza Jennings Seiner began to wonder: where does yarn come from? “I’ve been a knitter since I was a kid, and it just never occurred to me, ...

Knitting and other fiber arts are having a 21st Century resurgence. And small businesses are getting in on the action. Nearly 50 million Americans knit, crochet, or craft with yarn. These crafters ...

With both black and white sheep, she sells both roving (which goes on a spinning wheel to become yarn) and yarn from the animals. She started participating in regional yarn festivals, including the ...