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Wool is life. I make The Wool Channel go.

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The Wool Wire | September 3, 2026

Polyester as the new GenZ insult, using wool to grow kelp and slow glacial melting, and Melissa Littlefield's new book, Reinventing Wool.

The Wool Wire | September 3, 2026
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Flock Talk in one hour!

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Flock Talk in one hour!
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Flock Talk on Monday!

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Flock Talk on Monday!
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The Wool Wire | August 21, 2026

Sleeping on wool in a heatwave, IWTO sets the record straight, a 1979 oral history of a Montana sheep farmer, and revisiting the numbers

The Wool Wire | August 21, 2026
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The Wool Wire | August 6, 2026

Recycling for search and rescue; Hungary joins the pellet bandwagon; prices rise in Northern Ireland, Britain, New Zealand; Woolroom wins; strongwool colors for 3D printing

The Wool Wire | August 6, 2026
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Flock Talk in one hour!

See you at 7pm EDT

Flock Talk in one hour!
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Flock Talk on Friday!

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Flock Talk on Friday!
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The Wool Wire | July 23, 2026

Wool in the garden, flammable Madewell sweaters, how an urban lumberjack finds wool at thrift shops, new branding for Scottish wool, sourcing Canadian wool, and a romp through early textile history at the Library of Congress

The Wool Wire | July 23, 2026
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The Wool Wire | July 9, 2026

Regenerative fibers, keratin for bone repair, saving ourselves (and Irish wool) through knitting, watching wool decompose, and solar grazing in action

The Wool Wire | July 9, 2026
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Flock Talk begins in one hour!

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Flock Talk begins in one hour!