The Wool Wire | November 30, 2022
Montana's black sheep ranchers & Duckworth, winter wool sweaters and coats, Nome Schoolhouse, icebreaker, Chimney Sweep, wool shoes, research on transforming coarse wool, wool wreaths
The Wool Wire | November 16, 2022
Allan Savory on how sheep can heal the landscape, a primer on solar grazing, Philly cheese co. packs with wool, NZ strongwool futures, men's merino jumpers & sweaters, NZ woolen exercise mats & teenagers make a drain filter from wool
Traveling with Wool: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned So Far
I'm on day 19 of 43 living out of a carry-on bag that was packed almost exclusively with wool. How's it going?
The Wool Wire - November 2, 2022
Lanolin basics, sheep on solar farms, NZ high schooler's hijab firm, Pendleton gets OEKO-TEX certification, South African wool markets, Wales mill survives, the future of Canadian wool, Conde Nast pitches travel wool clothing, sheep shearing & wool classing schools, UK's Wool Month and November
October Flock Talk from Paris
Join me from Paris for a report on shop-window woolens and flea market finds, plus I read letters from the mailbox and answer your questions.
The Wool Wire | October 19, 2022
Washing a wool blanket, NZ loses pasture to trees, wool heads to space, sustainable wool packaging, a reissue of famed Mackinaw Wool Cruiser, replacing herbicides with Sheep, and promoting wool in Australia.
The Wool Wire | October 6, 2022
A tale of three blankets, plus hard chairs made of soft wool, NZ leads in educating kids about wool, Canada challenges the PEF, Michigan’s Lake Superior Woolen Company, shepherds in the NYT, and wool harvesting workshop.