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Wool is life. I make The Wool Channel go.

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August Flock Talk: Field Trip to Texas!

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Interview Exclusive for the Foundation Flock

Interview Exclusive for the Foundation Flock
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She Tortures Wool for a Living: Meet the Woman Helping Revive Commercial Wool Testing in the United States

Greetings from Wool Channel HQ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🐑  Foundation Flockers, our Flock Talk Q&A is this Monday, August 30th, at 7pm Eastern. Send me your questions, comments, and concerns. This is our time together. 🐑 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a new episode of Voices in Wool for you! We meet Dr. Dawn

She Tortures Wool for a Living: Meet the Woman Helping Revive Commercial Wool Testing in the United States
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Step into Valais

Does the world need another pair of wool shoes? Do I, for that matter? A quick glance at my closet and the answer is no. But I'm a sucker for a good story. And the story behind these is worth telling. We begin in 2014, when a Swiss

Step into Valais
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Introducing Wool Shorts

A hearty hello, and welcome to this week's missive! Today, The Wool Channel is 21 weeks old. Last week's ode to wool cozies [https://www.thewoolchannel.com/crazy-for-cozies/] prompted some feedback. It knocked me off my tracks. I decided we should sit down together—especially because

Introducing Wool Shorts
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Crazy for Cozies

Seeing diver Tom Daley knit a cozy for his freshly minted Olympic medal [https://www.instagram.com/p/CR0ciqMIOIJ/?utm_medium=copy_link] reminded me just how much joy can be had from wrapping your precious belongings in wool. While I don't use cozies for my Olympic medals

Crazy for Cozies
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T-Minus 45 Minutes until Flock Talk!

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Can Wool Ease Pain?

Some of us are already true believers. But I've recently discovered—thanks to Foundation Flocker [https://www.thewoolchannel.com/membership/]and longtime friend Sue—that not one but two scientific studies offer compelling evidence that wool clothing and bedding can make our bodies feel better. The first study

Can Wool Ease Pain?
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July Flock Talk

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Meet My Blocky Flock

Fun fact: This spring I was bequeathed a small flock of sheep by Sarah Dunham [https://www.instagram.com/thecrazysheeplady] who has a farm [http://myfavoritesheep.blogspot.com] in north central Kentucky. Yes! Sheep! My flock consists of four sheep of rather indeterminate breed. I'm guessing they'

Meet My Blocky Flock