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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
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
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'
Eyes in the Sky: Meet Lior Patel
We love wool, but we love the sheep who grow wool even more. My next Voices in Wool guest Lior Patel is curious about the sheep themselves, the ways in which they navigate the landscape and one another. I'm talking with Lior Patel, the 42-year-old professional drone photographer
Words in Wool: The Secret Story behind the Common Starling
Photo by Simerpreet Cheema [https://unsplash.com/@sscheema?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] Today I bring you a word in wool that's also a valuable bit of
Sheep in Motion
A hearty hello, and an extra welcome to those of you who've just joined us in the past week! Claire's transhumance [https://www.thewoolchannel.com/voices-s1-e1/] in Switzerland is now underway. While they're following their flock on foot, Israeli drone photographer Lior Patel [https:
June Flock Talk Livestream Q&A
Hello, Foundation Flockers! Our monthly Flock Talk livestream Q&A, state-of-the-channel report, and monthly woolstraveganza took place on Monday, June 28th, at 7pm EDT. I shared some of what's been happening behind the scenes at TWC HQ, I gave you a whiff of what's coming
What's that? You want the link?
Hello again! Well that was funny. Apparently a very critical bit of Javascript got eaten in the email I just sent out. It's alive and well on the website [https://www.thewoolchannel.com/voices-s1-e1/], but, alas, not in your inboxes. Lesson learned. So without further ado, may I