Sheep farmer Annie Hopper had so much wool piling up in her barn that she was using it to insulate her chicken coop. Katie Sullivan had a truck, expertise and an idea. The two met at a pasture ...

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 ...

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 ...

For knitters, crocheters or other makers who use yarn in their projects, the answer to this question is often a large craft store. But for any fiber artist who purchases yarn processed at Dakota Fiber ...

Four southeast Minnesota farms hosted the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Organized by Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, the event promoted wool sheep breeds and fiber arts, ...

MONTICELLO – Kristi Pyatt would love to pull the wool over your eyes. And the Monticello artisan is eminently qualified for the job. She learned to knit at her mother's knee at the age of 12 and has ...