Waulking wool is a finishing technique for newly woven Harris tweed. The Gaelic word for this process is “luadh.” Although no longer in use, several groups perform demonstrations of waulking. After ...

LAS CRUCES - In four hours, wool went from the back of a Debouillet sheep and into a hand-made shawl before your eyes. The Sheep to Shawl demonstration was one of many that visitors to the New Mexico ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Wool is a protein that grows from the skin of sheep, goats, ...

The new process allows two colours to be dyed at once. Photo / Sarah Ivey A New Zealand-developed process for dyeing wool hailed as a world first in the textile industry has been snapped up by a US ...