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The Wool Wire | May 3, 2023
From blankets to wall panels and ultra-absorbent hygiene products, wool continues to have us covered.
The Wool Wire | April 19, 2023
Tackling traceability, reclaiming the word "fleece," transforming fashion from the inside out, bridging the gap between hand knitters and farm yarns, and preserving Lebanese traditional woolen caps.
The Wool Wire | April 5, 2023
Tackling the gloom with uplifting wool stories from around the world: British Columbia, blankets from Somerset, the importance of the community fiber mill, wool finding its way to vineyards, surfboard fins, and gym handles in Wales, and an Australian success story.
The Wool Wire | March 22, 2023
Wooly trailers, Spanish shepherdesses, a closing cooperative, 100% recyclable shoes made in the EU, Australia learns to collaborate, a South African story to follow, recycling cashmere, and a review of the Woolroom Hebridean mattress.
The Wool Wire | March 8, 2023
Bags and blankets and fluffy puffers, plus New Zealand's big bet on knops and a trip to the Outer Hebrides... and to your local home improvement store.
The Wool Wire | February 22, 2023
Everything old is new again, reclaiming Irish wool pride, what a difference a baler makes, rediscovering dryer balls, pros and cons of wool compost, keeping calves toasty, and the real challenge of making in America.
The Wool Wire | February 8, 2023
Shearing truths, socking it to Putin, restoring ancient peatland, celebrating a 50-year-old Minnesota lamb and wool program, grazing the ruins of Pompeii, and the potential for yarn to bring about change.
The Wool Wire | January 25, 2023
From acoustic panels and house construction to seaweed farms, hydroponics, and bandages, we're celebrating what happens when government and industry and education come together for wool. Also, follow 10,000 sheep on their annual trek through Wyoming.
The Wool Wire | January 11, 2023
Australia's Avington Merino, German wool futures, Smartwool's plus-sizes, South Dakota's wool story, knitted suits, Kyrgyz felting, and shearing schools
The Wool Wire | December 29, 2022
Exploring the future of wool in Britain, marketing the soul of wool in China, celebrating carbon emission reductions, pastoralism in peril, and one superstar who happens to love "itchy" wool.
