The 4th annual Fiber Frolic was held at the Hickory Ridge History Museum on Saturday, May 10 by the Southern Appalachian ...

Yak wool is emerging as a sustainable and luxurious alternative to cashmere, a fibre obtained from cashmere goats. Known for its durability and warmth, this wool can be processed into eco-friendly ...

The weekend after Memorial day, celebrate the Flagstaff Wool and Fiber Festival, May 31 and June 1. Flag Wool is an annual free festival celebrating all things wool, textile arts and natural fibers.

Another sheep breed recognized is the Kheri sheep, a resilient breed from Rajasthan known for its high-quality carpet wool and exceptional migration abilities. The Ladakhi yak breed, also from the ...

Other tournaments involve using yak-wool slingshots to snap smaller stones toward targets, as herders do daily to steer their sheep to pasture. Indoor amusements include dice and kelang ...

Now, years of falling wool prices prompted by a global shift to synthetic fibers have led farmers to change what they do with their land, the sector’s biggest lobby group said. By land area ...

Fiber art's ascent has been brewing for the past couple decades-something that Wendy Vogel pointed out in Art in America, ...

Pema, age 24, is using a yak wool slingshot to gather the 150-strong herd, while his mother is expertly milking some of the female yaks. We’re soon ushered inside the family’s yak wool tent to ...

You’ve probably seen the TikToks from creators showcasing their unbelievable secondhand finds. Designer bags, solid wood furniture, vintage items and even brand new clothes — all can be found ...

Grooming a wool rug by laying the fibers in one direction prevents shading, which is the appearance of light and dark areas throughout the rug fibers. "Some shading is normal and could be there ...

(Photo courtesy of Lindi Phillips) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It’s BYOS — bring your own sheep — to a May 10-11 workshop that might just help grow Arkansas’ wool fiber market. Wool is experiencing a ...