Today, people buy loofahs and fancy sponges made from mesh (also called poufs) to clean and exfoliate their skin. Felting is an old textile form, dating back to 6300 B.C. Ed and Denise Burkart, owners ...

Judges considered characteristics like length uniformity at the Alpaca Owners Association National Education and Fiber Conference and Fleece Show in Burlington, Kentucky. Laurel Shouvlin’s fingertips ...

Aug 21, 2013 Aug 21, 2013 Updated Jun 12, 2015 COLUMBIA — Three Columbia women had something in common: They owned alpacas, an animal native to the mountains of South America. But what brought them ...

KINDRED, N.D.-Chris Armbrust and her Dakota Fiber Mill in Kindred have been turning all kinds of wool into yarn since 2010, but this winter the shop added a felting machine that has opened up an ...

It's a crisp, fall morning at Augusta Creek Farms, a 34-acre property nestled in quiet woods east of Gull Lake. Three thoroughbred horses — including Kyra, the 20-year-old granddaughter of famed ...

Windsor’s Kevin and Janet Tapply have an affinity for exotic animals. First they fell into the racing pigeon business by buying a home that some pigeons called home. Then they invested in alpacas, ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Keith Tetreault is an animal lover. He’d ...