They have the second largest water bill in the town of Frankenmuth after a big restaurant on Main Street known for serving thousands of chicken dinners to tourists. They are the Zeilinger Wool Company ...

Regional fiber mills are turning locally produced wool into profitable products while supporting small farms and reviving interest in natural fibers.

Farm World sheep's wool is one of the most widely used natural fibers in the world prized for its softness warmth and versatility it's considered a renewable resource because it's produced Naturally ...

The gears, belts and drums of the 65-year-old wool-processing machine began to turn, slowly at first, then faster and faster as it started singing its high-pitched song. "Ready!" Brad Strohm hollered, ...

ADAMSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- The mid-Atlantic region offers a few places that will clean and process alpaca wool, and finding a plant that will do the work in a timely manner has proven to be a challenge ...

Suzanne had been a fiber hobbyist but never envisioned running a mill with Jay. The Horschler family, the former owners, ran the mill since the 1970s as a phone order business for wool hobbyists. They ...

The study, initiated by the industry’s peak body WoolProducers Australia and completed by Deloitte Access Economics, has shown early stage processing could be completed in Vietnam, India and ...

A husband decided to surprise his wife with a rather unconventional gift—a raw sheep fleece—after she casually expressed ...