Seven Days

Newly Opened Junction Fiber Mill Turns Sheep Farmers’ Wool Into Yarn

In White River Junction, among a bevy of hulking metal machines, Amanda Kievet and Peggy Allen are making yarn. In April, the pair opened Junction Fiber Mill, a boutique mill to process fleece from ...
inforum

Behind the scenes of local yarn producer Dakota Fiber Mill

For knitters, crocheters or other makers who use yarn in their projects, the answer to this question is often a large craft store. But for any fiber artist who purchases yarn processed at Dakota Fiber ...
Capital Press

Fiber mill supports sheep farms, bridges urban-rural divide

HALSEY, Ore. — A conveyor belt fed a pile of Romney sheep wool into a carding machine. The machine intermixed the fibers and spit them out the other end as soft roving. “This is where the magic ...
Irish Farmers Journal

Galway business determined to change perception of Irish wool

Katarina Hruskova, who operates Woolstore – a wool washing and processing business, is aiming to increase the capacity of her ...
Manitoba Co-operator

Wool pellets open new markets for Manitoba sheep farmers

Pellets from waste wool may offer new revenue for sheep farmers and a sustainable soil amendment and fertilizer for ...