Here's the fascinating story of how Oregon's Shaniko, once known as the "Wool Capital of the World," is experiencing a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. The natural performance attributes of wool—warm when wet, ...

When Leanna Maksymiuk started keeping sheep at Lone Sequoia Ranch, her business in British Columbia, she did it with a direct interest in fiber art. Today, she has a flock of 25 sheep, mostly ...

If you’ve used down comforters and down alternative comforters without much success of finding a blanket that works for you, it may be time to try a wool or silk comforter. Silk can be a lux ...

Ask someone for a fact about New Zealand and chances are they’ll likely say, “There are more sheep than people.” It’s true, with 30 million sheep to 4.4 million humans, so it is little wonder that ...

At a family farm in central Iowa, a sheep shearer leans over a ram, making smooth, clean strokes through several inches of shaggy wool. For most breeds, this fiber will just keep growing unless it’s ...