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A Vegetable Matter: Separating the Wool from the Chaff

Most sheep get pretty dirty. Here’s how fleeces are cleaned to get rid of vegetable matter so your yarn is nice and soft.

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A Vegetable Matter: Separating the Wool from the Chaff

Most sheep get pretty dirty. Here’s how fleeces are cleaned to get rid of vegetable matter so your yarn is nice and soft.

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Relax with an On the Farm Cowl this Holiday Season

Don’t forget to pack a fun knitting project to ease the tension of holiday travels!

From Greasy Raw Fleece to Clean, Fluffy Wool

At Clean Fleece New York, the Hudson Valley Textile Project takes on the dirty job of scouring natural fibers.

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Do You Know Where Your Wool Comes From?

How can you know where the wool in your yarn was grown and processed, and why is it important? Several programs let you trace the sources of the skeins you knit.

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My Weekend with Alice Starmore

Since I first fell hard for fiber arts in the 1970s, the name Alice Starmore carried a strong mystique for me. I never imagined I’d spend a few magical days with her.

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Field Trip: How to Make a Farm Yarn? Go Straight to the Pasture.

A LYS owner headed straight to the source when creating a small-batch yarn, and she found so much more.

How a Fleece Becomes a Yarn: Battenkill Fibers and the Big Impact of a Small Mill

Between fiber and fabric lies an essential link in the yarn supply chain: the mill that transforms raw material into yarn. One mill in upstate New York is dedicated to making yarn that works for the whole community.

Breezy and Beautiful: Knit Sarah Pope’s Zephyr Vest

Made to wear with just about anything, the Zephyr Vest is a breeze to knit!

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Knitting with Sheep (and a Cowl Pattern)

Yarn Chronicles episode 3 is out! Knit along with Kate and flocks near and far.

Lovely Layering: Cast on Your Sheep Station Cardigan

Kristen TenDyke’s Sheep Station Cardigan is the perfect layering piece, with subtle details and a silhouette that is wearable with any outfit.