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 ...

The Ozark Highlands Sheep & Fiber Festival at Mesta Meadows Ranch celebrated rural life with sheep, livestock, vendors, live music, and local cuisine on March 21-22 in Bollinger County. By Moeryae ...

Fiber animals are one of the smallest groups of animals at the fair. They are the only animals at the fair that are judged solely on their fiber. Patty Pittman, superintendent of the fiber animals for ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - People traveled from across the county to Lexington’s Masterson Station Park this weekend. They were there to take part in a 15-year tradition, the Kentucky Sheep and Fiber ...

New Jersey Fibershed is an affiliate of a global movement that supports creating more sustainable clothing and fabrics from ...

The Wolcott Mill Fiber Fair on March 30 was an opportunity for people to see the entire process of making wool into yarn. Beginning with the shearing of the sheep, to spinning the yarn and creating ...

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — Despite having moved their flock of sheep across the country just more than a year ago, the Strand family already has a growing market for its sheep-related products. The Strands ...

CALEDONIA, Minn. - Four southeast Minnesota farms will welcome the public Oct. 8-9 for the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, organized the ...

The hills of Tunbridge will be alive with the sounds of bleating sheep, whirring spinning wheels, and toe-tapping music when the 37th Annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival returns to the Tunbridge ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Great Allentown Fair is in full swing for day two, and while the rides, food, and concerts draw big crowds, organizers haven’t forgotten the event’s roots: farming and agriculture ...

GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (KFVS) - The 4th annual Ozark Highland Sheep and Fiber Festival is happening later this month. The event is set for March 21 and 22 at the Mesta Meadows Sheep Ranch west of Glen Allen, ...

SAUNDERS COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Instead of a paintbrush, Rhonda McClure uses a needle. Her canvas is a piece of felt, and her paint is hand-dyed wool. “All the wool that we sell here is grown on site, ...