Here's a weird one for you: All the wool used to make mid to high-end suits comes from the descendants of just six sheep. It's like the evolutionary process, except for suits. Back in 1789, all the ...

PALMER — Karen Gardner keeps sheep to support her weaving habit. At Gardner's arrival in the family's Matanuska Colony barn on a windy night a few days before Thanksgiving, her flock comes running as ...

InvestigationTrendy wool might seem more ethical than fur or exotic animal skins, but merino sheep can still be victims of cruel practices, especially in Australia. It’s a funny word that derives from ...

The merino conjures up images of fine micron wool and wrinkles and an imposing concrete statue in the New South Wales city of Goulburn. But in the north of NSW poor prices for fine micron wool have ...

Editor's note: J. Kevin Graffagnino is executive director of the Vermont Historical Society. He is one of several guest writers filling in while Mark Bushnell takes a break from this column until July ...

Christmas, animation studio Aardman has created a unique short film with The Woolmark Company. The short film sees Shaun and the flock busily knitting Christmas jumpers from 100 per cent pure wool, to ...

In the sheep farming regions of New South Wales, a peculiar transformation is underway. Spread across paddocks where crops have not grown properly for years, farmers are laying down a material that ...

It's been a tough year for fine merino producers wanting to sell their wool at market. Poor prices and growing demand for medium wools has some farmers fearing for the future of the industry. Ben ...

An Australian sheep that entered the Guinness World Records after being found with an enormously overgrown fleece has died, it was announced. Chris the merino sheep made global headlines after being ...

PALMER — Karen Gardner keeps sheep to support her weaving habit. At Gardner's arrival in the family's Matanuska Colony barn on a windy night a few days before Thanksgiving, her flock comes running as ...