Amazing Needlework

This year’s Sheep And Wool Festival will be made extra special since 2009 has been proclaimed as “International Year of Natural Fibre”. this proclamation has been given by the UN.

Trivia question on whether Shahtoosh wool is the most expensive wool in the world or not. Some say it’s true, that it is the most expensive wool since it’s an endangered specie considering that there are only about 300 left in India.

The 17th Annual Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival was held last May. May being the most suitable time to shear sheep since there were few events to compete with on this month. During the festival, several types of fibers were available for people to touch and feel. Among the list are wool, alpaca and cotton.

Wool expert, Clara Parkes, said that more 200 different breeds of  sheep currently exist. With traits that are distinct from one another.

As humans enjoy the comfort and the warmth of  wool, millions of sheep have died while suffering cold weather because of the shearing they underwent just so to provide wool.

A wool as well as a cashmere can provide an innate insulation. A pure cashmere blanket made from 100% pure cashmere would be very soft, but very expensive too. So in order to have a more affordable one, there are some balnkets where cashmere is blended with some other wool fibers.

An original Stock certificate of New Jersey Worsted Spinning Company is sold at a discounted price. This historic document was printed in 1919 and has an adorned border around it.  This company is responsible for the production of Worsted during the 1890’s. Worsted are known to be better than wool because it is not heavy [...]

AWI boss Brenda McGahan discusses on the challenges and opportunities on the wool industry. AWI, which is  the research and development body,  is responsible for the  funding of  more than  $20 million worth of programs in research and development. AWI is looking for several alternatives to give wool growers choices in terms of the different [...]

Out of Bangladesh, which is a partnership with a group of Woolmark-licensed Bangladeshi knitters, came out to be a success in creating a fine-gauge Merino wool knitwear.

A knitting enthusiast and retailer of knitting supplies have been unpacking loads of  balls of wool in response to the increasing knitting sales because of the increasing interest  on this type of craft.