TWO RIVERS - Tucked away in a corner of the city is a longtime business that has been spinning yarns for years. Since 1923, three generations of the Webster family have been working at this Crescent ...
FOSSTON, Minn. - Inside a white metal building in a northern Minnesota industrial park sit some of Stephanie Anderson's priced possessions: several old refurbished pieces of machinery that produce 100 ...
Faribault Woolen Mill Co. has been supplying blankets to the U.S. military since the beginning of World War I. And while the government is more preoccupied with the production of face masks right now, ...
ST. PETER — Does wool processing make you think of a beloved granny hunching over her spinning wheel by the light of a roaring fireplace? Think again. Founded in 1867, Minnesota’s only custom woolen ...
Texas has a reputation for being a cattle state. But not that long ago you could have also credibly called it a sheep state, or a goat state. In the mid-twentieth century, Texas dominated the market ...
From gardening to construction and insulation, New England producers of sheep and alpaca wool are looking beyond the clothing ...
A Connecticut wool mill is providing high-quality fabric for the Army’s recently unveiled classic uniform and looking to help reinvigorate a once-prominent industry. American Woolen Company Inc. is ...