"Wool" Blogs & Blog Posts

The "Sheep to Shawl" competition at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is an event where each team of five, with a designated shearer, three spinners, and a weaver, work together to shear a sheep, card the wool, spin it into yarn, and weave a sha...

About a decade ago I was reading a lot of Hugh Howey's short stories. Wool is one of the best, and we've all been waiting to see it adapted to the screen. Apple has finally released the trailer for Silo, which looks fantastic and immediately took me...

Wool is a pretty incredible fabric: It’s antimicrobial, breathable, odor-resistant, and extremely durable. It can also be tricky to wash and dry. Read more...

How can one cashmere sweater cost $50 and another $5,000 when both the tags claim the product is “100% cashmere”? There’s a reason for it, and it goes beyond a designer label or even the quality of the fit—there are actually differences in th...

We all have plenty of laundry to do on a regular basis, so a seasonal item we were less frequently may not work its way into our normal wash routine. How often, for example, do you think to wash your winter coat? No matter how you answer that, let’...

People use weighted blankets for a variety of reasons. According to Healthline, research suggests that the therapeutic blankets weighing between 5 and 30 pounds, “may benefit people with anxiety, autism, and insomnia, among other conditions.” Usi...

Although we’re still a few weeks away from the official start of summer, temperatures across the country have already been soaring. And while sweating is completely normal—and crucial for regulating our body temperature—arriving at work with yo...