HALL, Mont. — About 20-years-ago a rancher near Hall decided to semi-retire. But Ed James got bored. So he and his wife Sue, decided to start a new business. Now, the couple's value added, ...

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With missing parts, a coating of dust and rust and giant wheels and rollers that hadn’t turned for decades, the hulking machine stashed in an Oban barn had seen better days. Well over a century old, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a wool carder owned by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. The ...

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 ...

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it to the Lower Mainland, then ...