IN WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A LOCAL COUPLE IS RETURNING TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRADITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION, ALBEIT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE TAKE IN WOOL FROM CUSTOMERS, USUALLY PEOPLE WHO RAISE THE ...

The Wolcott Mill Fiber Fair on March 30 was an opportunity for people to see the entire process of making wool into yarn. Beginning with the shearing of the sheep, to spinning the yarn and creating ...

Why are the red, yellow, and blue colors used in the world's oldest knotted-pile carpet still so vivid and bright, even after almost two and a half thousand years? Researchers have now been able to ...

If you’ve used down comforters and down alternative comforters without much success of finding a blanket that works for you, it may be time to try a wool or silk comforter. Silk can be a lux ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Photographs and title cards from a ...