HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Stiff competition, soft wool. A Farm Show favorite took the complex for a spin Wednesday evening until one team was left standing. The Sheep to Shawl competition challenges ...
From the barnyard to the spindle, visitors to Missouri Town 1855 recently learned about the importance of sheep to mid-19th century residents of the state. The Lee’s Summit site held its annual sheep ...
MILFORD, Maine (WABI) - On Saturday freshly sheared wool was spun into a sweater in Milford, all for charity. The Back-to-Back Wool Challenge is an international competition involving an eight-person ...
The Prospect Park Zoo’s flock of sheep got a haircut over the weekend, to the shear delight of onlookers. The zoo’s annual Fleece Festival celebrates the warm weather with a shearing demonstration ...
The Loyalhannon Spinners presented a “fleece to scarf” demonstration Wednesday at the Indiana County Fair, spinning freshly sheared wool into a scarf in roughly two hours. The demonstration featured a ...
FORT RANSOM, N.D. — A large Romney sheep makes its way out of the chute and on to the shearing station, waiting for the sheep shearer to get started on its overgrown coat. As the shearer picks up the ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sheep shearing demonstration was held in the Ames Activity Pavilion at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2020. Bob Schroth, who runs annual ...
Fashion's almost forgotten fabric is on the way back as fleece prices enjoy record rises. British wool's value plummeted during the 1970s and 80s with the introduction of many manufactured materials ...
Farmer Danny Smith shears one of the sheep that lives at Missouri Town 1855 in Lee’s Summit. Beth Lipoff Special to the Journal From the barnyard to the spindle, visitors to Missouri Town 1855 ...