Monterey >> Somewhere in a field in Northern California, there’s a sheep munching away on grass and clover, its coat poofy and ready for shearing. And somewhere on the Central Coast is a hand-spinner ...

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RURAL GROTON — From sheep to shawl, Kelly Knispel and her mother, Marie McClintic, have built a business. “A lot of people who raise sheep don’t do it for the wool,” Knispel said. That’s where she ...

In March, Hickory (N.C.) Public Library held its Sheep to Sweater program series, designed to take patrons through five different stages in the wool and clothing production process. Photos: Hickory (N ...

Cathy Lambrecht, the grandmother of a student at Loveland Community Preschool, visited classes to teach the younger generation about spinning wool on Tuesday. “I think it’s important for kids to know ...

4-H volunteer Lindsay McHugh, right, assists Aileen Gravot, 12, and her mom Christine make a macrame bracelet during a 4-H Yarn Club meeting, in Pitman, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Linda McHugh’s Pitman ...

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STAMFORD – It’s not a post-turkey delusion. Close-up, wool looks something like a yard bird. “Each individual fiber looks like a chicken's leg, it's got little scales on it,” Marianne Marugg said.

Sheep, yaks, goats, alpacas, llamas and even baby bison — those are just some of the critters that produce the fiber that will be on display at this year’s Taos Wool Festival, Oct. 2-3 in Taos, N.M.