The gears, belts and drums of the 65-year-old wool-processing machine began to turn, slowly at first, then faster and faster as it started singing its high-pitched song. "Ready!" Brad Strohm hollered, ...

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 ...

MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Woolen Works in Mount Vernon gathered lovers of fiber and those intrigued by the processing of wool for an open house Sunday and Monday. Last year, Skagit Woolen Works celebrated ...

At Tumar, women in Kyrgyzstan are bringing together ancient nomadic felting techniques, Soviet machinery, and modern tech to build a new kind of business. At Tumar, women in Kyrgyzstan are bringing ...

Composites technology company and custom machine builder Cygnet Texkimp (Northwich, U.K.) is celebrating its 50 th anniversary. The company (originally named Texkimp) was founded in 1974 in Cheshire, ...