A piece of textile fabric from a grave, dated to the Viking Age, has been found in southern Norway, dated to 850-950 AD. The grave of a woman was uncovered at Hestnes in southern Trøndelag county, ...

Bird's eye view of the central business district of Puyuan knitwear market in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. [Provided to China Daily] Classic, chic, warm and undeniably comfortable wool sweaters or ...

Dan Demsky vowed to stop overpacking in the spring of 2014. He was on the Greek island of Hydra schlepping luggage to his hotel, which was perched at the top of a hill. “With no paved roads, there ...

There is a relic of early humanity in the windows of basically every modern fashion outlet every summer. After years of cotton being the ideal textile for breezy summer clothing, the world’s oldest ...

ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH This wool was sheared off a white merino sheep at Ruxville Farm. Kim Harrison raises the merino sheep for their wool, which she uses to weave cloth and make into ...

Department store group John Lewis has unveiled a “first to market” knitwear collection made entirely from reclaimed and repurposed wool. The retailer, working with UK manufacturers, said it is “the ...

An all-Australian team has developed a fabric blending premium cotton with low-value wool, using less water and energy than traditional methods. They hope it will pave the way for more domestic ...

Reasons why Norway's shortest but most spectacular fjord, Trollfjord, should be on your bucket list, even if you've never ...

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IT’S never too soon to be thinking about the Christmas market getaway for the festive season – and what better to maximise ...