Making a natural fiber like wool into something useful like a sweater involves a lot of steps. We might be familiar with shearing the sheep, spinning the wool into yarn, or knitting and weaving, but ...

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 ...

While knitting and crocheting remain popular past-times on the Island there aren’t too many people who hand spin their own wool into yarn to do it. Philanthropist lawyer Michelle St. Jane is the ...

The sheep are losing their winter wool, and you’re invited to the shearing! Chester County Park’s annual Sheep & Wool Day will be held Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Springton Manor Farm ...

CARLINVILLE — Peggy Graham, a longtime Carlinville resident, will demonstrate her wool spinning techniques during a free, one-hour program at the Carlinville Public Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, ...

The Ashford spinning wheel is a relatively recent addition at Eileen Douglas's Benambra house and its whisper is only occasionally interrupted by the pop of the 100-year-old slow combustion stove in ...