In White River Junction, among a bevy of hulking metal machines, Amanda Kievet and Peggy Allen are making yarn. In April, the pair opened Junction Fiber Mill, a boutique mill to process fleece from ...
Construction on the Larsgaard Wool Mill LLC mill was scheduled to begin on Aug. 1, 2023, and Judy Larsgaard hopes to have the equipment installed in the finished building by October 2023. Judy ...
FOSSTON, Minn. -- Stephenie Anderson's timing for starting a wool-processing plant here is spot-on. So says Bill Batchelder, president of Bemidji Woolen Mills, and Jim Stordahl, an extension agent in ...
DUNDAS, Minn. ― The Norn Sisters include Alejandra Sanchez, Theresa Bentz and the mill they are trying to build to serve Minnesota shepherds. Sanchez and Bentz are both farmers and fiber artists who ...
Taking the wool off the sheep's back and turning it into yarn within a few paces of the shearing shed has been a dream come true for hill country farmer Patrizia Vieno. Despite setbacks she has built ...