
Navajo Wool, Diné Stories
From traditional Navajo-Churro wool to finewool fleeces prized by industry, sheep and yarn are inseparable from the Diné lifeway.
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From traditional Navajo-Churro wool to finewool fleeces prized by industry, sheep and yarn are inseparable from the Diné lifeway.

What makes an indie dyer stand out from other colorful yarn makers? For Caroline Sommerfeld, it’s all about the base.

As Ross Farm enters its sixth generation, Amy and her son, Drew, bring a fresh approach to a farming legacy.

Season 10, Episode 10: Traveling in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and small villages of Armenia, independent researcher Irene Waggener finds a common language in every knitted stitch.

At Clean Fleece New York, the Hudson Valley Textile Project takes on the dirty job of scouring natural fibers.

Season 10, Episode 3: Behind the camera or behind the needles, Gale Zucker loves to tell the stories of the fiber world.

Season 10, Episode 2: With a passion for rich, beautiful color and slow fiber, Emily Lymm uses natural dyes to create a more sustainable craft world.

Full of questions and seeing a need among her rural neighbors, a local yarn store owner followed her love for fiber to new heights.

Season 9, Episode 9: Beginning as employees in a Philadelphia yarn shop, Kate and Courtney have built a partnership around a shared vision: wearable classic knitwear and yarns.

Come along as we peek behind the curtain at the annual can’t-miss event for shepherds, knitters, spinners, and more: the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

You’re cuddled up in your wool garments, but sheep are standing in the fields with their warm fleeces sheared off. Why shear in cold weather? Here are 5 reasons why.

Season 8, Episode 10: More and more, knitters look to the craft for meaning as well as creativity and pleasure. Through books, magazines, and partnerships, Hannah Thiessen Howard aims to connect that purpose to practice.

Fiber art gets back to its roots with an annual Montana event.