The sheep are the stars of the show during Wool Week in the Shetland Islands. Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York Times Shetland Dispatch The festival of the intricately crafted textiles of the ...

Sheep are cute. With their wool-covered bodies and Roman noses, it’s hard not to resist them. And arguably one of the cutest ...

An Ivy style fixture, Shetland sweaters are made from the wool of Shetland sheep, which hail from—you guessed it—the Shetland Islands, located 120 miles north of mainland Scotland. These aren ...

together with a collection of authentic Shetland knits made in genuine Shetland sheep wool and spun in Yorkshire coming next month, means that this year 20 per cent of Navygrey’s collection ...

The wool from these sheep is in high demand by knitters and spinners. Jen says "We cater to a niche of spinners that like natural colors." They sell spinning wheels, soft Shetland wool yarn and ...

A group of Shetland sheep breeders in Manitoba have pinned their hopes for boosting the quality of their flock’s wool on a unique blend of science and nature. As we navigate through ...

and a commercial opportunity for the area’s sheep farmers, wool spinners and craftspeople. “What Shetland Wool Week did was offer us a shop window to an international audience, which we ...