RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Long before people’s purchases could be tracked through computer IP addresses and electronic means, there was the simple ability to use apparel to know something about buying habits.

Sure, it would be a lot easier for any one of the dozen or so yarn spinners who assemble each day at the Central States Fair this week to head over to Wal-Mart or a craft store store to buy some ...

Texas has a reputation for being a cattle state. But not that long ago you could have also credibly called it a sheep state, or a goat state. In the mid-twentieth century, Texas dominated the market ...

The President of Patrick Yarns is a bit of an odd duck these days. While most domestic manufacturers are consumed by cutbacks and layoffs, Gilbert Patrick is looking to add to his North Carolina ...

Learn how to craft custom spindle whorls for home yarn spinning. Improve your spinning experience with personalized, ...

About 10 years ago, Trafford resident and knitting enthusiast Liza Jennings Seiner began to wonder: where does yarn come from? “I’ve been a knitter since I was a kid, and it just never occurred to me, ...

We are big fans of programmed texts for education. You know, the kind where you answer a question and go to a new page based on your answer. But they can also be entertaining “choose your own ...

Explore magical moon yarn spinners designed to make crochet smoother and more enjoyable. Hundreds of tourists stranded on ...

BTMA leaders say yarn imports from the neighbouring country rose 137 percent during the April-October period this year, as ...

­When making clothes before the 19th century, one important tool was the spinning wheel. The spinning wheel helped improve the task of turning fabric into thread that, again, would be used to make ...