Fleece jackets and hoodies have become a staple of our fall and winter wardrobes, popularized by outdoor brands like Patagonia. These cozy, fuzzy layers are designed to feel soft and wooly to the ...

It’s common knowledge: We have a plastic problem. At this point, we’re oozing one trillion pounds of plastic annually yet we’re showing no signs of stopping. In fact, plastic waste is projected to ...

“Synthetic fleece isn’t fleece at all,” complains Jeremy Moon, the cultural anthropologist turned sustainable designer behind the wool-focused adventure-apparel maker Icebreaker. “It’s all plastic.” ...

It was once the fabric of choice for millions but will wool survive among a world of synthetic offerings? Farmers and experts focused on the fibre believe it can flourish with a little help. A ...

Nearly three decades after converting a generation of outdoor enthusiasts to synthetic fabrics, a growing number of sporting-goods makers are bringing wool back. This time around, the companies are ...

Knitting hones skills in analytic geometry, abstract algebra and topology argues Esther Rutter, tracing the history of wool and knitting throughout the British Isles. Having grown up on a sheep farm ...

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it to the Lower Mainland, then ...