Wool can be worn directly against the skin and will repel the sweat and oil it comes into contact with, meaning it can be ...

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Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by ...

Christopher Wool’s largest London exhibition since 2004 to open on October 13th at Gagosian Grosvenor Hill in London.

Today, Australian charity Collective Fashion Justice (CFJ) has published fashion’s first methane footprint, calculated in ...

Inspect any keratinized items you bring into your home. For instance, if you buy a wool sweater at a thrift store, consider ...

Toland has knit and spun yarn for over 20 years, but it wasn’t until she moved to New Hampshire that she had a flock of her own sheep to shear and from which to make homemade yarn. In Canterbury, she ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Butter was long thought to be magic. Ancient civilizations imbued it with divine ...

The good news is that woollens generally need less washing than synthetics - and a YouTuber has highlighted one common ...

Tucked inside the Park Rapids Farmers’ Market, vendors at the Farm to Fiber Festival showed off cozy sweaters just in time for frigid rain. A handful of vendors specializing in yarns, fabrics, hats ...

An international consortium including neuroscientists from UNIGE has published a complete map of the mouse brain activation during decision-making. © Dan Birman. IBL ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bundle of washed wool fibers, 1/4 ...