Research into genetic variation and wool traits in sheep and goats has revealed critical insights into the structural composition and quality of animal fibres. Studies have focused on ...

Little Bo-Peep might have lost her sheep, but Rebecca Diwan has found herself a flock. Diwan moved to Rochester in 2020, and since then she’s become a shepherdess to a flock of 15 Teeswater sheep and ...

Sealaska Heritage Institute selected Chilkat weaver Sydney Akagi to weave the first 100% mountain goat Chilkat robe in more than 150 years. A selected dancer will wear the robe at SHI’s biennial dance ...

Cashmere is not merely goat hair. No, no. Most hair on a goat—even a so-called cashmere goat—is coarse and thick, unsuitable for the neck of lady. Cashmere comes from a second undercoat that goats ...

The tiny Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is fighting to save its brother, the mountain goat. The agile, cliff-dwelling critter with pure-white wool has been in steady decline for decades. Now its numbers are ...