Waulking wool is a finishing technique for newly woven Harris tweed. The Gaelic word for this process is “luadh.” Although no longer in use, several groups perform demonstrations of waulking. After ...

MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Woolen Works in Mount Vernon gathered lovers of fiber and those intrigued by the processing of wool for an open house Sunday and Monday. Last year, Skagit Woolen Works celebrated ...

The textile and meat-processing industries produce billions of tons of waste annually in the form of feathers, wool and hair, all of which are rich in keratin—the strong, fibrous protein found in hair ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Photographs and title cards from a ...