Tag: Wool and Woolen Goods

Demand for Cashmere Has Environmental Consequences

A decade or more ago, it wasn’t uncommon to pay several hundred dollars for a cashmere sweater. Now, as the holiday season approaches, advertisements offer cashmere sweaters at less than half that price. An ad campaign on Instagram from the retailer Quince boasts, “This $50 cashmere sweater is worth the hype!” A cozy cashmere sweater […]

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In Shetland, the Hottest Event of the Year Stars Sheep and Knitters

The sheep came spilling over the hillside, emerging through the low mist where the green earth touched the gray sky, running down into the fields below. They were ready for their big moment. It was Shetland Wool Week, and visitors from around the world — most of them women and nearly all of them knitting […]

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