Not all sheep need to be sheared. Some domestic breeds, like Icelandic sheep, still carry their wild ancestors’ gene for spring molting. Find out how farmers “roo” (remove) wool.

Have you seen Outlander? Then you know a little about wool waulking and it’s special ingredient. We recently saw a group of reenactors demonstrating the Scottish ancient way of creating a smooth, tightly finished fabric (minus the special ingredient thankfully).