It’s also an apology tour for Hoschek. He marketed polyester fleece, invented at Malden Mills in Massachusetts, to Patagonia and L.L. Bean in the 1980s as an alternative to wool insulation. He and his ...

This week, Patagonia released what it's calling the Patagonia Wool Standard, a set of principles guiding the animal treatment, land-use practices, and sustainability of the wool in its products.It ...

But Patagonia will not buy wool again until we can assure our customers of a verifiable process that ensures the humane treatment of animals." PETA praised the move, ...

Maybe Grandpa had it right after all. After a generation's infatuation with long johns made of petroleum byproducts, the outdoor industry in recent years has been rushing back to its first love ...

British fashion designer Stella McCartney says she’ll stop using wool from an Argentine supplier amid concerns about the treatment of sheep. McCartney, whose brand doesn’t use leather, … ...

Liam Gonzalez, 10, makes a macrame bracelet as fellow student Alana Sharkey, 15, spins wool into yarn during a 4-H Yarn Club meeting in Pitman, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.

In a Sheep to Shawl competition, you have 5 people, 1 sheep, and 3 hours At the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, the Sheep to Shawl event is simultaneously cut-throat competitive and warm and fuzzy.