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- Tying the Knot
Join Torie Olson in Sidi Mokhtar for an intriguing weaving workshop and other ways of
"tying the knot" in Morocco.
- The UN's Wild and Woolly Side
The United Nations officially launched the International Year of Natural Fibers in Rome, Italy.
But what does that mean?
- On the Lam in Paradise
In the shadow of New Zealand's Mt. Hutt, four wayward woollies are captured in a high-speed chase at
Winterslow Station.
- This Old Hippie
Barry Schacht, co-founder of Schacht Spindle Co. looks back at the company's unusual evolution
during the back-to-the-land movement, from lliving in his van to nursing the baby "Jesus",
and creating drop spindles out of doorknobs.
- Eviction at Sea
More than eighty years ago a tiny island of the North Atlantic was evacuated by the Scottish
government. What remains today is the rare breed of sheep - the Soay, who roam its deserted shores
unaware of their importance in cultural and animal history.
- Forgotten!
Margaret B. Russell looks at the community effort it required to process wool on Hirta along with
the history of the different breeds of sheep who have traveled there.
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