Here's a weird one for you: All the wool used to make mid to high-end suits comes from the descendants of just six sheep. It's like the evolutionary process, except for suits. Back in 1789, all the ...

The flock is a crossbreed of the Rambouillet sheep, a large, hardy breed that thrives in extreme climates and sparse forage conditions, and the Australian Merino, which is also reared in similar arid ...

When you look at the specs of a garment containing (or made entirely from) merino, you might see the material listed next to a GSM number. This acronym stands for ‘grams per square metre’ and relates ...

Nearly every suit on the market today — especially in the high and mid-range area of the market — is made from wool shorn from the descendants of just four ewes and two rams. That's according to ...

Editor's note: J. Kevin Graffagnino is executive director of the Vermont Historical Society. He is one of several guest writers filling in while Mark Bushnell takes a break from this column until July ...

Over the last few decades, merino wool has become a staple of outdoor gear. It keeps you warm when the weather is cold but helps you stay cool when it’s warm out. It never gets stinky even with ...

“We went in to test those two theories because as it turns out no-one has been able to directly measure them before,” study coauthor Duane Harland of agricultural research institute AgResearch in New ...

Set in the heart of Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region, Prospect Pastoral is a regenerative wool and wheat farm that stands out against the harsh, brittle landscape in which it sits. Bordered by ...