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From Taxis to Textiles, Italy Chooses Tradition Over Growth

01 Aug 2010

Like much of the Italian economy, the Carlo Barbera factory is struggling, for reasons that academics say reveal much about what ails Italy.

Oversize Felt Rugs, Born in a SoHo Loft

13 May 2010

After a career in fashion, a downtown designer builds her home, and her life, around felt.

GET; Spun Gold

14 Mar 2010

Italian wool grower and suit maker Ermenegildo Zegna, celebrating its 100th anniversary, has woven together samples of annual Vellus Aureum competition's top fleeces since 2002 to create one of lightest fabrics ever worn; made-to-order suits, limited to 200, will retail at $22,500; photos

When Moths Make a Home in Yours

28 Jan 2010

How to protect your wardrobe without resorting to mothballs.

New Knits Are Flexible Friends

13 Oct 2009

Woolly, hairy or feather light, autumn knits have one thing in common: They cover the body like falling leaves.

Soft Market for Cashmere Takes Toll in China

20 Jun 2009

As Western demand for luxury sweaters erodes, goat farms in Inner Mongolia are feeling the impact.

Comfy’s Comeback

06 Nov 2008

A number of decorative and functional pieces represent a burgeoning trend in home design: knitted furnishings and accessories.

The Tastemaker

31 Aug 2008

How an Italian designer with a thing for fabric made YSL sexy again.

Record Wool Price Set in Australia

27 Jun 2008

An Indian fabric maker paid nearly $250,000, a record price, for a 200-pound bale of exceptionally high grade wool at an auction Thursday in Australia.

Green With Envy

27 Apr 2008

Eco-fabulous and no apologies.

Work Every Bit as Wild as It Is Woolly

05 Apr 2008

It’s a good time to be a sheep shearer. Demand is high, and a good shearer can earn upward of $70 to $80 an hour.

Ditching the Suit, the Vest Struts Its Stuff

10 Jan 2008

The vest has divorced itself from the three-piece suit.

Blankets of All Sizes, From Pools of Connecticut Wool

23 Dec 2007

FOR the 30 or so families participating in the Connecticut Blanket project, wool-gathering is a lot more than a state of mind.

Behind That Merry Sweater: Some Holly, Jolly R & D

20 Dec 2007

Let’s not forget the true meaning of Christmas. And, while we’re at it, the true meaning of Christmas sweaters.

Look What the Hounds Dragged In

22 Nov 2007

Tweed is back, the scratchier the better.

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