Sounds of spinning bobbins fill the air like buzzing of busy bees as four teams of young people work diligently weaving shawls from scratch. The Youth Fleece to Shawl event took place Wednesday at the ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Great Allentown Fair is in full swing for day two, and while the rides, food, and concerts draw big crowds, organizers haven’t forgotten the event’s roots: farming and agriculture ...

WASHINGTONVILLE -- While the machinery may be low-tech, that doesn't mean weaving is a simple task. "This is a true competition," said Joy McCracken, one of the three judges of the Montour-DeLong ...

Winning it all has become second nature to the Treadling Lambs and a Ram team. The fleece-to-shawl squad, made up of six students from Lancaster and Dauphin counties, captured its second straight ...

Five area youths received first place in the annual Fleece to Shawl contest at the Farm Show and received the Grand Champion award. Francie Appleman, co-advisor for the team with Jane Kettlewell of ...

The annual Sheep to Shawl Contest returned to the PA Farm Show on Wednesday. Ten teams competed to shear and weave sheep's fleece to create a completed shawl within a two-and-a-half-hour time window.

during the cold winter months that still lie ahead thanks to the Trinity Quilters. On Dec. 19, the group donated 15 fleece shawls to the Cancer Institute of North Colorado Medical Center, 1801 16th St ...

Ten teams competed to shear and weave sheep's fleece to create a completed shawl within a two-and-a-half-hour time window. The event exemplifies the process of making quality fabric and highlights ...