When a sheep farmer from Galway in July posted a receipt online for €17.75 for the sale of 355kg of wool sheared from his 245 sheep, it brought home how worthless wool has become in Ireland. A once ...

Founded in 1965, Aran Woollen Mills began with a simple but powerful idea: preserve the tradition of Aran knitting while creating meaningful work for local women along Ireland’s west coast. That ...

Autumn is upon us and as temperatures fall it’s time to prepare to keep warm in the winter ahead! Fortunately, the knitters and weavers of Ireland have spent generations perfecting their craft. Aran ...

Travelers say it’s “as good as any” you can get in Ireland. Travel + Leisure / Tyler Roeland Wouldn’t we all love to take a luxurious trip to the Irish countryside, soaking in the lush views and ...

Every now and then knitwear hits the headlines, when cardigans make a comeback or movie superheroes sport jumpers rather than capes. They are mostly nubby, textured Aran knits, yet one recent British ...

Discover how to transform unused Irish wool into handmade yarn at a unique one-day handspinning course in Leitrim.

Four years after Evelyn Shannon started spinning her own wool, she is on a mission to get people thinking about and supporting this once-thriving Irish industry Spinner Evelyn Shannon Evelyn Shannon ...

WORCESTER - It wouldn’t take much thought for a shopper walking past Erin Giftstore to realize the kiosk at the middle section of the Worcester Public Market brings a piece of Irish culture to the ...

Although it has been an iconic feature of Ireland's craft heritage, Irish-grown wool has now been a loss maker for farmers for many years. Stakeholders across the island are working collaboratively to ...

Which knitting yarn is best? Knitting can seem intimidating, even if you’re not new to it. And when looking at all the different kinds of yarn for the first time, it can be downright overwhelming. The ...