Let’s Keep the Mills Humming Discover how Caprine is helping revive America’s textile industry with sustainable, USA made socks and throws. Learn the story of mills, craft, and slow fashion.
Welcoming Autumn, Shearing Angora Goats, and Mohair Our goats have spent summer grazing the pasture while growing soft and lustrous locks of mohair. Now it is time to shear and gather the harvest on the Ranch.
In 2021 a Cancer Diagnosis and a Dream Collided... Through chemotherapy, I built the brand: developing yarn on zoom calls, answering emails in the infusion chair, and making decisions that defined our future.
Fall Shearing Season and Natural vs Synthetic Fibers Our ancestors spun and wove with what the earth provided, always in rhythm with the seasons. The opposite of this? Synthetic fibers, especially polyester.
Labor Day, Hiking, and the Importance of Shopping Small As a small business, we don’t have the profit margins of big corporations. But that’s the beauty of staying small. I know exactly how our mohair is raised, how our...
A Childhood Dream Fulfilled and a Timeless Tradition Carried Forward. And at last, the dream began with Angora goats and their beautiful mohair. Then came my first spinning wheel. I was so excited to spin mohair yarn!
