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09/06/2026

08/30/2026

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🐑 SHEEP’S WOOL COULD HELP REPAIR DAMAGED BONES

What if a material often treated as agricultural waste could help the body rebuild damaged bone?

Scientists at King’s College London extracted keratin, a structural protein found in sheep’s wool, and turned it into membranes designed to act as bone-regeneration scaffolds. The material supported healthy bone-cell growth in laboratory tests and helped stimulate new bone formation when implanted into rats with skull defects that would not normally heal on their own.

Interestingly, collagen produced more bone overall, but the keratin-based material produced bone that was more organized, structurally secure, and had better-aligned fibers, making it more closely resemble healthy natural bone. The keratin membranes also remained stable during healing and integrated with surrounding tissue.

♻️ Because wool is renewable and can be discarded as an agricultural byproduct, researchers say it could eventually provide a more sustainable material for regenerative medicine. However, the research is still at the animal-testing stage.

🤔 Could sheep’s wool-derived keratin one day become a practical way to repair damaged bones in humans?

08/29/2026

Getting ready for Adk Wool & Arts Festival this week! New fabric for fun bags is prepped and ready to go under the needle! See you there!

08/29/2026

Another AMAZING creation by our knitters!!!!! Look at this beautiful Alpine Bloom (Caitlin Hunter) with some pattern rebel revisions!!!!! I love the long sleeves. It was knit with Malabrigo yarns and it’s a stunner!!!!!!!

08/29/2026

48 days!!!!! Come in and see us. We have local yarn for your Rhinebeck Sweater!!!!!

08/27/2026

Latte vibes!!!!!

08/27/2026

Don’t forget we are closed for our Summer Holiday(8/27-9/8)!!! We will see you in September!!!!!

08/26/2026

Wow. Look what you can do with a Zauberball!!!

🇩🇪 Großartig! Anja strickte ihren fantastischen Pulli "Cabinmates" von Caitlin Hunter (Boyland Knitworks) mit dem Zauberball® Crazy "Domino" und Wool FINEST in "Wh***ey". Da der Pulli im Original mit dickerem Garn gestrickt wird, nahm feines Mohair und Alpakagarn als Beilauffaden hinzu. Dies verleiht ihrem Pulli zusätzlich noch einen wunderbaren Flausch.
Auf Instagram zeigt Anja ihre wunderschönen Werke: https://www.instagram.com/ahrknit
🇬🇧 Awesome! Anja knitted the fantastic "Cabinmates" sweater designed by Caitlin Hunter (Boyland Knitworks) using Zauberball® Crazy in "Domino" and Wool FINEST in "Wh***ey". Since the original pattern calls for thicker yarn, she added a secondary thread of fine mohair and alpaca yarn. This gives her sweater an extra touch of fluffiness.
Anja showcases her beautiful knits on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahrknit
Anleitung - pattern:
https://ravel.me/cabinmates
Anjas Pulli - Anja's sweater:
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ahrknit/cabinmates

08/21/2026

We will be closed today (8/21) but back tomorrow for the last day of the sale!!!!!! Thank you for understanding and we will see you then!!!