They have the second largest water bill in the town of Frankenmuth after a big restaurant on Main Street known for serving thousands of chicken dinners to tourists. They are the Zeilinger Wool Company ...

At Valley Oak Wool Mill, yards of freshly cleaned wool are being spun into yarn. It’s a chilly December morning and winds are calmer than the day before, making Marcail McWilliams’s job a bit easier.

Eileen Doolin grew up in the middle of sheep country in England, where learning to knit was almost as important as learning to read and write. “When I was 7, in school we had to make a pair of mittens ...