That means fabric made from the wool of the exact same sheep can vary depending on how finely spun it is and how the yarn is woven. Softness is also partly subjective, so quantifying how soft merino ...

But because merino fibers aren’t of uniform length, they don’t always align perfectly. This can lead to thin areas that are susceptible to abrasion. In contrast, Nuyarn is a two-ply yarn that ...

The yarn in a conventional merino shirt is created using what’s known as ring spinning. This process twists the wool fibers into a single-ply rope-like structure. As a result, only a small ...

Nuyarn isn’t actually a new material, it’s just a new way to make fabric from merino wool fibers. After being shorn off the sheep, raised and happily roaming around the hills of New Zealand, Australia ...

Australia's specialty fashion retailer Country Road has joined forces with Deakin University's Institute for Frontier ...

complete with merino yarns and knitting patterns on the Made With Love platform starting next year. "Knitting has formed such a huge part of my everyday life, it is what grounds me, keeps me ...

Low value wool has been combined with cotton to create a fine yarn in a pilot project that proponents say is a step towards ...

Deakin University's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has partnered with fashion brand Country Road to trial a fully ...