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The wonderful world of color can sometimes be overwhelming or even intimidating. How do you know what colors will look good together? How do you pick a color for a project? At Mountain Meadow Wool Mill, we find many of...

Just how well does wool insulate? We've been curious about the insulative properties of wool and finally decided to put it to the test. We took one of our wool cozies and two cold beverages to see just how well...

A hallmark of Mountain Meadow Wool manufacturing is our goal to find a use for every scrap, bi-product, and general bits-n-pieces of fiber.  Our RENewe line creatively conserves these materials into beautiful products to last a lifetime.

Learn a little about our design process and what it takes to get a new product ready for retail.

An introduction to the felting process empowering you to try a new craft. Felting is another great way to use wool.

Mountain Meadow Wool Mill has a new group of Saturday knitters, KAL (knit along).

They share a little about themselves and their current project, the Jenny Lake shawl.

Clean wool goes through quite a process to get to its final destination- yarn. The first stop is the carder. The carder is a large drum lined with very fine wires which act like a brush taking the loose wool...

Lambing is a Season? Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall...these are the seasons, we know them all. Or do we? Here at Mountain Meadow Wool Mill, we refer to another season. If you live around or know a rancher, they will...

Just in time for Valentines Day....some special knitting kits!

Summer is such a short intense season and always bittersweet when you see the first hint of color coming into the trees. Oh no…. hurry… enjoy the sun’s warmth and the last of the flowers and the garden! But also, it is filled with a sigh…no more mowing, watering, mosquitos!

Last month my youngest child, now a grown man of 27, was ordained a Catholic priest!  It marked an ending for my husband, Mike, and me….7 children all grown and all off on their own.  Even though we’ve had a...

Here we are in March, a month that hints of spring out here on the high plains of Wyoming but can’t quite let go of winter.  We’ve had another week of that very thing.  The sun warms us up to...

Manufactured by Mountain Meadow Wool Mill in Buffalo, WY, this woolen throw celebrates the sustainable, rugged fabric of the rural west.

Wool, fire, and drought - how does weather effect our clothing?  Learn about some of the unique ways sheep keep cool and how that effects wool clothing as well.

Every spring, Mountain Meadow Wool embarks on the annual tradition of bison fiber pulling, an extraordinary process involving close interaction with these iconic, 1,000-pound animals. Through a carefully designed chute system, the bison are guided with minimal stress to allow gentle fiber collection from their shoulders. This rare, soft undercoat, or “down,” is then combined with fine wool and alpaca, resulting in unique yarns like “Tatanka” and “Mountain Down.” Bison wool pulling is a special way to honor and utilize this precious resource, transforming it into distinctive, rustic yarns and products that celebrate the bison’s heritage.

Creating a custom-colored wool yarn is a meticulous journey that starts with inspiration and moves through yarn selection, dyeing, and final adjustments. This recent endeavor at Mountain Meadow Wool began with a patriotic theme, crafting a red, white, and blue colorway to celebrate Independence Day. Selecting the Green River yarn—a blend of bamboo and Mountain Merino® wool—ensured a soft, lightweight feel with muted contrasts. The dyeing process involved experimenting with various techniques to achieve the perfect hue and pattern. The outcome? Three unique options that embody the spirit of custom-colored wool, ready to enhance knitting projects with vibrant, handcrafted shades.

May Day is a long standing tradition of celebration and also has varied reasons for the celebration, however it all boils down to celebrating spring, flowers, and everyone coming out of winter “hibernation.”  As a child my 4-H Club would...

All of our yarn is hand-dyed.  Hand-dyed yarn will give you beautiful variations in your color.  Our semi-solid colors will have random irregularity because they are not dyed in large vats commercially.  Hand-dyed yarns can also give you an unwanted...

Something that has grown tremendously in the past few years is our Legacy Yarn Club. If you’re part of the yarn club, you know all about the subscription, but if you haven’t signed up, this will give you a better...

Being a wool processing mill, we are all too familiar with lanolin and its properties. That’s a fascinating part about wool, it has so many versatile and technical benefits and the sheep are who to thank for it. A jar...

Some of you die-hard MMW fans may remember me from the blog “The knitter who doesn’t knit”. I’m Josh and I manage our social media and digital marketing efforts. I also just had triplets. I’d like to share the first...