Our Girls

The ewes are getting some well deserved rest and relaxation.  They are regaining condition and, of course, busy at their main job... that of growing beautiful wool. 

And the Winner Is...

The winner of our farm grown, hand-dyed, millspun hogget yarn is Sian from BeetleBirdHare!  She chose the Sunrise skein pictured below.

Check back for another give-away during our little Christmas in July celebration. 

Thank you all for your wonderful comments!

 

Happy Fourth of July!

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2014 Sheeps and Peeps Farm Calendar 

In the Fiber Room

Many Thanks

Many thanks to all who braved the threat of stormy weather to join us at our Open House last Sunday.  The sun came out, Aurora Celtic entertained us with beautiful music, and the pony rides were a huge hit with the kids.  Merry, Pippen and Samwise delighted the crowd as only triplets can.  We had a great time visiting with old friends and making new ones.

We're so very grateful to all the family members who were huge help in getting ready.  Once again, everything fell together despite all the obstacles.  Thanks, again, everyone!

 

Big and Bulky

It's here!  Big, bulky and beautiful!  New 3-ply millspun yarn from our longwool girls.  It was processed at Stonehedge Fiber Mill.  Once again, they've done a wonderful job.  We'll have a few skeins available at our Open House tomorrow. 

Longwool in the Spotlight

Here's a great look at wool from sheep like our Border Leicester and longwool crosses  by Clara Parkes and Eunny Jang from Knitting Daily.  Enjoy!

In the Fiber Room

"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands"

~ Proverbs 31:13

While the weather outside has been pretty frightful, all the activity in the fiber room has been pretty delightful.  There's always something going on.  Here's a glimpse of some of the things we've been up to.

skirting

washing

natural dyeing (l to r) cosmos, rhubarb, cosmos + cochineal, black-eyed susan

carding naturally-dyed cochineal lambs wool



spinning

naturally-dyed millspun yarn - black-eyed susan and hibiscus

In the Fiber Room

Stolen moments... skirting, washing, carding, spinning, dyeing.

There is always 'work in progress' in the fiber room.

And, take a peek in the box above.

It's filled with our long-awaited shipment from Stonehedge Fiber Mill. 

There will be lots more to come about this beautiful yarn... probably the first of the week.

Summer Colours Week - Red

we're joining Poppytalk for Summer Colours Week
check out all the beautiful summer contributions in the Flickr pool

In the Fiber Room

Wool ~ in all its glory

A glimpse of just some of the things that have been going on in our fiber room

Fiber Artist Spotlight - Knox Farm Fiber

No don't get excited... no lambs until April here on the farm.  We thought we would start a series of posts sharing some of the wonderful fiber art that our customers produce from our fleeces.

And of course, it all starts with the sheep; in this case, with little Miss 1133 (above right); out of Athena and Poseidon.  Following a summer of loving care and a whole lot of growing, she was sheared in the fall.  The locks of her fleece were 5 inches long and it weighed a whopping 3 lbs 5 ozs after skirting.  A very nice size for a lambs' fleece.  We sold it on Etsy to Knox Farm Fiber.  (This is the second fleece purchased from us.  We love our repeat customers!)

And here is the lovely yarn that Judith produced from little Miss 1133's fleece - washing, dyeing, picking, carding and spinning.  Judith describes herself as a yarn-maker, and indeed she makes beautiful yarn.  You can read more about Knox Farm Fiber here.   And more about her handspun bulky yarn here.



 
















It is such a joy to see the beautiful things that our wonderful fiber artist customers craft from our wool!  We thought you might enjoy it too.

On the Hoof

Spring shearing is rapidly approaching, and we like to have pictures of our fleeces on the hoof to share with potential buyers.  We have been busy trying to capture some images in the field... thought you might enjoy some of them today.  Hope your Wednesday is wonderful.

In the Fiber Room

We've been...

skirting... washing... dyeing... picking... carding... spinning... plying...  niddy noddy-ing,... knitting... and enjoying the sunshine