I Just Couldn’t Resist! Look at our newest member to our farm~a German Angora Bunny!Please help me name her!!
Fiber-a-thon Cars lined the side of the road for our Fiber-a-thon and Open Studio event on Saturday, July 24! Visitors from near and far joined us for a day of free workshops, demonstrations, and fiber fun! Our new fiber studio hosted workshops on rug hooking, spinning, lace knitting, and natural dyeing.By mid-morning all of the workshops were full and folks … Read More
Three more people have been introduced to the world of natural dyeing. Last Saturday we hosted a natural dye workshop here on the farm. The workshop focused on using locally growing plants and flowers as dye material. We learned how to mordant the yarn and then how to harvest the plants and prepare the dye bath. After lunch, we began … Read More
I love it when our customers are happy. Here is a note that a lovely woman sent to me this week after receiving the yarn she ordered… Hurray!!!!!!!!! It is so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to get my needles going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn’t it awful to be so addicted to yarn!!!!!!!!!!! It really is gorgeous and SO soft! Thank you for the … Read More
BLUE…Indigo Blue! At least once a summer, I get in the mood for BLUE…Indigo Blue. Dyeing with Indigo is a magical experience which usually brings everyone out of the house to watch and take a turn at dipping something into the vat. One doesn’t need to understand the chemistry involved to enjoy the process and the amazing results. Three of … Read More