One Lamb a Day-Kendrick
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Meet the lambs at VT Grand View Farm, one lamb a day. Day 3: Kendrick, twin to Kendra, 88.4% Gotland ram lamb ~ curious and inquisitive.
Living with Rams
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We have learned a few new things this fall about living with rams, and the rams have learned a few tricks about living with us as well. If you asked my two Gotland rams what they thought about breeding season here on VT Grand View Farm, they would tell you that we do not have enough ewes. Then, they would … Read More
Sharing a Passion for Felting
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I just spent three amazing days in a church basement with 11 other women and one fiber art teacher, Jean Gauger. Northeast Fiber Arts sponsored the workshop, providing sustenance midday, and camaraderie. Through Jean’s instruction, a few yards of colorful silk, and a pile of soft merino roving, we each completed a nuno felted shawl. But this class was about … Read More
Vermont Summer
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I know that June brings rain to Vermont and summer does not begin in earnest after July 4. So it is this Vermont summer, the heavens poured forth rain all June. Some days it fell in sheets straight to the earth, pounding and pounding. Other days it passed in unexpected showers daring you to leave home without umbrella and jacket. … Read More
So Many Hats-Part Two: the Felting Process
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Guest post by Anna Goodling. Yes, we did it again. Yesterday my wonderful and distracting-in-the-best-way Mother and I returned to the fiber studio to felt, when I should have been reading Rene Girard and preparing for summer research back on campus (which starts in little over one week! Eep!). We experimented a bit more boldly this time, creating our own patterns … Read More