Yarns with Alpaca Fiber While yarns made with 100% alpaca fiber are luxuriously soft and warm, yarns made with a blend of fibers, including alpaca, are also wonderful and – in some cases – better suited for specific projects. Other fibers can add elasticity, durability, luster, etc. It’s important to … Read More
Core-Spun Yarn for Rugs Last week we picked up a new batch of yarn for weaving rugs. The yarn is core-spun, meaning that it’s made from alpaca fiber (from our herd) spun around a wool core yarn. The yarn was spun at Vermont’s newest mill, Aurora Spinnery in nearby Berlin. … Read More
Festival Schedule Fall 2023 We’re busy getting ready for the two big fall fiber festivals that are coming up soon! Skeining, dyeing and labeling yarn and packing up everything we need to set up our booth. First up is Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival on Sept 30-Oct 1. We will … Read More
Snowshoe Farm is Heading to Rhinebeck! After taking two years off due to COVID, we’re headed back to Rhinebeck this year for the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival. We’ll be in our usual spot in Barn 26, right next to the 4-H gate. Come and see us and … Read More
Fiber Skirting, Sorting and Processing At Snowshoe Farm, we try to make use of as much of the fiber produced by our alpacas as possible. We use the highest quality fleeces for our alpaca and alpaca-blend yarns. But there is a lot of fiber that does not meet our standards … Read More
We’re working with alpaca fiber in one form or another all year ’round. Shearing season is over, so it’s time to skirt and grade our fleeces for processing. The best fiber will go to the mill to be carded into roving or spun into yarn. Lower grades will become rug … Read More
Rhinebeck here we come! The New York Sheep & Wool Festival is our last really big fiber event of the year and I always look forward to it. Today I’m finishing up by labeling the last few skeins of yarn left on the drying racks. Then it’s packing up totes … Read More
We’re busy packing up to head to the 30th Annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival this weekend in Tunbridge, VT. The weather forecast looks like it will be a nice fall weekend, perfect for a fiber festival. Snowshoe Farm will be in the Animal Barn. We’ll have lots of alpaca … Read More
As part of Vermont Open Farm Week, Snowshoe Farm will be open for visitors on Sat, Aug 18 from 11 to 4. If you’re interested in raising alpacas, stop by the barn and Ron can answer questions and offer advice from our 19 years of experience. Knitters, handspinners and other … Read More
We love to show you how some of our customers are using alpaca fiber from Snowshoe Farm to create beautiful garments, accessories and home decor. Sky Like Snow, based in Bellows Falls, Vermont, produces one-of-a-kind artisan hats. The alpaca and wool fibers for the yarn are sourced from local farms. … Read More