Snowshoe Farm had a fabulous time at the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck last weekend! The weather was perfect and the crowds were huge. But with only two weeks between fiber festivals, I’m busy skeining and dyeing for the next event. The Fiber Festival of New England will … Read More
This is the view from my fiber studio. It’s not very exciting on this gray day, but it’s looking a lot like Fall and we love it. And the alpacas, who have quite a bit of fleece grown back by this time of year, love the cooler temps. This is … Read More
Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s almost fiber festival time! We’ve received a few new shipments of our alpaca yarn back from the mill. Much of the white and light colored yarn will be dyed like the 100% alpaca fingering shown in the photo. We also have natural … Read More
We received a new batch of alpaca yarn back from the mill. This is yarn is spun from our finest white fleeces and we have both laceweight and fingering weight. Today’s task is to reorganize my fiber studio so I can get some dyeing done soon. I’ll get that yarn … Read More
The NYS Sheep & Wool Festival is coming up next weekend and we’re busy getting ready. We have a nice selection of alpaca and alpaca blend yarns we’ll be taking to the festival. The last of the white DK yarn is skeined and washed and dry – ready to label. … Read More
We had a great weekend at the annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Saturday was rainy and cold but Sunday was drier and milder. A little rain never deters the serious fiber enthusiasts; it was fun to see many of our old fiber friends and meet many new ones. Thanks … Read More
I’ve been busy dyeing yarn to prepare for SPA, Knit & Spin this coming weekend in Freeport, Maine. Here’s a selection of our handpainted alpaca blend sock yarn. Look for our farm store to be online in early March.
We had a very busy and fun weekend at the Green Mountain Fiber Festival in White River Junction, VT. This was the last of five fiber events we’ve done since late Sept. Fiber festivals are a lot of fun and a lot of work. It’s been great to see so … Read More
It’s that time of year – fiber festivals galore! And we love it! I’m busy today packing up for The Fiber Festival of New England this weekend at Eastern States Exhibition in West Springfield, MA. I’ll be there with alpaca yarns in natural and hand-dyed colors including hand-painted alpaca sock … Read More