We’re finally back online after over a week without internet! It seemed like longer! Today we delivered three yearling male alpacas to their new home on a beautiful horse farm in NH. We try to be very careful about where we place our alpacas and this will be a wonderful … 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
Being able to take credit cards at a festival where there’s no phone line available is very convenient. It’s a great feature for those of us who vend away from our stores. I spent the weekend selling yarn, patterns, knitting needles, etc at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival and ran … Read More
We had a great visit yesterday with a busload of USDA FAS folks. Now back to business and getting packed up for our first fiber festival of the season. Fall is a really busy time for both fiber fests and alpaca shows. We start off this weekend with the Southern … Read More
I’m packing up yarn for Saturday’s Fiber-a-Thon at Vermont Grand View Farm in Washington. I’ll be there from 10-4 selling yarn and roving. I will teach a beginner lace knitting class from 12:30 -1:30. Come to the farm and enjoy a day among fiber friends!
We’re scheduled to shear our alpacas this week and the forecast is for chance of showers every day. This is not good. The alpacas need to be dry – or mostly dry – for shearing. And damp fiber is more work for us as it will need to be aired … 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.
The temp is above freezing already this morning and the forecast is for several mild days with rain and snow showers. Bummer. Melting and freezing make such an icy mess. But I will take advantage of the warm weather and spend time in the barn skirting fiber. My goal is … Read More