It’s a beautiful, sunny and mild day. Perfect for spending time in the barn (unheated) and skirting alpaca fiber. I have way too much fiber still in the barn for this time of year. I need to continue to skirt and send the fiber off to the mill for processing … Read More
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
This weekend is our last alpaca show of the season. Ron is in Syracuse with three alpacas, including Snowshoe Aristides, our white male color champion. We’re hoping for another good showing for Ari! Back at the farm, it’s time to clean up and prepare for winter. We’ve been working on … Read More
Our work changes with the seasons. Some of it is dictated by weather, some by the time of year. In spring we have alpaca shows and shearing; May through October we have babies and in the Fall, we have another round of alpaca shows plus fiber festivals. Our two biggest … Read More
My yarn is still packed up in boxes after last weekend’s fiber festival and will stay that way until Friday when I head to Tunbridge to set up for next weekend’s Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Let’s hope the rain clears out by then and we have a nice weekend. … Read More
I’ve been busy dyeing and painting yarn for our fall fiber festivals. Here’s a peek at what we’ll be offering this weekend at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival: alpaca-blend sock yarn (alpaca, merino and nylon). I can’t wait to knit myself a pair of new socks!
I’m back from a great fiber weekend in Freeport, ME at Spa, Spin & Knit. Depsite heavy, wet snow, high winds, power outages and such, many fiber enthusiasts made the trek. We arrived in Freeport at noon on Friday to almost 50 degrees and sunny – that was quite a … Read More
Well, it is still only February, despite the mild, dry weather we’ve had over the last few weeks. This is the one week that I have to travel – to Freeport for Spa – and snow is forecast for the rest of the week! It’s gonna be a long ride … Read More
Our next fiber gathering will be Feb 26-28 at Spa, Knit & Spin in Freeport, ME. I’m busy winding skeins and washing sock yarn and hope to have time to do a bit more dyeing. I’ve ordered the needles that have sold out and put in a large order for … Read More