I can't wait until it arrives. I have lots of fiber lined up to send through it for beautiful batts, and those will become available at my Etsy store at http://www.gonebattyfibers.etsy.com/.
I am also going to two, count 'em two, sheep shearing days this weekend. Saturday I will be at my friend Sue Ross' Woolen Meadow Farm. Sue raises a handspinners flock consisting of Corriedale, Romney and Lincoln breeding, to which she is now adding some Border Leicester. Her fleeces are coated and very clean, so much so that you need to order fleece a year in advance most years. This year she seems to have some fleeces available. The economy has been affecting even fiber addicts, I guess. Her farm is on the web at http://www.woolenmeadowfarm.com/ .
On Sunday I go to Gail's Little Red Oak Farm. Gail raises Shetlands and is now adding Finnsheep to her flock. I have been spinning a bunch of Gail's roving into a "Tribute to Bohus" sweater for myself, all in natural colors of her Shetland sheep. I'm finally spinning the oatmeal main color from her sheep Yarrow. You can read about Gail's adventures in fiber at http://littleredoakfarm.blogspot.com/.
Gotta go. I'll let you know when my carder arrives!!
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I have just tasted spinning, and I find it intoxicating. I will definitely look up these shepherdesses. I see that Sue will be at Shepherd's Harvest. That will be doubly dangerous for me now that I am interested in yarn and fiber!
ReplyDeleteSpinning is very addicting! Sue will definitely have fleeces at Shepherd's Harvest--she used to run the fleece show, but I think someone else does that now.
ReplyDeleteHer sheep shearing this weekend is an open house--anyone is welcome!