Columbus Day weekend

Come see us at the Wool Arts Tour. We will be at our usual spot in Deering, NH at Spinner Farm.


http://www.woolartstournh.com/

http://www.woolartstournh.com/locations/SpinnerFarm.htm

Come out to see us this weekend in Tunbridge, VT

http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/



http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/directions-2/

Where we are located on the fairgrounds.
http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/vendorpavilion.png

http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/schedule-of-events/

http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/festival-program-2014/

This should bring you to a $1 off coupon for admittance. If not, it is also on the front page on the far right, part way down the page.
http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/discount-coupon.pdf

Stop by and say hi. We will have llama, alpaca, mohair and LOTS of breeds of wool for sale at $5 per pound. Buy 1/2 pound or the whole bag! Your choice. We will also have whole fleeces available, as well as roving, yarn and knit goods.

Hope to see you this weekend.

TTFN.

My boys

 Christopher, my 3 year old Horned Dorset ram in front.

He would not stay still for a picture...

 Stormy Weather, on the right. Registered black Romney.

His 2 year old son, Jeremy, a Dorset/Romney.

Behind them is Cloud. A very OLD Romney wether.

Out in the hay field

My only job in the field is driving the truck. John & Pam Wylie drive their tractors.  Occasionally Jerry drives them as well. Then Pam & I drive our hubby's trucks and the 'boys' pick up and stack the hay. This was an awful light hay year. We will have to find some place to buy hay this year. Still very disappointed in our long time hay guy in his deciding NOT to hay for us this year. Getting round bales is so much easier!!!!

Some different spinning techniques

What is Navajo 4-ply?

http://askthebellwether.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-navajo-4-ply.html#.VfC7_hFViko

Now, I have do the Navajo 3-ply, but never the 4-ply. Yet. Hope to do this soon with my one ply fractal spinning and one ply of a solid. I like the looks of the yarn she posted on her blog!!

In case you need to see it actually done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmKYPwe1rps

How to Navajo ply on a drop spindle-

 http://rosemaryknits.blogspot.com/2008/06/tammy-rizzos-navajo-ply-on-fly.html

Now do this and add one more ply to run alongside the chains....

http://www.simplynotable.com/2012/navajo-plying-on-a-drop-spindle-tutorial/



If you have time, take some time in this blog...http://askthebellwether.blogspot.com/