I have only three more fleeces left in my stash, a Shetland, a Scottish Blackface and a Karakul. Sunday morning I scoured up a good bit of the first two and fired up my dye pots. The new drum carder is making quick work of all my fiber processing now so I will have to scout around for a few new sources for raw fleeces to replenish my supply.
Here you see Daisy (before washing), the Scottish Blackface, and the first fleece I have purchased from Hickory Ridge Farm. Drucilla and Dick Beal operate this family farm in Woolwich, Maine and raise sheep, alpaca and angora rabbits. Drucilla is also a spinner and offers lovely colorful handspun yarns in her Etsy shop.
I am planning an trip to Vernon, Connecticut in a few weeks for the Sheep and Wool Festival there. Hope to find a bounty of fleece to hold me over until Rhinebeck in October!
I am planning an trip to Vernon, Connecticut in a few weeks for the Sheep and Wool Festival there. Hope to find a bounty of fleece to hold me over until Rhinebeck in October!
