If you sell knitted, crocheted or woven garments you may be interesting in reading this article from Spin-Off magazine regarding the Wool Products Labeling Act of 2008. Page 50 of Spin-Off
Life on our farm with our llamas, Shetland and Finn sheep, chickens, a blind Percheron, many cats and our comical dogs. We sell our fiber as unprocessed fiber, roving, handspun or mill spun yarn and dyed (plant and acid) dyed yarn. To see more, visit http://eolianfarm.com https://etsy.com/shop/SheepscotFiber
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Pesticides Destroying Bees' Ability to Find Pollen
Intersting article from Earth Environmental Services, reporting on how common pesticides may damage the ability of bees to recognize the smell of flowers leading them to the nectar. Pesticides Destroying Bees' Ability to Find Pollen
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sorting a Shetland Fleece
It is that time of year when new fleeces abound. You may find this link Page 44 of Spin-Off to an article in Spin-Off magazine helpful.
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From the Dye Pot Just out of the dye pots this week inspired while raking fallen oak leaves.............. From plants in our fields ...
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What's the buzz about? This is our first year with our honey bees and I am getting anxious to see the bees after a long, cold and...
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Starburst commercial posted on YouTube about sharing with a llama.
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The fall shearing is done and for those of you that spin, there are some lovely fleeces listed on eBay and more to come...here is a previ...