tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938963020507984172024-03-05T04:31:01.903-05:00Eolian Farm Llamas & ShetlandsLife 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.
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Just out of the dye pots this week inspired while raking fallen oak leaves..............</div>
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Copper on the left and gold on the right are were dyed with goldenrod leaves and stems. The one on the right was overdyed with amaranth leaves, the one on the left was overdyed with zinnia flowers and copper liquor made from copper pipe. The olive in the center was dyed with black eyed susans and zinnia flower.<br />
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Out of the synthetic dye bath is this self striping yarn:</div>
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Pumpkin and spring green, the two balls have been dyed together to provide matching color transitions for knitting slippers.<br />
All of the fiber for the yarn comes from animals we have raised and sheared and who live out their lives on our small farm in Maine. <a href="http://eolianfarm.com/" target="_blank">Eolian Farm</a><br />
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Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-57325055552947569872018-10-09T00:00:00.002-04:002018-10-09T00:00:50.734-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The yarn from our Shetland sheep has been prepared for the dye bath with an alum mordant (45 minute simmer in water and alum) to make it color fast. The final step is another 45 minutes with the wetted wool in the dye bath. <br />
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The finished product is shown below, the goldenrod on the bottom and marigold on the top.<br />
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Right now I'm working with madder root, that lovely red that comes from the roots. Check in next post to see!</div>
Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-47311625086491225112018-04-16T08:00:00.000-04:002018-04-08T17:04:59.380-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nugget was born in Maine on March 22nd this year, one of three <a href="http://www.raisingsheep.net/east-friesian.html" rel="noopener" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">East Friesian</a> lambs. Being the last of the three born, his siblings were already adept at nursing and he just could not push his way to one of his mother's two teats. It was cold and he was not getting enough to eat, a downward spiral began and he got weaker and weaker. As he weakened his mom favored his stronger siblings so a decision had to be made about his fate. He would not make it until the next morning without some human intervention. You can see from the picture below how the rest of the story goes. Nugget stays close to his new parents and even runs errands with them as they run their farm and participate in the farmer's markets. When not in the baby sling he wears a sweater and diapers. You can imagine that he has made quite a hit with those he meets along the way. To read his whole story and see some cute photos of Nugget go to the <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/08/how-nugget-got-to-be-briefly-the-traveling-lamb-of-waldo-county/">Portland Press Herald.</a></div>
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Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-4068836835852468502018-04-09T08:00:00.000-04:002018-04-09T08:00:27.424-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are so many cool needle felted landscapes, portraits, bags, you name it.....amazing what you can do with wool. After being inspired by all of these wonderful projects on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> I decided to take a stab at it myself, literally. Decided to start with what is close to my heart, our animals. Meet Woodstock, one of our first llamas and here is his story.</div>
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Woodstock arrived at our farm 20 years ago along with 5 other llamas. He lived his life out on our farm as an intact stud and helped to produce three beautiful babies, <a href="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/edbf8e_39ada2318ee84452bba82967531d62a5~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_562,h_749,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/edbf8e_39ada2318ee84452bba82967531d62a5~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.webp" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cappachina</a>, <a href="https://www.eolianfarm.com/the-farm?lightbox=dataItem-j5u32vu45" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Comet</a> and <a href="https://www.eolianfarm.com/the-farm?lightbox=dataItem-j5u32vu48" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blue Moon</a>. Their mother was <a href="https://www.eolianfarm.com/the-farm?lightbox=dataItem-j5u32vu413" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Countenance</a> who arrived on the farm with Woodstock. Woodstock was a fine fiber animal as well as one of our best ambassadors. He traveled to many events and participated in the <a href="https://www.eolianfarm.com/the-farm?lightbox=dataItem-j5u32vu4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Maine Llama Drill Team</a>, a story for another day. My felting of him makes him look a bit standoffish, but he was the opposite, a sweet gentleman and I miss him.</div>
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Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-31234882067397597712018-04-02T08:00:00.000-04:002018-04-02T11:47:31.322-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is our first year with our honey bees and I am getting anxious to see the bees after a long, cold and windy winter. The only way I could keep track of them was with a stethoscope and a cool gadget from <a href="https://www.flir.com/support/browse/home--outdoor/mobile-accessories" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">FLIR</a> which plugs into my iPhone. (A model is also available for Android devices).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am new to knitting, having arrived here because of my love of animals. It all started with a beautiful old barn 20 years ago. The barn had most recently been used for storage, prior to that for horses and cows. We carted out all the stored junk and moved in a few llamas and sheep. That began my journey with fiber animals and all of that lovely fiber. Fast forward to my topic, Portuguese knitting.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I have been trying to knit since I processed our first fleece into yarn. Many unfinished projects later I have found my way to knit! I began my knitting adventure the way my grandmother knitted, English knitting. Moved on to Continental knitting, better but not quite right for me. Now I have found my love, Portuguese knitting. I must say I was doubtful I would like it, yarn rubbing against the back of my neck doesn't sound comfortable or wearing a pin, I never wear jewelry! I tried it anyway and adore this technique. It puts the working area in front of my needles so I can see everything better. Using a magnetic pin on my left side combined with the working end of the yarn looped over my right fingers solved my yarn tension issues. Furthermore there is minimal hand movement, seems like my left thumb does most of the work! Even better, I knit faster and with fewer mistakes.</span><br />
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There are a couple of other things I must mention, I get bored easily, I get bored knitting. I also feel guilty if I am unproductive, like watching TV. This has been the only knitting technique where I can watch a favorite show and knit at the same time, how is that for yin/yang?<br /><br />There are numerous YouTube videos on Portuguese knitting and <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/classes/knit-faster-with-portuguese-knitting/44397">Crafty</a> has a class. You can find a variety of pins are available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/search/handmade/craft-supplies-and-tools/sewing-and-fiber?explicit=1&q=portuguese+knitting">Etsy</a>, pin or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/489467880/silver-garden-knitting-pin-portuguese?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=portuguese%20knitting%20pin&ref=sr_gallery-1-6">magnetic</a> style. Give it a try and let me know what you think.</span></div>
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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. <a href="http://www.zinio.com/pages/Spin-Off/Spring-13/416253971/pg-50">Page 50 of Spin-Off</a></div>
Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-5198118794722015972013-03-29T08:26:00.001-04:002013-03-29T08:26:39.331-04:00Pesticides Destroying Bees' Ability to Find PollenIntersting 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. <a href="http://www.earthweek.com/2013/ew130329/ew130329b.html#.UVWH06I-cS8.blogger">Pesticides Destroying Bees' Ability to Find Pollen</a>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-58479651377748257252013-03-15T11:16:00.000-04:002013-03-15T11:22:54.817-04:00Sorting a Shetland Fleece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is that time of year when new fleeces abound. You may find this link <a href="http://www.zinio.com/pages/Spin-Off/Winter-11/416199345/pg-44">Page 44 of Spin-Off</a> to an article in Spin-Off magazine helpful.</div>
Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0Newcastle, ME 04553, USA44.0627107 -69.572873743.8801042 -69.8955972 44.245317199999995 -69.250150200000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-50360132524737466792011-09-06T22:14:00.000-04:002011-09-06T22:14:08.075-04:00Fall shearing done!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The sheep have just been sheared and are feeling pretty friskie now, lots of head butting and leaping going on. </div>
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The fiber from the spring shearing has returned from the <a href="http://www.newaimfibermill.com/">mill. </a>There is a beautiful selection of llama, Shetland and blended roving and yarn <a href="http://eolianfarm.com/products.htm">available now,</a> as well as skirted fleeces from this year.</div>
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Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0Newcastle, ME, USA44.0350791 -69.536713843.9437571 -69.6946423 44.126401099999995 -69.3787853tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-64769262799522697822009-08-11T11:03:00.008-04:002009-08-11T11:55:54.299-04:00Maine Fiberarts Tour Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmLjmJUhlkQnHj-bvuZZTQmEUCdrxYlf5-6S57dEq2CSAo3XU4vi9lKjpfpZfgv9L6zNdYllxc9Hgf0hb8qE8oOBXJqXoTs3Ghf1_waV4vQOluXOUx6BjrRHQO-WSkxO5awiStB82ag/s1600-h/FiberNationDisplay.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmLjmJUhlkQnHj-bvuZZTQmEUCdrxYlf5-6S57dEq2CSAo3XU4vi9lKjpfpZfgv9L6zNdYllxc9Hgf0hb8qE8oOBXJqXoTs3Ghf1_waV4vQOluXOUx6BjrRHQO-WSkxO5awiStB82ag/s200/FiberNationDisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368727269425481570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;" >The Maine Fiberarts Tour was well attended last weekend and we all enjoyed sharing our knowledge of fiber, fiber animals and methods of using fiber in creative ways. Take a <a href="http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1186324022/a=1523807022_1523807022/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">picture tour</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;" > of the event at Eolian Farm</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Llamas and Shetlands.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-11832692261400266042009-08-02T12:28:00.015-04:002009-08-02T14:26:06.203-04:00Maine Fiber Arts Tour<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">The</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mainefiberarts.org/TourMap/09pressrelease.html">Maine Fiber Arts Tour</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">is this Friday through Sunday, August 7,8 & 9. </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Tour Maine fiber studios and farms, there are over 130 participating in the 3 day tour. Eolian Farm will have fiber artists demonstrating and the barn is open for tours. This is the list of demonstrators so far:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Anna Barber<br />raises angora rabbits, knitter, felter, spinner and dyer - angora/merino yarn<br />demonstrates rabbit care, needle felting a small animal figure and spinning<br />selling angora rabbits, felted animal figures, dyed angora/merino yarn<br /><br />Edna Brown<br />weaver and knitter<br />demonstrates weaving and teaches children how to weave<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Karen Jelenfy<br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">needle felter, knitter and owner of Village Books selling fiber related books</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />demonstrates needle felting or knitting a wall hangings</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />selling fiber related books, Knitting Out Loud CD's and felted wall hangings</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Dick Johnson</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">raises fiber animals and is indispensable on the farm</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />tour guide in barn to answers questions relating to the animals - llamas, Shetland sheep, chickens and percheron Jack</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Jenni Johnson</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">raises fiber animals, shearer, fiber processor, dyer, spinner, weaver, knitter, felter<br />demonstrates fiber processing, children's felting, spinning and lucet braiding</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />selling raw fleece, roving, yarn, dyed carding and egg yolk soap</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Linda Murdock</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">spindle maker, spinner, knitter and dyer</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">demonstrates using a drop spindle and knitting<br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">selling drop spindles and dye</span>d <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">roving</span></span>/yarn<br /></div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-74929981376327351122009-08-01T08:19:00.017-04:002009-08-01T11:13:39.408-04:00Open Farm Day<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">I hope that everyone who visited our farm on Open Farm Day had as much fun as we all did last Sunday. Although the preparation is always hectic I find it is worth the extra effort when children learn how to weave, spin or learn what transformations fiber goes through to become clothing. Everyone loves to visit with the animals, feed them carrots, touch a nose, scratch a chin or walk with them in the pasture. Next farm event is this coming weekend with the <a href="http://www.mainefiberarts.org/TourMap/virtualtourmap.html">Maine Fiber Arts Tour</a> on Friday through Sunday, August 7,8 & 9. 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Have I been that busy with shearing, fiber, planting and visitors? Well it's time to change that for a while. How about some before and after pics of the sheared llamas and sheep? Here you go, they love their new nakedness! Has to feel SO good to rub up against a rock or get drenched in the rain without all that fleece weighing you down.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-65743203052944103182009-04-27T17:10:00.002-04:002009-04-27T17:48:00.834-04:00Knitting for Barbie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZY4KrVWaTMXoUaLWOIaZA7vuUu0CFJpZqWIJa5-QnGMr674xyGT2pthca55Ripo22hgVfDUrNscuyuUt78nUfrtku9sB-t3EOdGi5EybPqrhI9RZIRKU4cG-6Lf_93_hN817JyomXA/s1600-h/Barbie_PurpleDress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 52px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZY4KrVWaTMXoUaLWOIaZA7vuUu0CFJpZqWIJa5-QnGMr674xyGT2pthca55Ripo22hgVfDUrNscuyuUt78nUfrtku9sB-t3EOdGi5EybPqrhI9RZIRKU4cG-6Lf_93_hN817JyomXA/s200/Barbie_PurpleDress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329490158391854242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-OTD3UVczGHggJGZv5tWK_YSA91ZzcgjjRByIWKxiCsEOdUHKrkt1Z45sxQJhPxax_OS5HTUN0BcsmcV0cWIjpdV6NLp2otzJ17xC2ZZYH7UGvmU0cC6hnHa_-LBZd8Wvh-EhiD5sg/s1600-h/Barbie_RedCoat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-OTD3UVczGHggJGZv5tWK_YSA91ZzcgjjRByIWKxiCsEOdUHKrkt1Z45sxQJhPxax_OS5HTUN0BcsmcV0cWIjpdV6NLp2otzJ17xC2ZZYH7UGvmU0cC6hnHa_-LBZd8Wvh-EhiD5sg/s200/Barbie_RedCoat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329490154518512994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MyU8zMyvAx2UEJF4Yxt3VTSgaPyMEysPOtDMuaVEEwkVBugwSkmUBDYKmt_6kJS_emMwmfa3Hv3lMU8cjFeOF_7-bmazTMEfCmVDQnaAFIZ6cJ-rBGuP9DUtha5RgS9T0z2rmURu6g/s1600-h/Cindy_041809SM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MyU8zMyvAx2UEJF4Yxt3VTSgaPyMEysPOtDMuaVEEwkVBugwSkmUBDYKmt_6kJS_emMwmfa3Hv3lMU8cjFeOF_7-bmazTMEfCmVDQnaAFIZ6cJ-rBGuP9DUtha5RgS9T0z2rmURu6g/s200/Cindy_041809SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329490153555314610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cindy loves to knit, just can not get enough of it! Be it coats, pants, dresses, hats; you name it and she knits it! Her specialty is Barbie knitting and here are a couple of examples of her detailed knitting, right down to the tiny buttons. Thank you for sharing your knitting with me Cindy, and your wonderful dog stories too.</span></span>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-6309952438860049412009-04-17T14:48:00.002-04:002009-04-17T14:52:26.107-04:00Why do I love my animals?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5EHQagzm7p7BmCJ5DKBhWZ1hTEYO5qXdVhej3o2Tlf_H0AeAWSzOxynBS7whKISRYv0P1V6bx2PBDsfiHDTZ_3Zjku4jU5-QDytbbeI0tyt5XTp4wHEiB6n9N2sYAzz4lS860zmiBg/s1600-h/NonSequitur_041709.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5EHQagzm7p7BmCJ5DKBhWZ1hTEYO5qXdVhej3o2Tlf_H0AeAWSzOxynBS7whKISRYv0P1V6bx2PBDsfiHDTZ_3Zjku4jU5-QDytbbeI0tyt5XTp4wHEiB6n9N2sYAzz4lS860zmiBg/s400/NonSequitur_041709.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325734617502149442" border="0" /></a>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-37076543541089689772009-04-17T11:14:00.006-04:002009-04-17T12:11:09.264-04:00Starburst commercial starring a llama!<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Starburst commercial posted on YouTube about sharing with a llama.</span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzL7weQJoBSFP4FFe_NDXsfD9ljGFODXV8YZLMyQiDd9huMMFwksyWbPNgHN8bEBzpHJCkLZi8Xq75W195hXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-19928932540423983352009-04-10T13:38:00.003-04:002009-04-10T13:49:37.891-04:00Llama cria<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Calling Orrion, a llama cria. Yes, they do know their name!</span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwlgSwU_EXIw0LVoF07GtcvrqXhREPnxVjw13nG-jSdJoCcuH0fB6lXAfmTFsAAFWet7IkZkHKbe7l82Hf1dA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-39085648898227550472009-04-09T16:49:00.002-04:002009-04-09T18:08:52.196-04:00Loss<span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We lost our llama Eustis this week. Eustis came from another llama farm a few years ago, with his buddy Ross. He arrived on the farm not particularly liking to be touched and had learned to love my llama rub down. He no longer ran out of the barn when I approached, but let me do my chores around him and learned to step aside when I asked. Always a gentleman at feeding time and always came when he was called. He was a very large llama, with a heart to match. I will miss him.</span>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-76135628766994101282009-04-04T10:05:00.006-04:002009-04-04T11:29:09.842-04:00Spinning Shetland Wool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKEIgmW9yPto73LSRoO-qyrzlPzqydEGTRJ4prODGaBojwz2-jPCR0NwoFhHiSf9nQGtnqa7bm9HbDSN38yj5ucyL3sM1tr9Mi2eIxw0_YNUTQkliUgEVzM6vNRS2bu0Zf21b39byOg/s1600-h/IMG_0156_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKEIgmW9yPto73LSRoO-qyrzlPzqydEGTRJ4prODGaBojwz2-jPCR0NwoFhHiSf9nQGtnqa7bm9HbDSN38yj5ucyL3sM1tr9Mi2eIxw0_YNUTQkliUgEVzM6vNRS2bu0Zf21b39byOg/s200/IMG_0156_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320857209657144226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvtchOYe3t3sU_dt_S8vC9QVrPq4-IRVuyYJ8qiyBag7b4hQxmhdJIbk_Rw4t0BmcikU2TVMZGFKxJI2nzSN3dqals1muKnrMCQWFDy5GdWaUZwx2WWy7ShvYJ6jbTHYqyuW9E5tQOg/s1600-h/IMG_0147_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvtchOYe3t3sU_dt_S8vC9QVrPq4-IRVuyYJ8qiyBag7b4hQxmhdJIbk_Rw4t0BmcikU2TVMZGFKxJI2nzSN3dqals1muKnrMCQWFDy5GdWaUZwx2WWy7ShvYJ6jbTHYqyuW9E5tQOg/s200/IMG_0147_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320857202800390722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >The Shetland sheep produce a variety of wool types. This is some I am spinning right now, the turquoise is from a Shetland with a single coat and the black with white is a Shetland with a double coat. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />The double coated fleece has two layers, an outer layer that is a bit thicker, the white in this case and the inner layer that is a shorter, finer fiber, the black. The outer layer helps to keep the under layer clean and dry. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />This yarn will be used to make some socks because the outer layer of fiber on the double coated fleece provides some extra resistance to wear.</span>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-82918267758225370992009-04-02T13:29:00.000-04:002009-04-02T13:29:57.028-04:00Packaging up the soap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuPxxZG3o_8r3BJjrBeW-i6fBRkmsNVALqece3KQT2zSAqUi3XfHxq6zcKG_v63rBomKkK6sDnRlqSlcMS4MgykQmZFG5YT74HafYT5jv1RayZxtnqwFKETucPQ2roiLPhTcgvx0ZYA/s1600-h/EggYolkSoap.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuPxxZG3o_8r3BJjrBeW-i6fBRkmsNVALqece3KQT2zSAqUi3XfHxq6zcKG_v63rBomKkK6sDnRlqSlcMS4MgykQmZFG5YT74HafYT5jv1RayZxtnqwFKETucPQ2roiLPhTcgvx0ZYA/s320/EggYolkSoap.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318345470052718882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Wrapped egg yolk soap. My aunt and cousins are patiently waiting for some soap for their new bookstore in Tubac, Arizona, TJ's Tortuga Books & Coffee Beans</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00QTloMh1lyLeGN6B-xrTD1H74dcTcW_bzq6Jw1B3suc8Pn-mmXmJKKeXJz1hyphenhyphenYtaD3Rc6eKRBQbGuGoS_weB2Wexzyr4VmjwAouDQtai-ef1oHds-YllP99NaEW3BU7m3CWMpN2mGg/s1600-h/Great+photo+of+TJs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00QTloMh1lyLeGN6B-xrTD1H74dcTcW_bzq6Jw1B3suc8Pn-mmXmJKKeXJz1hyphenhyphenYtaD3Rc6eKRBQbGuGoS_weB2Wexzyr4VmjwAouDQtai-ef1oHds-YllP99NaEW3BU7m3CWMpN2mGg/s320/Great+photo+of+TJs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318345470989334194" border="0" /></a>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-41347523860888778372009-03-31T17:59:00.003-04:002009-04-01T06:32:19.767-04:00New batch of egg yolk soap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z6BPtbXY1i4wq8hwMRn6gtyl04DGqV6V9xrD8fTFU34zc0TEQlYcTySFnkT5tGS7DsBKKW-4vfqsGg96gcrgGN3DK87TSv0Ooa6VPWs4iwSVYOXgD4IWacY33eBmgthJ2wvwe5z1OQ/s1600-h/Soap+Curing1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z6BPtbXY1i4wq8hwMRn6gtyl04DGqV6V9xrD8fTFU34zc0TEQlYcTySFnkT5tGS7DsBKKW-4vfqsGg96gcrgGN3DK87TSv0Ooa6VPWs4iwSVYOXgD4IWacY33eBmgthJ2wvwe5z1OQ/s320/Soap+Curing1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319475082799470210" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" >This is some of a recent batch of egg yolk soap curing. No coloring is used in the soap, the color is from the egg yolks. The ingredients are all natural, saponified olive, coconut and palm oils, egg yolks and tea. This makes for a soothing, sudsy and cleansing bar. </span>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93896302050798417.post-21412129996769251912009-03-27T17:40:00.003-04:002009-03-27T18:00:59.467-04:00NS Design Community Concert<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhyOKgXJGFaImpjCLyawCrHJEDl99Hm76Gv325pz1uehJWgdO4ADgdE8ktDzotW7lgVBk7MZC6SyVpaOwhsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sheepscot Fiberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00229290946789652806noreply@blogger.com0