I am so happy with the BFL yarn that came back from Battenkill Fibers this year. In past years, our BFL clip has been too small for me to send it to a mill. Bluefaced Leicesters are bred to have light fleeces. In the UK, this was done with the idea of reducing the fleecyContinue reading “Our BFL Yarn is Here”
Category Archives: Sheep and Wool Festival
A Big Opportunity
A while ago, I had thought to put in my application for a booth at Rhinebeck (formally, the New York State Sheep and Wool Gathering) because I had heard that it could take a decade to get a booth. So I figured I’d just send applications their way for a few years while I putContinue reading “A Big Opportunity”
Going to the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
It is that time of year again! We are headed to the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival, where we have 350 skeins of Border Leicester yarn to sell along with many other fiber goodies. For starters, both my Northern Borders and Derby Line yarns have been selling well. Even though the Montpelier Farmer’s Market isn’tContinue reading “Going to the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival”
Rhinebeck
Mom and I went to Rhinebeck last weekend to represent Bluefaced Leicester Sheep as best we could. With my foot broken, this is largely a story of other people doing things for me. Matt loaded Fannie the BFL lamb at 5:30 for my departure. Down 91, picked up Mom in Brattleboro, across on 90 andContinue reading “Rhinebeck”
Preparing for the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Every year has been a little different at the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds in Tunbridge, VT, September 30-October 1. Even if you don’t knit, it’s a ton of fun with great food and lots of opportunities to learn more about fibercraft. In the past, I have brought natural-color Cormo XContinue reading “Preparing for the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival”
We Went to the Festival
And I sold lots of yarn, batts and pelts. Saturday started off with lots of visitors inspecting the goods, but few purchases. I was anxious that no one would be in a buying mood! But suddenly around 12:30, an unheard “buy-things-now” alarm went off and suddenly 4 pelts, a pile of yarn and half ofContinue reading “We Went to the Festival”