Comments on: Black Sheep

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:59:00 +0000

I do know how to knit but haven’t in years Nancy. I find that I don’t have the time and when I do have free time I would rather spend it doing something less closely related to my work. I used to weave too, and loved it, but it’s the same with weaving. When I have the wool and roving available around April I’ll be posting photos and let you all know what I have available and how much it costs. Thanks for asking.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:56:01 +0000

No bother Brenda, here or email, I love hearing from you.

By: Brenda Brown

Brenda Brown — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:32:58 +0000

I guess this is where I need to let you know that I am definitely interested in purchasing some yarn. Sorry to bother you with emails.
Thinking of you all tonight as the storm gathers….
Brenda

By: Nancy Cowell

Nancy Cowell — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:30:13 +0000

Will you be posting the availability of the yarn and/or roving on your site when it is ready? I am a knitter and a spinner and would love to see the finished product and would be interested in purchasing either. I love these types of fiber products more than the mass produced ones. I saw the photos of the raw fleeces and they looked beautiful. Are the sheep a specific breed or mixed? Plyed yarns are stronger also there are many different thicknesses from a very fine lace wt. to heavy, bulky yarns, depends on what the mill produces. Do you knit or spin. Also love your quilts.

By: Karen L.

Karen L. — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:40:11 +0000

I’ll be interested and watching to see what kind of roving and yarn you end up with. Might want to buy some of one or the other if I have any money left after moving. Well, I know you can sympathize with me on that problem !!! I think I would like to get some roving in the future to practice on my beginner wheel. Great look to the new studio. Bet you will be churning out some wonderful stuff there. I’ll be thinking of you as you push though the storms. Hoping that you have little or no damages and all air breathing critters on the farm come out the other side the same way they went in.

By: Kimberly S.

Kimberly S. — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:50:26 +0000

Fingering weight makes socks, and wool socks are very warm and comforting in winter!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:28:44 +0000

Oh, aren’t they just so cute without all of that wool!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:43:30 +0000

Love it, love the sheep, love the idea of wool being used. Thanks for sharing.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:09:59 +0000

Does a black sheep only produce black yarn? I cannot imagine that they can dye that, but I have no idea. I would love to buy a few skeins for knitting – just for the awesomeness of it!!! XOXO

By: English Sheep Gal

English Sheep Gal — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:05:02 +0000

HI Maria, thanks for all the updates at this busy time – now you have a new angle to your business with the wool. I have just started spinning so I like to buy roving and spin it myself, so not much help on the info for what type of yarn to get. Regarding Ma’s wool, you don’t have to put it in the garbage, there are several ways to reuse that scrapwool for outdoor projects – firstly it can just go in the compost heap, makes a great winter mulch on your flower beds, is also a fantastic liner for hanging baskets, or plants in pots.
Sorry to read you had to leave your main work table behind in the old studio – can’t Ben, who seems to be able to work out how to fix anything, help you with a way to remove the table legs so you can transport it through the doors, then put it back together in your new studio? That looks like you’ve got it well organised already – love your multicolored yarn wound round that niddy noddy, and all the fabric on view on the shelves. Looking forward to future updates, Hannah