Quiet mornings â¤ď¸ #sheep #farm #farmlife #pasture #morning
Some newbies today, Tunis/BFL cross lambs #sheep #lambs #farmlife
Letâs paint the town purple đ #woolprocessing #wool #dyedwool #woolroving #fiberarts #woolmill
FYI-we have no employees at Mitten State Sheep & WoolâŚbut between the two of us, Mike does tend to get the really dirty jobs. đ¤ˇđźââď¸
Some of the wool items will have available today â¤ď¸ Hope you join us at 1:00, here on Facebook!
Finishing up the last of the roving for the Fall Fiber Expo!
Carding some Corriedale/Romney roving this morning. đ§Ąđ§Ąđ§Ą
Romney, on the Ply side of the spinning frame.
2 ply sport weight.
This will be our first ever, wool yarn, that we made on the farm, that will be available to purchase.
We are very excited đ¤
âDo not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.â â Richard Branson
Natural colored Romney with Sari Silk added.
Think Pink!
Shetland/Sari Silk
Burgundy Corriedale being carded into roving-next stop, pin drafter.
Sheep roaming the pastures. This time of year, they have free choice hay, but they still get plenty of exercise browsing the fields.
Dream or not-itâs hard work, and everyday brings new challenges.
Prim is a Tunis ewe, she was born on the farm. She now belongs to the old ladies club. She will need some extra attention through the cold winter months.
Sheep moving back to pasture
The sheep rarely get locked in the barn or barnyardâŚexcept when itâs -30 F. They were happy to get their freedom back.
Carding Wool Roving
Apple orchard on the carding machine-this wool was dyed locks, and just lightly hand picked, so it has a little more texture.
No music this time-just the sound of the carder. This is what the mill sounds like. Wearing ear protection is always a good idea when working with loud machinery.
Border Leicester yarn-plying
Itâs like being back to school but no teacherâŚself learning.
Plying Border Leicester
Pin Drafted Tunis Wool
Tunis wool coming off the pin drafter. Next step yarn!
