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WOOL AND FIBER ARTS JULY FESTIVAL 2020

"Dandy in the Sun" Photo Keri Boucher

Iris Creek Farm

FIBER SEED CHRONICLES An in depth look into the Leicester Longwools

WAFA JULY FESTIVAL

MEET THE ARTIST

An exclusive interview reveals the passion behind incredible reaslistic needlefelting

TIPS AND TOOLS

Drumcarder Maintenence and more....

FESTIVAL SHOW PROGRAM TEAM KAT BIERKENS

WELCOME

Photo Credit: Jules Lebowitz

Welcome to our wool and fiber arts festival

When I went to my first fiber festival years and years ago I was amazed at all the vibrant colors and textures that I experienced there. The vendors were amazing and I knew I had landed in a community where I could to just hang out and absorb all the knowledge that was floating around. This Wool and Fiber Arts Show Program was designed to recreate the feeling of being at an event in person. Due to Covid-19 our lives have changed dramatically and our festivals are being canceled left and right. Our monthly online fiber festival sales have been a blessing to many and a joy to see develop. The facebook group "WAFA" was started back in April by our beloved founder Ellen from Zepher Creek Fams. It has blossomed into more than just a facebook group to visit. It is now a community that leans on each other and provides an outlet for our craft and to share the love of fiber and the process of transforming it. I hope you enjoy the virtual walk through of our wool and fiber arts festival and are able to join us on the last weeked of each month for our "Live" sales event.

Editor-In-Chief

JENNEFER MARKER

Editor

JULY CONTRIBUTORS ROBERTA BAMERT JULIE LEBOWITZ LISA MITCHEL MARY PAVIS EGBERT ALAURA PITTMAN

VENDOR ADS

KAT BIERKENS Graphic Design

GRACE ERBY

Graphic Design

JENNEFER MARKER

Graphic Design

Thank you for your participarion

KAT BIERKENS Editor-in-Chief /Flocktender/Fiber Farmer WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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MEET THE TEAM Without our team, none of this would be possible! ELLEN ZAWADA OWNER AND FOUNDER

KAT BIERKENS Marketing Team, Graphics Team (giveaways and Show Program). CLAUDIA BREFELD Marketing Team ANNA HOLDEN Website design, some social media, and video editing VIDYA GOPALAKRISHNA TRAVIS Marketing team. ELLEN SAKORNBUT vendor team HEATHER CAMPBELL Customer and Vendor Team CHRISTINA COGHILL Vendor Team. ANGELINE KOCHA Marketing Team. ASHLEY CASTEEL Customer, Writing Team BECKY REHL Marketing, Customer, and Writing Teams CANDICE SMITH Customer, Vendor Teams CRISTIN SANTOS Marketing, Video teams CYNTHIA STELLKOFF Marketing Team ERIKA LINDGREN Customer, Writing Teams ERIN ELIZABETH LAWSON DEATLEY Vendor Team JENNIFER MARKER Graphics Team

GARRETT MIKEL RAMSAY Customer Team GRACE ERBY Marketing, Video Teams INGRID THOMPSON Customer, Writing, and Spotlight Teams JEAN STORY Strategic Planning Team. JESSICA HOLT PACK Customer Team KATHY CHAMPAGNE-AINSWORTH Vendor Team KYLEE ELLER Spotlight Team LISA MITCHELL Spotlight Team LISABETH SAWDON Vendor Team LORI EVESQUE Spotlight Team MADDY MCLENDONMarketing Team MANDY SADOWSKI Spotlight Team MELANIE TOLAND Marketing Team MOLLY RICHTER Customer, Writing Teams RAVEN REYNOLDS Marketing Team REBECCA HARKINS Video Team TIFFANY DEAKINS Spotlight Team

This list is constantly evolving, if you are on a team and are not on this list please contact someone on the Graphics Team to update this document.

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Issue 02 15

WOOL AND F I B E R A R T S Festival July Show Program & Schedule of Events

Craft

Interview with Artist Reena Lee 11-13

Shepherd Musings

A little Tuft of Guanaco Fiber 15

Tools & Tips

How to clean your drumcarder 14 & 20

Fiber Seed Chronicles Leicester Longwools 67-68

Festival Schedule 5-10

Vendor Highlights July Vendors 16-60

Featured Past Vendors Past Vendors 61-66

Taking it Slow Zephyr Creek Farm 30 Zephyr Creek Farm 45

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Vendor's Schedule

Friday PST

MST

CST

Eastern

JULY

24TH

2020

8AM-5PM

5:00 AM

6:00AM

7:00AM

8:00 AM

Not Wool Yarn

5:30 AM

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

Hillcreek Yarn Shop

6:00AM

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

My Two Ladies

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

Apple Tree Knits

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Harvest Hill Acres

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Melissa's Yarn Barn

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Jazzturtle Creations

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Samantha J's Fiber Farm

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Macedo's Mini Acre

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

Flannel Cakes

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Spinspiration Fibers

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Fort Fisher Suri Alpaca

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Rock and String Creations

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Labor of Love Farm, LCC

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Loop By Loop Studio

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

Integrity Alpacas & Fiber

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Melz Dakotaz

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

Yarn Travel

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Locust Grove Lincolns

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Friday Evening PST

MST

CST

Eastern

Vendor's Schedule JULY

24TH

2020

5:30PM-10:30PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

Shepherd's Woodworking

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

The Foldout Cat

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Crafting My Chaos

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

Knotted Gypsy Designs

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30M

7:30 PM

Jehovah Jireh Woolmill

5:00PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Knitspin

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

Reena Lee Creations

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

Purly Shell Fiber Arts LLC

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

River Birch Farms

7:00PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Spinners Candy

7:30PM

8:30

9:30 PM

10:30 PM

Fly Designs and Angora Valley Fiber

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Vendor's Schedule

Saturday

JULY

PST

MST

CST

Eastern

25TH

2020

8:00AM-5:00PM

5:00 AM

6:00AM

7:00AM

8:00 AM

Wool-E Farm

5:30 AM

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

Twin Mommy Creations

6:00AM

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Moirai Fiber Arts

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

The Unique Sheep

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Ramsay Farms

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Unraveled Fibers

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

The Woolen Wood

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Camaj Fiber Arts LLC

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Marcy Bell Jewlery

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

Fibers by Design

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Small Acre Farm

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Three Fates Yarns

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Sweet Springs

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Fiber Curio and Sundries

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

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Yank Your Yarn Stitch Markers Shepherd's Gate in the Willows Fleecery & Woolery Blazing Star Ranch Queen Conch Rare Breed Fibers The Rusty Spur Ranch

JULY 2020

Saturday Evening Vendor's Schedule PST

MST

CST

Eastern

JULY

24TH

2020

5:30PM-10:30PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

The Spinner's Stash

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

2 B Ewe

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Wild Hare Fiber Studio

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

A Hundred Ravens

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30M

7:30 PM

Deakin Family Farms

5:00PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Pandora's Yarn

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

Wine and Wooly Design

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

Oink Pigments

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

Bags by KC Kostelaz Creations

7:00PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Desert Panda Fiber Arts

7:30PM

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

10:30 PM

Rock N' More Accents

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Vendor's Schedule

Sunday

JULY

PST

MST

CST

Eastern

25TH

2020

8:00AM-5:00PM

5:00 AM

6:00AM

7:00AM

8:00 AM

Peggy Jane Fibers

5:30 AM

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

Cool Wool

6:00AM

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

True Creations Woodturning

6:30 AM

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

Happy Goat Lucky Ewe Fiber Farm & M.Merinos

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Sherwood Fiber Arts

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Suzoo's Wool Works

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Enchanted Fibers, LLC

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

TurboFluffed Creations LLC

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

FluffduJour

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

The Critter Ranch

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Fairy Tale Yarn Co

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Creative Ripples by Lisa

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Samantha J's Fiber Farm

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3L&S Farms

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

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Exquisite E Yarns and Rovings GNR Alpaca Farm and Yarn Boutique The Fiber Imp Inn is Free on the Stillwater Susan's Fiber Shop

JULY 2020

Sunday Evening

Vendor's Schedule JULY

PST

MST

CST

Eastern

26TH

2020

5:30PM-10:30PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

Leaf Livestock Wool Co

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Hope of Glory Farm, LLC

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

ClassyStands

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

Alpaca Pines llc Farm &Fiber MillS

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30M

7:30 PM

Sweater Sisters

5:00PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Forever Growing LLP

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

Fantasy Fiberworks

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

Labor of Love Farm, LLC

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

Valley Oak Wool Mill

7:00PM

8:00PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Julz Naturals

7:30PM

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

10:30 PM

Bay Horse Yarn

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INTER VIEW

Reena Lee Harwood WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

BY ALAURA PITTMAN

There isn’t much that doesn’t inspire me, mostly creatures and nature. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? ARE THERE ANY CRAFTERS/ARTISTS/DESIGNERS THAT YOU PARTICULARLY LOOK UP TO?

I define my style as “Illusionary Realism” but I’m inspired by all genres, I especially love a good abstract piece as I simply can’t do it! There are so many artists I admire that I can’t list them. Sometimes I’m completely inspired by a beginner’s work. It’s not about looking up to someone it’s about empowering and inspiring each other.

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Hello fellow fiber addicts and craft enthusiasts, my name is Alaura Pittman. I love all types of fiber arts and artists, so I was very excited to be able to interview a fellow fiber artist and learn more about her work. I had the pleasure of chatting with Reena Lee Harwood, a very talented needlefelter who lives in Australia. I asked her a few questions about her work, and her answers were unique and very inspiring. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.

What was the first needle felted item you made? It was a little skunk curled up on a leaf. I still have it to this day and it’s very special.

What advice would you give someone who wanted to learn how to needlefelt? It’s not that difficult to stab a bit of fluff into a shape but the level of dedication is what determines your outcome. The wool goes in the direction you point the needle. Oh, and put the bandaids on first!

What types of wool are best for needlefelting projects. All types of fibre respond well to the needle in the correct application. However, the coarser breeds of wool with a short staple of 2-3 inches make the best core for big sculptures. Something like Black Faced Suffolk or even Romney of any length.

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Do you do any custom pieces? All of my sculptures are one-of-akind creations, even if I make two of something they are always different, like siblings. This makes them custom creations in their own right but if you mean do I take commissions the answer is no. I am more interested in teaching others how to do it for themselves rather than me making it for them. There is only one of me which is why I made my video course.

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When did you first start needlefelting? I first dabbled in 2011 but became a full-time addict to the needle in 2015. Do you have a certain type of item that you make more than others? I tend to create more Aussie creatures because I am an Aussie. I do have tendency to create the endangered creatures and I’m also a bit of an “Artivist”. Getting a deeper message across with my art is something I aspire to. How did you learn to needlefelt? I’d like to say I taught myself but really the fibre taught me, I still listen to the fibre.

During the WAFA LIVE events Reena will be promoting her online needle felting course on www.reenaleecreations.teachabl e.com Reena also sells some of her sculptures, kits and her unique Aussie Outback Core. All of this is available from her website: www.reenaleecreations.com.au As special treat for WAFA members, use the CODE: WAFA20 to get 20% off store wide.

What is the hardest part about needlefelting? Parting with your sculptures and explaining to admirers how long they took to create, one stab at a time.

About the Author: Alaura Pittman Alaura runs Ironhorse Homestead, a small fiber farm in Ohio. They raise alpacas, angora goats, and "soon" she says " (fingers crossed) sheep!" She is a handspinner, weaver, wet felter and beginner knitter. You can learn more about Iron Horsehomestead by following them on Instagram and Facebook WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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KEEPING YOUR CARDER CLEAN AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER by Mary Egbert

Fiber Processing Tips

There are a couple of reasons why one would keep their drum carder clean. One, so they don’t “contaminate” their next batt with fiber from the previous batt and second, so the gears don’t get clogged up with fiber. If the turning mechanisms are neglected and fill up with fiber, the carder may be harder to turn putting undue force through the machine which may in turn cause excessive wear.

The tools one might need to clean a drum carder are a: Doffer brush, porcupine quill, hairbrush cleaner, tweezers or even a vacuum cleaner. It is best to clean the licker in first as this fiber will deposit on the main drum as you turn the drum during cleaning. Next, clean the main drum with the doffer brush finishing the job with the hairbrush cleaner. Some drum carder users use a shop vac to vacuum off the drums. However, if the fine fibers are stuck deep in the drum the hairbrush cleaner does a better job. Now onto the base of the handle and where the drums are connected. Don’t forget the drive band too or the gears of the chain drive. This is where tweezers and the porcupine quill come in handy keeping your fingers clear of the sharp tips. Keeping your drum carder clean keeps it in tip top working order and will give you years of enjoyment. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

Mary Egbert 5-star certified dealer for Strauch and Brother drum carders

Please see Video on page 20 brought to you by www.camajfiberarts.com https://welcome.camaj-school-of-fiberarts.com/

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A little Tuft of Guanaco Fiber

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peak

Photos submitted by Lisa Mitchell

I’m cleaning out our guanaco stud’s pen. It smells of ammonia and rich soil. It’s early morning and I do this as a meditation practice. It’s slow, repetitive, methodical. I listen to the birds gather in the morning moisture and Coacher hums a bit just outside of his pen. I check his water, I refill his hay. I sweep his poop pellets into the pan and dump them in a bucket. They sound like the chocolate covered almonds I love so much when they pour into a re-used plastic tub at the grocery store. I can do all of this mindlessly, but instead I pay attention. I’m at the beginning of things. I’m where the grass is still grass and not yet downy fiber. I’m where the nutrients have been processed and then spent, the remnants of the beginning of fiber production. I’m where the flies would like to feast. I’m where the chewing and the humming and the raw living happens. It’s not lost on me that a tuft of that lovely guanaco fluff has been pulled from Coacher’s chest by a splintered section of the wooden beamed pen. I pull it off of the board and stroke it. It’s the under fiber, the soft, white sponginess that grows close to a guanaco’s skin. It’s light as air but warms my fingers immediately. I’ve wanted to get my hands on his fiber for weeks now to see how long it is, how fine it is. His wildness makes this impossible without restraint, so I haven’t risked it. But now, in this birdsong morning, I am at the beginning again. Here in his pen where everything starts, with a small bit of hay turned hair in my hands.A tingle of awe flows through me and begins my day. by Lisa Mitchell

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JULY 2020

JULY VENDORS

We have some exciting vendors selling this month during our Facebook "Live" festival. Look for these stamps on vendor ads.

July 25th Saturday 6:00 PM Eastern Time

Participate in the Se2Se Program Have Dye-Along Products ( will ship to Canada at buyers expense) Canadian Vendor

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2 B Ewe is a local farm and ranch located in the beautiful San Luis Valley. We offer a variety of fine wools, as well as long wools and a unique blend of both. Our flock includes a next to skin soft Merino, a lustrous and long Teeswater, a Finn sheep and CVM cross and the heritage breed Cotswold. Products available for sale include fleeces, yarns, roving and locks. Our sheep are grazed on our farm and neighboring organic farms. Through these regenerative techniques 2 B Ewe is able to ensure a sustainable environment for both our land and animals. Please stop by to see what we have to offer JULY 2020

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LIVE

Sunday 2:30 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time

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Sunday 7:00 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time

Alpaca Pines was established in 2011. Home to 34 alpacas, two sheep, ducks, chickens and a few farm cats. The fiber mill processes batts, bumps, roving, fluff, rug yarn, yarn, and felted sheets. Clients are welcome to send us small to large batches. Our shop offers fibery goodness we create, other items are carefully chosen. Tours and classes are offered as well as 4-H and a guild.

Saturday 7:00 pm July 25th Eastern Standard Time A Hundred Ravens is a small studio in New Hampshire producing amazing hand-dyed yarn.

Friday 9:30 am July 24th Eastern Standard Time Apple Tree Knits An indie dyer specializing in gorgeous Gradient yarns. We offer luxurious base yarns in weights from lace to worsted, and a range of skein sizes to get the perfect amount of yardage for your project. With over 70 Gradient colorways, we have the perfect skein for you!

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Saturday 9:30 pm July 25th Eastern

Bags by K.C. Kostelaz Creations Can you ever have enough bags? Bags by KC is a small home-run business in the Pacific Northwest that grew from a desire for an attractive, quality bag that wouldn't "break the bank". Handcrafted bags are made with high quality fabrics and materials to contain all of your projects and fiber goodies! They are fully lined and have boxed corners for ease of use. I use twill tape drawstrings for durability and "grip" (your bag will not come open unless you open it!). My bags come in a variety of sizes tailored with the fiber artist in mind. When you shop with Bags by Kostelaz Creations you will find fabrics and patterns that run the gamut from whimsical animal prints to fantasy, garden and sea themes to designs that tickled my fancy and hopefully yours as well! Custom orders are always welcome! Purchases can be made in the comments of the Live! video, by private message, or email message. https://www.facebook.com/KostelazCreations https://www.instagram.com/kostelazcreations

Sunday 10:30 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time

Bay Horse Yarn Hand Dyed Yarn-Inspired by Nature and the Equestrian Lifestyle

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Saturday 4:00 pm July 25th Eastern Standard Time

Thoughtfully selected yarn, fiber, spinning wheels, and looms for happy fiber artists. www.blazingstarrancho nline.com

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Saturday 11:30 am July 25th Eastern Standard Time

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Sunday 6:30 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time CLASSY STANDS Your Tools Within Arms Reach Knit - Crochet - Cross Stitch http://www.CLASSYSTANDS.COM

Sunday 8:30 am July 26th

Cool WooL

Eastern Standard Time Super soft and bright colorful Handmade Wool Finished Goods at affordable prices. Wool Handbags, Pet Beds and Toys, plus Home Decor, and lots of other Cool Stuff.

Friday 6:30 pm July 24th Eastern Standard Time Crafting My Chaos WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Join Us

Custom Ordering Available

1:30 Pm Sunday July 26th EST

My name is Lisa Wonderly. I am a fiber artist, hand spinner & dyer. Providing: Angora rabbit wool, custom batts, rolags & crocheted finished items.

Shave em 2 Save em Fiber Provider. Visit my Website: www.creativeripplesbylisa.com

Saturday 7:30 pm July 25th Eastern Standard Time We offer award-winning Border Leicester Fleeces from sheep raised on our family farm in central Illinois. Our family has been raising sheep since the early 1900s, and we've had Border Leicesters since the 1990s, so we've spent a lot of time focusing on raising these sheep with emphasis on top-quality fleeces and structural conformity, and do our best to match each buyer to their perfect fleece, whether they are spinners, felters, or other kind of fiber artist. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Saturday 10:00 pm July 25th Eastern Standard Time Desert Panda Fiber Arts established in 2017 is an indie dyed fiber company. We specialize in hand dyed small batch yarns and fibers. Our goods range from hand dyed yarns, hand painted combed top, hand dyed locks and batts made from our hand dyed fibers.

Enchanted Fiber Arts

Sunday 11:00 am July 26th Eastern Standard Time

Sunday 3:00 pm July 26th Eastern Handspun yarns made from exotic fibers for the discerning artists. Elegant batts as soft as feathers. Specializing in Angora bunny to bonnet. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Sunday 1:00 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time

Bold and Bright Colors! Whimsical Wonders! Geeky and Fairytale names! Oh my! Here at Fairy Tale Yarn Co., you'll be able to find all sorts of beautiful colors. With Speckled dyed yarn, tie-dyed yarn, and even a mix of the two. Our colorways are sure to spark your imagination. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Sunday 8:30 pm July 26th Eastern Standard Time Offering finished crochet wearables, amigurumi, handspun, hand-dyed yarn, roving, and mini batts. https://www.facebook.com /FantasyFiberworks/

Saturday 2:30 pm July 25th Eastern

Specializing in US small farm fiber since 2012

Custom rovings and yarns, vintage buttons, hand felted hats, Shave Em to Save Em provider. www.etsy.com/shop/FiberCurio On IG @fibercurio On FB @Fiber Curio and Sundries Shipping to Canada by request.

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Saturday 12:30 pm July 25, 2020 E V

My ultimate goal is to offer my customers the highest quality, most unique merchandise on the market while supporting sheep farmers. From my studio to your home, lots of love and careful attention are placed in each item. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy sharing it with you. I encourage you to explore my products, create something beautiful and inspire others to find their artistic passion.

Please visit my shops https://fibersbydesigncrafts.etsy.com https://fiberartistmarket.com/vendors/fibers-by-design Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fibersbydesign Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fibersbydesign/

Friday 12:30 pm July 24th Eastern

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Sunday 12:00 pm July 26th Eastern

Friday 10:30 pm July 24th Eastern

Fly Designs and Angora Valley Fibers Friday 10:30 pm July 24th Eastern

Our budget friendly wheels feature a copper flyer shaft, with 3-d printed hooks and oak flyer posts. Using traditional scotch tension with an adjustable speed and reversible motor, there is plenty of draw for plying along with your choice of spin speeds. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

Forever Growing LLP Our natural walnut stained wood base has nonskid feet , and allows for easy one handed access to the belt, controls, and tensioner. Bearings are tucked within our flyer supports to ensure smooth operation, and the PLA plastic supports featuring matching copper art deco designs give the wheel an antique appeal. You will receive our amazing Spin-e-Kube wheel with three bobbins, an orifice hook, and a cleaning brush. We also offer a limited 1 year warranty with each purchase, with an option to upgrade to a lifetime warranty for a fee. As another option, you can add on a rechargeable battery pack, so you can take the wheel on the go. Battery easily runs for 8+ hours off of a single charge. NOMADIC | 24

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Friday 1:30 pm July 24th Eastern

Fort Fisher Suri Alpaca

The FORT'S Alpaca Store, onsite and online, carries a large assortment of natural, dyed, and swirled 100% Suri fiber in various forms--sorted raw, roving, and lace weight, fingering weight, sport weight, and thick cored yarns. It is a Happy place to shop for all artisans-felters, spinners, knitters, crocheters, and weavers who are looking for unique fibers for a special project.

Sunday 3:30 pm July 26th Eastern

GNR Alpaca Farm and Yarn Boutique Alpaca and sheep farm with on site Farm store and Yarn Boutique. Tours and workshops. Finished items for sale like socks, hats, mitts, dryer balls, pet toys to name a few. Lots of hand spun and hand dyed alpaca yarns.

Sunday 9:30 am July 26th Eastern

Happy Goat Lucky Ewe Fiber Farm & Michigan Merinos We are a small farm in mid-Michigan specializing in high comfort-factor wool that can be worn next to your skin. Our merino yarn has an average micron count of 21 and we carry mohair from our angora goats. We have professionally spun and knitted hats and socks from our sheep. We hand dye each skein of yarn, hat and pair of socks in the farmhouse kitchen. Our agriculture farm practices are verified by the State of Michigan to be environmentally safe and result in climate-beneficial wool. We work with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service under their Environmental Quality Incentives Program to assure a healthy farm for generations to come. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Harvest Hill Acres

Friday July 24th at 10:00 am Eastern

Harvest Hill Acres, located in the beautiful SOGN valley of south central Minnesota, is home to a purebred flock of CVM Romedale sheep. We also have llamas, angora rabbits, chickens, bees, barn cats and our golden retrievers who feel they own the place. We try to use everything used on the farm in our products so you will see feed bag totes, sheep pins made from skirtings. All our fiber products are natural colors, are locally processed at a mill. We use wild fibers (bison, camel, yak) in blends for some of our fiber products. This sale will include NEW products that include antler (deer, reindeer, and elk) buttons and new colors of yarn.

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Sunday 6:00 pm July 26th Eastern

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We love our small fiber farm here in central Virginia. We take all of our pampered fourlegged friends' fiber to make beautiful rovings, yarns, art batts, and finished woolen products. Come visit with us and meet the bunnies, Alpacas, Pygora goats, and sheep. NOMADIC

Sunday 4:30 pm July 26th Eastern

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Jazzturtle Creations

Friday 11: 00 am July 24th Eastern Esther Rodgers- registered SAORI studio and fiber arts educator. Selling Majacraft, Ashford and SAORI tools, equipment and accessories.Loves to share her love of creative and mindful spinning, fiber preparations and conceptual artyarn

Jehvovah Jireh Woolmill

Friday 7:30 pm July 24th Eastern

We are a family-run woolmill, specializing in our own alpaca and wool blend rovings. We offer handspun yarns, felting kits, artisan prefelts, and felted gifts as well. During the winter months we travel to Ecuador to purchase fabulous fair-trade tagua nut jewelry and textiles made by artisans there. We offer these items on our website, Facebook page, and at the fiber festivals we attend.

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Sunday

Jehovah Jireh @ 10:00pm Woolmill EST

Julz Naturals

Fiber, Felted Creations, and Artisan Soap

Friday 8:00 pm July 24th Eastern Knitspin offers Handdyed Rovings, Handdyed Yarns, Handspun Yarns, Angelina, Firestar and Sheep Soaps.Knitspin Hand dyed, spin and make all her product, we are a handmade company.We open our Etsy shop at www.knitspin.etsy.com in August 2005. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Knotted Gypsy Designs July 24th Friday 7:00 PM Eastern

Knotted Gypsy Designs is located in beautiful Southern Illinois, in historic Makanda, Illinois. Specializing in both small batch hand dyed and commercial yarns, yarn bowl by Lenny Mud, and beautiful crochet items with a bohemian flare WOOL AND FIBER ARTSÂ

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July 24th Friday 2:30 PM July 26th Sunday 9:00pm Eastern

Labor of Love Farm, LLC We pride ourselves in producing beautiful luxury fiber from our award winning stock for the discerning fiber artisan. Every step of the process from raising and caring for our animals to creating products is a labor of love directly from our farm to your hands. www.laboroflovefarm.com

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July 26th

Sunday 5:30 PM

Eastern Eastern

July 24th

Friday 5:00 PM

Eastern Eastern

Locust Grove Lincolns

$35

Loop by Loop

July 24th

Friday 5:00 PM

Eastern

Loop by Loop Studio was founded by Hayley Perry in 2013.One of Hayley's goals is to help rug hooking reach a broader audience because she understands the benefits of slowing down in this whirly world. She believes that valuable lessons lay within this kind of handiwork and encourages anyone who needs a moment of reflection to try out this easy and relaxing craft.

July 26th

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E V I L

Friday, July 24th 12:00 pm Eastern

We are a small alpaca ranch, with a wide variety of colors in our herd. Our ranch store has many items, finished product as well as raw materials (fleece, rovings or yarn) I also am a spinner and do custom spinning. My husband, Larry, does the picking and carding of fiber in preparation for our projects and prepares batts that we offer for sale. Both of us are full time on the ranch.Our farm web site is www.macedosminiacres.com Please check out our lovely alpacas! Our llamas help guard the alpacas and are performance animals.Rovings, batts and yarns are featured from commercial "Mini Mills," as well as One of a Kind yarns from creative spinners across North America.

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July 25th Saturday 12:00 pm eastern

Marcy Bell Handmade sterling silver yarn needles, yarn needle pendants, cable needles, and orifice hooks.

July 24th Friday 10:30 AM eastern

Melissa's Yarn Barn Offering homespun, hand dyed quality yarns and roving

July 24th Friday 4:00 pm eastern

Melz Dakotaz

Fiber for spinning & felting, felted items, handspring yarn

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Eastern

Saturday 9:00 AM July 25th Eastern

Moirai Fiber Arts Luxury Fiber Moirai Fiber Arts Luxury Fiber Blends, Hand Dyed Locks, Felted Soaps, & Moremoiraifiberarts.com

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July, 24th

Friday 9am ,

I invented My Two Ladies™ out of pure frustration. There had to be a better way to knit this big and bulky blanket. It was exhausting and very time consuming, with either straight or circular needles. While at the studio, an idea popped into my head.

Alexis Mantione

Creator/Owner

My Two Ladies™ It’s more than a knitting needle. It’s more than a name. It’s a tribute to knitting and the close knit fiber arts community. It's not just yarn and stitches, but so much more.

I grabbed some knitting tools and supplies, made some modifications, and started knitting quickly and effortlessly. "How is it no one ever thought of this?”. Well I thought of it, I patented it, I manufactured it ….. and almost a year later….. My Two Ladies™ Adjustable Straight Knitting Needle System became available for all to enjoy. They are beautiful, functional and a pleasure to work with. I hope My Two Ladies™ bring as much joy to you as it has to me.

Knitting gave me the opportunity to be part of an indescribable bond between creative fiber folks of varying age, ethnic and social backgrounds, whom would probably have never met otherwise. Our joy of creating, brings us together and creates a feeling of belonging. I wish everyone could be part of a community such as ours.

Happy knitting, Alexis

http://www.mytwoladiesknitting.com WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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JULY 2020

July 25th Saturday 9:00 pm Eastern

July 25th Saturday 8:00 pm Eastern

Indie dyer of yarn and fiber

July 26th Sunday 8:00 am Eastern

Hand-dyed yarn and Quilted project bags

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Friday 9:00 PM July 24th Eastern Eastern

Purly Shell Fiber Arts LLC Purly Shell Fiber Arts

Purly Shell Fiber Arts is dedicated to the US wool market. Offering an extensive lineup of hand selected luxury rovings, fleece, yarn, and fiber products we focus on finding you the best items with a small carbon footprint.

Local, Sustainable, Humane is our goal! SE2SE provider.

http://www.purlyshell.com WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Queen Conch Rare Breed & Fibers Saturday 25th 4:30 pm Eastern

Bringing you the best rare breeds and accoutrements from around the world from small crofts, share holdings, mountain cooperatives and farms.

Queen Conch Rare Breed Yarn & Fibers was created out my love for the timeless, unique, and obscure. Based out of South Florida you can find us here, on Etsy, or Fiber Artist Market Place. Stop buy & find what you didn't know you were missing.

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JULY 2020

Saturday 10:00 AM July 25th Eastern Eastern

Ramsay Farms Traditional Shetland Sheep, Romeldale/CVM, Leicester Longwool, raw fleeces, roving, and millspun yarns as well as BFL millspun yarns! We are currently SOLD OUT of raw fleeces but have yarn and roving available as well as corespun yarn and rugs!

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JULY 2020

FRIDAY @ 9:30 PM EST

RIVER BIRCH FARMS Gotland - Romney - BFL - Wensleydale x Teeswater - Mohair - Alpaca Raw Natural Color Fiber, Roving, Batts, Locks, and more!

Find us online: Webpage - Etsy - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter

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Friday 8:30 PM July 24th Eastern Eastern

Friday 2:00 PM July 24th Eastern Rock and String Creations

Hi! I'm Erin. I am an indie dyer from Carlisle Kentucky. Dyeing is my Faforite part of the fiber arts. I enjoy watching the colors move and shift, I like to discover how different dyes behave. Each color in each brand have a personality unique to them.I dye yarn and fiber, including many self striping corways! I am inspired by many many things, song lyrics, poetry, music, as well as other forms of art. What inspires you?? I hope you find something that sparks your creativity here. I'm also open to doing custom work. Happy crafting!

Saturday 10:30 PM July 25th Eastern Eastern

Rock N' More Accents is located in Corvallis, Oregon in the Willamette Valley. My studio is nestled in my backyard among the birds and squirrels. I take polished stones, gems, fossils and fused glass and transform them into wearable, magnetic pins and Portuguese knitting pins. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Friday 10:30 AM July 24th Eastern Sunday 2:00 PM July 26th Eastern Samantha J’s Fiber Farm

We are your one stop shop for everything you need to spin and felt. We are a small fiber farm in south East PA where we raise angora rabbits, Shetland sheep, coopworth sheep and Delaware blue sheep. We sell natural farm raised roving, hand dyed top and hand spun yarn.

Saturday 3:30 PM July 25th Eastern

Shepherd's Gate in the Willows Fleecery and Wooley Kneedles Fleece Grower, Dyer, Carder, Spinner, Etc.

Friday 5:30 PM July 24th Eastern

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JULY 2020

Sunday 10:00 am July 26th Eastern

Sherwood Fiber Arts is a one person show, bringing you hand dyed yarn and spinning fiber in a range of different breeds. Our focus is on bright, cheerful colors, and we aim to have something for everyone! Many of our colorways are non-repeatable, so get them while you can! We also offer custom dyed yarn or fiber.

Saturday 1:00 PM July 25th Eastern

Small Acre Farm is located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado. We raise a spinners herd of sheep including BFL, CVM and Wensleydale.

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JULY 2020

Friday @ 10:00pm EST

SPINNER'S CANDY all about vibrant colors, unique yarns, and soft fibers

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Friday 1:00 PM July 24th Eastern

Spinspiration Fibers is operated by a fiber enthusiast with an eclectic collection of yarns and fibers that are sure to inspire you to create more beauty in the world you live in.Will be selling live on July 24th at 1 PM.

Sunday 5:00 PM July 25th Eastern

Susans Fiber Shop Susan's carries a variety of equipment and tools for spinning, weaving, felting. Check out our supply of weaving and knitting yarns and exotic and domestic fibers to spin or felt. Susans Fiber is nestled in the heart of America Columbus, Wi. Https//:www.susansfiber.com WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Sunday 10:30 AM July 26th Eastern

Saturday 2:00 PM July 25th Eastern

Sweet Springs is a fiber farm, started by our daughter McKensey. What began as therapy and a hobby blossomed into a fully functioning fiber farm! We offer a variety of raw fibers, finished products, and every stage in between.

Farm fresh fleece, roving, and finished goods

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JULY 2020

Sunday 12:30 PM July 26th Eastern

Sunday 4:00 PM July 26th Eastern

We are a Canadian fiber vendor based in Southern Alberta. I started The Fiber Imp in 2013 selling my hand painted roving and over the years we have expanded and recruited a few more family members. We now carry hand painted roving and yarns, handspun yarns, luxury batts, commericially dyed roving, bare fiber and lots of different kits.www.thefiberimp.ca

Friday 6:00 PM July 24th Eastern

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Saturday 5:00 PM July 25th Eastern

We are breeders of Angora Goats and purveyors of Mohair Fleeces, Batts, Handdyed Locks, Top and Yarn, Handspun Yarn and More! We love sparkle, curls and bright, saturated colors. https://www.etsy.com/sho p/RustySpurCreations

Saturday 5:30 PM July 25th Eastern

At The Spinner's Stash we love fiber, yarn, and all things woolcraft. Come check us out Saturday 25 July at 5:30PM EST. You can find yourself a handcrafted drop spindle, beautiful art batts, colorful roving, handspun yarn, felting kits, and more! https://www.thespinnersstash.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theSpinnersStash/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theSpinnersStash/

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JULY 2020

Saturday 9:30 AM July 25th Eastern

Saturday 11:00 AM July 25th Eastern

The Woolen Wood Needle Felt Fiber Art Find me on Facebook and Instagram @thewoolenwood.

Saturday 1:30 PM July 25th Eastern

At Three Fates Yarns, I make hand-dyed yarn and fiber for knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, and other textile fiber artists. All products are done by me and no one else. WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Sunday 9:00 AM July 26th Eastern

Sunday 11:30 AM July 26th Eastern

TurboFluffed Creations LLC Handspun yarns, combed tops, unique bWe are a small home based fiber shop in Northern NH that also raised angora rabbits. We sell commercial combed tops, blending fibers, our own custom line of blends, drum carded batts, hand spun yarns, and occasional finished items.atts, finished accessories

Saturday 8:30 AM July 25th Eastern

$35

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SATURDAY @ 10:30AM EST

Unraveled Fibers

Locks, Yarns, Roving, and more!

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Sunday 9:30 PM July 26th Eastern

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Saturday 6:30 PM July 25h Eastern

SATURDAY 8:30 PM JULY 25TH EST

Jana's Shawl

Custom Knitting Pattern

mudpuddles1@comcast.net.

Aplaca Roving & Bumps

Custom Dyed Roving Finished Items WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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NOMADIC

Saturday 8:00 AM July 25th Eastern

Saturday 3:00 PM July 25th Eastern

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Friday 4:30 PM July 24th Eastern

Yarn Travel

Yarn Travel offers quality Louet & Ashford equipment, commercial and hand spun yarn, and commercial and hand blended fiber. We will be offering our hand blended custom fibers, hand spun yarns and quality equipment You may purchase from our website: www.yarntravel.com or send us a message on our Yarntravel Facebook page.

u o Y k n a h TFor Attending our July Festival

Hope to see you again in August!

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ETSY

Fiber for Spinners and Felters, handspun yarn for Knitters, Crocheters, Dyers, and Rug Hookers, and handcrafted gifts of textiles, accessories, and jewelry for Everyone. Items can be made to order. iG: Instagram.com/ariboarts

CCspins & things

Dyeing Classes Hand Dyed Fiber Hand Painted Yarns Supplies SpinOlution Products https://www.ccspinsandthingsstudio.com

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NOMADIC

Kathy Champagne-Ainsworth

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Felted Cra ft Sheets

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Kathy and hubby Rick with their alpaca Candy Kisses

A veteran owned and operated Michigan alpaca farm, specializing in home grown alpaca fiber and handcrafted items to delight you. We offer raw and washed fleeces, roving, batts, and rolags in natural and hand dyed colors, felt crafting sheets, and beautiful yarns, all from our own hers of alpacas.

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Roving

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Salt Water Taffy roving - brown and white - from Masquerade and Mazzy

website: https://www.clearskyfiberarts.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/clearskyfiberarts

Plant

The Tiger roving - black and brown from mother daughter - Desi and Gem

Hanger Alpaca Custom Plant Hangers

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Hand-dyed Yarn

Felting Supplies

Handspun Yarn

COMPASS MOON CREATIONS (COEUR D'ALENE, ID) WWW.COMPASSMOONCREATIONS.ETSY.COM

Stitch Markers

Carded Batts WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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Happy Satyr Yarn and Fiber is dedicated to bringing you ... Saturated Colors, Amazing Luxury Fibers and Blends, Phenomenally Wonderful Indie-Dyed Yarns, Lovely Vibrant Long Locks, Elegant and Gorgeous Silk Laps and a Fantastic Experience to help you on your fiber journey. www.happysatyr.com WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

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^^Kat~ is also available for Logo and Graphic Design email: myterramia@gmail.com for more info

Terra Mia Fiber Farm is a small farm located along the South Umpqua River in Days Creek, Oregon. Kat Bierkens, otherwise known as "Flocktender" raises Bluefaced Leicesters and Gotland sheep. Terra Mia provides wonderful kettle dyed tiny locks, spinning fibers as well as raw fleeces. Purchases can be made through her Etsy shop, FB or personal request.

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Fiber Seed Chronicles

David Berryhill of Berryhill Farm

Leicester Longwools written by

Julie Lebowitz

Leicester Longwools are an average strongboned sheep breed dating back to the midland counties of Britain in the mid 1600s. A shepherd by the name of Robert Bakewell sought to improve the breed in the 1700s. He pioneered selective breeding techniques to produce a faster maturing sheep with a thick, deep body, fine bones and a “tank-like” square appearance. The “New Leicester” was the result of his success.

Jackson Leicester Longwools

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George Washington heard of Bakewell’s successes and purchased some rams to improve his breeding stock at his farm at Mount Vernon. They were quite common in the United States until the 1930s when newer breeds became more popular. The Liecester Longwools all but disappeared until a new herd was imported from Tasmania to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Currently there are less than one thousand registered Leicester Longwools in the United States. They have moved up from “critically endangered” to “threatened” but they are now listed as critical in Europe and Australia.

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Fiber Seed Chronicles Mrs. Hartman's Farmhouse Market

The fiber diameter count averages 32-38 microns with lambs ranging in the mid 20s. Individual locks have medium crimp and wave and can be quite curly towards the ends. Their fleeces are known for their soft and silky luster, which sets them apart from other breeds. They are also renowned for their docile personalities and affection for their shepherds. Jackson Leicester Longwools Learn more about Leicester Longwools and the U.S. Breeders Association: https://www.leicesterlongwool.org Visit the Livestock Conservancy at: http://www.livestockconservancy.org Sign up for the “Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em Campaign https://www.leicesterlongwool.org

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Jackson Leicester Longwools

Leicester Longwools are just one amongst the many breed of Longwools, including Teeswaters, Lincoln Longwools, Border Leicesters, Cotwolds, and Romney’s. Their fleeces are long and lustrous, with an average annual growth rate of 5-14” and weights ranging from 6-20 pound

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Here in the United States, a non-profit organization called The Livestock Conservancy, was formed to promote all rare breeds of livestock, including poultry, cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, goats, rabbits and donkeys. They have been vital to the success of saving many rare breeds. In 2019, they started a campaign called “Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em”. Funded by a three-year grant, this campaign brings fiber artists together with rare sheep breeders. Artists sign up for a breed passbook and purchase wool from providers. As they fill up their passbooks, they receive prizes and get to sample wool from twenty-three breeds of rare sheep. Not only has this been a valuable campaign for breeders, giving them another avenue to sell their wool, but it’s also brought awareness to these special breeds that might not otherwise have been known to the fiber artist community.

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Wool and Fiber Arts July Online Festival

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Wool and Fiber Arts July Online Festival