I had a customer bring me some Newfoundland dog fiber in white. I didn’t know much about the breed so here is my quick and dirty lowdown about “newfies.” Newfoundlands are working dogs. They have a variety of colors and can be black, brown, gray, or black and white (Landseer). They were originally bred and used as […]
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Gotland fleece is dense long, lustrous and grey in shades from light silver to almost black. It has a clearly defined curl and staple. It has a soft handle. The grey is blend of black and white fibers: black and pure white look blue-grey black and off-white look brown-grey sometimes the tips with […]
Continue reading about Oh The Fiber – Glamorous Gotland wool
The amazing colored sheep is of Swedish origin named for the island of Gotland. They are believed to be a crossbreed of the Gute, Karakuls and Romanovs. These 3 breeds are still around today. Gotlands are a medium build and fine boned. They weight around 165 to 187 pounds for a […]
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As we were feeding the animals this morning we got a visit from some wild turkeys. I thought it was crazy cool because we’ve never had turkeys in yard before. The turkeys came back in the afternoon as well and the hubs tried to woo them closer with his turkey calling skills………he needs […]
Continue reading about Alpacas, goats and turkeys …..Oh My!!!
Great news we are almost finished tweaking stuff. I hope we can launch by the end of the week. I can’t wait to share all of the work we’ve been doing. Of course the blog will return to it’s regularly scheduled programming with the “Oh The Fiber” series. I hope you’ve been enjoying the […]
The last time I saw Nicole over at DGY she wanted to do another video and allowed me to share it with you. www.etsy.com/thefiberofmybeing www.darngoodyarn.com
Continue reading about Fantastic Fiber Friday – Courtesy this Week of Darn Good Yarn
I’ve been crazy busy dyeing up new fibers for the store launch. I’m having a designer tweaking the store theme to get it how I want it. Honestly I didn’t want to play with code. I really don’t have the time or patience for it. Here are some process pictures of me dyeing up […]
It has been a sad and strange weekend and quite frankly I almost forgot to post today. We lost Gavin on Sunday and had to make arrangements to care for him. Gavin was well …a smartass, pain-in-the-ass at times and very protective of his goats. He took on the role of guard alpaca ….alpha male […]
