Fayette County Fiber Festival
BIG NEWS!!! We’ve been working behind the scenes to transition one of our very favorite local fiber festival to be OUR local fiber festival. Today, that was completed! Melinda Boss Mare Shearing and I are the new team behind Fayette County Fiber Festival and we’ve got lots of cool stuff in the works for the next festival JUNE 19, 2027!
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Sheep & Wool School Podcast
Join us as we learn about different breeds of sheep while we chat about knitting, spinning, sewing, weaving, tea and being on the road for fiber festivals. Watch on YouTube or browse episodes right here!
Sheep and Wool School – Episode 7
On the wheel – The trusty Hansen is back up and running! I repaired the internal tensioner and found all its parts and I’m SPINNING!!!!! First up is the Into the Whirled Cheviot in the “The Upside Down” colorway. Our Spin Together team is spinning along and I’m excited to get back to my wheels. Can we talk about stash?? This particular fiber is from the club I was getting in 2018. I have multiple
Sheep and Wool School – Episode 13
Intro – Welcome! On the wheel – Spun up the Classy Squid Rolags on the Hansen mini-spinner. They are GORGEOUS! I also spun up all the samples that have been living in a tote bag since Ply Away 2018 & 2019. On the needles – Additional progress was made on a new Hitofude in my new yarn “Ewenice”. Then I managed to give myself tendonitis in my wrist just in time to load and drive
Advent Calendars 2025 – Day 5
Join us as we open all of our packages in the two advent calendars we purchased this year! Jenny’s Countdown to Christmas box from Missouri Star Quilt Company and the Culinary Christmas fibre box from World of Wool. These videos are not sponsored and the boxes were not given to me so you’ll get an honest opinion and assessment!
Advent Calendars 2025 – Day 13
Join us as we open all of our packages in the two advent calendars we purchased this year! Jenny’s Countdown to Christmas box from Missouri Star Quilt Company and the Culinary Christmas fibre box from World of Wool. These videos are not sponsored and the boxes were not given to me so you’ll get an honest opinion and assessment!
Advent Calendars 2025 – Day 22
Join us as we open all of our packages in the two advent calendars we purchased this year! Jenny’s Countdown to Christmas box from Missouri Star Quilt Company and the Culinary Christmas fibre box from World of Wool. These videos are not sponsored and the boxes were not given to me so you’ll get an honest opinion and assessment!
Sheep and Wool School – Episode 6
On the wheel – Would you believe that after all that, it’s not the tension knob? There is still room on our team for Spin Together this year and we’d love to have you join! The link is here. and our team is Ross Farm Fiber Fanatics. We now have a private FB Group and we’re getting excited to kick things off! Today, February 15th, is the last day to register. I’ve been trying to
What's Happening at Ross Farm
The Historic 1910 Ross Farm Barn is gone
I suppose I should say something. It’s on the news now so everyone will know. My personal version of hell keeps expanding. Last night around 11pm I got a call that the iconic big barn at the farm was “fully engulfed” and a total loss. All of our heritage and rare breed sheep were in the barn. They were due to lamb in 12 days. They did not survive. The skid loader’s tracks were frozen.
We’ve got a festival!
BIG NEWS!!! We’ve been working behind the scenes to transition one of our very favorite local fiber festival to be OUR local fiber festival. Today, that was completed! Melinda Boss Mare Shearing and I are the new team behind Fayette County Fiber Festival and we’ve got lots of cool stuff in the works for the next festival JUNE 19, 2027! The event will focus on the fiber arts industry with vendors and demonstrations for knitting,
Foundation work begins on the old new barn
Yesterday was filled with ALL the emotions. The bulldozer arrived to start the site prep for the barn move. You expect to be excited. New barn! Moving forward! Historic barn saved! This is great! Then you remember your great-grandpa you never met built the old one with his own hands. Your grandfather you never met forged the nails in the blacksmith shop on the property. Your Uncle Tom spent his life in that barn. You,
