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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 9
On the wheel – I’ve finished the Into the Whirled Cheviot in the “The Upside Down” colorway, the Femto Designs batt, and I’m hoping to finish some Classy Squid rolags. Spin Together ends today at noon. Have you been thinking about your stash? I’m going to keep on spinning, with the goal of finishing one braid a week in 2025. And 2026. And maybe 2027. Seriously… There’s a lot od stash! On the needles –
Sheep and Wool School – Episode 2
On the loom – Loom has been excavated from its layers of nonsense and I’m hoping to warp it by the end of the month. On the wheel – I’ve been reorganizing my fiber stash and I found some delightful fibers that I’m really excited to start spinning! I’ve got some DEEP STASH from no-longer-dyeing folks like Hobbledehoy and Classy Squid and some really squee-inducing things like the complete box set collection from HipStrings that
Advent Calendars 2025 – Day 2
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 11
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 19 & 20
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 8
On the wheel – I’ve finished the Into the Whirled Cheviot in the “The Upside Down” colorway, the Femto Designs batt, and I’m hoping to finish some Classy Squid rolags. Spin Together ends today at noon. Have you been thinking about your stash? I’m going to keep on spinning, with the goal of finishing one braid a week in 2025. And 2026. And maybe 2027. Seriously… There’s a lot od stash! On the needles –
What's Happening at Ross Farm
Booth flooding at MD Sheep & Wool 2025
The torrential downpours, violent winds and large hail created a little river running through the booth
This is a loss we will never get over. – Obituary for Drew Manko
Drew Edward Ross Manko of Eighty Four, PA passed away peacefully at home on his farm, his very favorite place on Earth, after a short illness. Drew was born May 2, 1995 to Amy Ross (Phillips) Manko and Wade Braden. He was adopted at age 12 by Scott A Manko, who preceded him in death. He is the grandson of Gary and Sharon Braden and great-grandson of Thomas Braden, all of Sun City Center, Florida.
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.
