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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

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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

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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

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Amy Manko

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.

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Burning wooden barn fully engulfed in flames at night, with snow-covered ground in the foreground and a trail of deep footprints leading toward the fire.
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Amy Manko

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.

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