Category Archives: raw fleece

Episode 78: Lost and Found

Posted on May 24, 2020 by knittingthestash

Hi my fiber folk! How are you? It’s been a beautiful Sunday here in Illinois, and I found time in the yarn room and out at the new skirting table 🙂 In this episode I’ll tell you about my new … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Conjure Yarns, farm-to-skein yarn, fleece, knitting, knitting podcast, Nomadic Knits, Persian Dreams Blanket, podcast, raw fleece, Seven Sisters Farm, Shorn 3, Shorn yarn, skirting, Tanis Fiber Arts, video, Will O the Wisp | 2 Comments

Video Tour: WI Sheep and Wool Festival

Posted on September 15, 2017 by knittingthestash

Hello Friends! In lieu of a podcast this weekend, I have a wee tour of the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.  I hope you enjoy the sweet tour of sheep, fleece, dogs, and stashable goodies! There is even some breed info … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, fiber festival, fleece, fleece to knit, Knit in public, knitting, raw fleece, sheep, unicorns, video | 7 Comments

Fiber Focus: Ranching Tradition Fiber & GIVEAWAY!

Posted on May 27, 2017 by knittingthestash

Hello weekenders! I’m so pleased to be featuring Kami Noyes of Ranching Tradition Fiber! I interviewed Kami a few years ago and then featured her upcoming Copper K Fiber Festival as well; she is always up to something new! Of … Continue reading →

Posted in community, farm, farm focus, fiber, fiber art, fiber artist, fiber festival, FiberFocus, giveaway, ranch, Ranching Tradition Fiber, raw fleece, raw wool | 13 Comments

Washing a CVM Fleece

Posted on December 22, 2016 by knittingthestash

I thought my fleece washing days were over–or at least on hold. We don’t really have the capacity for the task (or so I thought): no utility sink; the problem of *hot enough* water. But Jennifer Rose Guyer gifted me a … Continue reading →

Posted in community, CVM, fiber, fleece, humor, raw fleece, technique, unexpected | 3 Comments

Fort Collins and Loveland, CO 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by knittingthestash

As I mentioned in an earlier post, this week was largely devoted to family–my father-in-law is ill and so we took a much needed trip to offer some support. Things are as good as can be expected, and there were … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, CVM, fiber artist, fleece, found, knitting, patterns, raw fleece, travel, unexpected, unicorns | 4 Comments

Keeping Track: The Journals

Posted on June 5, 2015 by knittingthestash

I’ve heard from several spinners and fleece prep-ers, that your memories of each carefully considered and executed yarn will be forgotten–even sooner than you might imagine . . . and so I have taken their advice and started a wool/spinning … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, keeping track, raw fleece, spinning | 5 Comments