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September 17th from 10-3 in the Red Barn Studio we welcome guests for our monthly Knit/Spin/Crochet In. Bring your projects to share with others. Relax and enjoy fiber time with like minded fiberistas. Shop our beautiful home grown yarns, rovings, socks, and fiber tools. Our sheep ….Your wool! Loving the sheep.

Our Red Barn Studio is the venue for a Fiber event on the third Saturday of each month. Fiber enthusiasts are invited to join the fun, share ideas, show off their work, and relax from the work a day world. From 10 til 3 on July 16th ( this Saturday) we will host a Spin/Knit/Crochet In and be open for shopping as well! See you then!

Helping our animals stay comfortable in this weather has been a challenge. Electrolytes in the water help their systems, fans keep the air moving in their pens, plenty of shade is a must and making sure there is plenty of fresh water for everyone is a priority in our farm life right now. Our lambs are growing and their wool is so lovely. We have our Spin/Knit/Crochet In events on the third Saturday of each month. Joining the fiber fun will help you relax and de-stress. We look forward to seeing you at the Red Barn Studio soon. If you would like to shop without other visitors call or email for a time of your own. See you soon.

We will be updating our website shopping with new rovings and yarns very soon. Beautiful colors and soft, squishy yarn will be there for you to order. You can come visit the Red Barn Studio to shop as well. You can call, text or email to set up a shopping time just for you. On the third Saturday of each month we have a Spin/Knit/Crochet In from 10 til 3. In June the Spin In is on the 18th.

Our wool comes from our lovely sheep who are growing the wool for us. We have been raising sheep for about 20 years. We began with a few and now have a large herd. We have several breeds of sheep. Finnsheep make up the majority of our flock with Cormo and Icelandic rounding it out. The journey has been interesting and adventurous taking us down many trails. We have some cattle as well as chickens, guineas and honey bees. There is something happening all of the year. Farms are busy places.

Our lambing is in progress with about half of our ladies having lambed. We are looking for the rest of the lambs to arrive soon.

The Knit/Spin/Crochet In was wonderful this past Saturday. Enjoyed the fiber Fun. Our next one will be on April 16th which is Easter weekend. We will not change the date as that confuses people. We hope you can join us. It will be from 10-3 in the Red Barn Studio on our farm.

Enjoy the Spring weather and don’t forget to stop and enjoy all the blooms out there. It is so lovely right now.

Join the Fiber Fun at Carolina FiberFest March 11 and 12, 2022 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C. in the Expo Building. The hours are 9 am until 6 pm each day. Admission is free. There are vendors with a world of fiber products, Speakers, Fiber demos, contests and workshops for four days the 10th through the 13th. Workshops are still taking registrations. Learn something new or brush up on your fiber skills. Check out the website www.carolinafiberfest.org. for all the info.

Our Knit/Spin/Crochet in at the Red Barn Studio on our farm will be March 19th from 10-3. We will share our fiber love and visit with other fiberistas. Might see some lambs……

Mark your calendars for March 11 and 12, 2022. Carolina FiberFest will be at the NC State Fairgrounds in the Expo Building, 9-6 each day for fiber lovers of all ages. Free admission. You can register for workshops now on the website. www.carolinafiberfest.org. There is so much happening……Fiber to fabric competition, demos, speakers, used equipment sale, fleece sale, vendors with fiber to die for and of course..workshops!

We look forward to seeing everyone there, in person. Masks are requested out of respect for others.

Here on the farm, lambing season has just begun. It is a busy time of year.

Our next Spin/Knit/Crochet In will be held in the Red Barn Studio February 19th from 10-3. Fiber lovers can join the fun, sharing ideas and showing off their creations. See you then!

Join the fiber fun at our Spin/Knit/Crochet In on January 15th from 10 til 3 at the Red Barn Studio on our farm. You can relax after the holidays, share fiber talk and your projects. Shopping can also be part of the fun. We look forward to seeing you. Bring fiber items for a new year show and tell. See you then.

The cooler weather reminds us of the importance of wool. It is a renewable resource, warm, breathable, cozy, and soft to the touch. Besides that, the sheep producing it are so sweet. They make their way into your heart. Each one has a special personality. Until we had sheep, we were not aware of all of their personalities. It has been a joy to discover this part of farming.

We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. Please remember why we celebrate this season. With all the anger and turmoil in the world we need to count our blessings.

The third Saturday Spin/Knit/Crochet In will be at the Red Barn Studio on our farm, December 18th from 10 – 3. It is a good time to join other fiber lovers and relax. Bring a project to work on or purchase one here. Show off your creativity by bringing a show and tell item. We look forward to seeing you then.

We would like to thank all of our veterans for their service to our country. This Veteran’s Day thank a veteran you know for serving.

Fall is here with all of the pleasures of a break in the heat. We will have our Spin/Knit/Crochet In at the Red Barn Studio on our farm November 20th from 10-3. Join the Fiber fun with other fiberistas. We will also be open November 27th from 10-3 for Small Business Saturday. We will be offering a special discount from November 20th until November 29th (Cyber Monday) both in store and online. It is 10% discount with the purchase of two items or more. Shop for gifts or for a special something for yourself. You may order through our website and have it delivered to your door or visit our shop in person. Either way you are shopping local and purchasing wool products from our sheep. We thank you and our sheep thank you!