Butler, Di's 2011 Ram Lamb on RightPrincess Di Sheared
Princess Di on Right
Momma Rose
One of Rose's Twins, Morgan, Spring 2011
Smiley, Rose's Other Twin, Spring 2011
Wee Sheep Fiber Farm
It's All About the Fiber
Butler, Di's 2011 Ram Lamb on RightPrincess Di Sheared
Princess Di on Right
Momma Rose
One of Rose's Twins, Morgan, Spring 2011
Smiley, Rose's Other Twin, Spring 2011
We really had a grreat time talking with you yesterday at the Fiber Festival at Soloman Farm. Looking forward to visiting your farm. Don’t forget Susans yarn and my interest of getting started with Shetland sheep.
Hi Jim and Susan,
It was really great to meet you both yesterday. I won’t forget to make more yarn and we will have some lambs for you next spring!!! Susan, when you wash the yarn, don’t use Woolite. I use Shaklee Basic L but you could use a little bit of Dawn. I use my bathroom sink and fill it with hot water, put the soap in and then the yarn. I just soak it for a few minutes and then drain and fill up the sink with hot water again to rinse. Then wring it and hang to dry.
Let me know how it goes.
looking forward to you both coming down for a visit.
Pam
Dear Pam, Do you know of any breeder that might have extra sheep{shetland} for sale? WE had an auful lot of rain this week,about 6 inches in a bucket .Our farm is like a giant squishy sponge. Our third Highland calf was born Friday during the thunder storm. Ten more heritage turkey poullts arrived saturday. Isn’t farm life wonderful? keep in touch. Warm Regards Jim & Susan
Have you checked out the NASSA website for breeders. There should be a lot of breeders looking for buyers. One of my favorite Shetland breeder is Under the Sun Farm, Theresa Gygi, undertheson@shetland-sheep.org. They are in Greencastle.
We have had a lot of rain also. I am so sick of it but I hate the heat that has followed. I love 70-75 degrees. I would love to come up there to see your Highland cattle and turkeys! I still have not started to spin more of your yarn. I am trying to complete some commission projects that were ordered earlier.
Pam
I fell in love with Shetland sheep at a Fiber Fair in Michigan last weekend. I did not know about rooing until I saw it on your website. I want to get a couple of sheep to keep out pastures down. Is it difficult to find Shetlands that shed or is it very common? The idea of not shearing and not docking tails has sold me on this breed. Not to mention their sweet dispositions and lovely faces. Since I only have 1/2 acre of pasture I think I only need a couple of wethers. Any comments you have will be appreciated. Thanks and God Bless.
Diane
Diane,
Yes, the Shetlands are sure cute and easy to love and their fleece is GREAT! From what I have found (although I have not done any kind of a serious study on this) is that it seems the most rooable fleeces are not the double-coated fleeces that seem to be some of the most popular. I find my rooable sheep have a VERY crimpy, dence, fine fiber. The sheep that have the double coats with the extra long fibers I can not roo. The kind of fleece that is rooed is wonderful to spin and the new growth after rooing is great for the new year also. Wish all my sheep were rooable!