Holiday Open House

 Christmas in the Country
~:~:~  Holiday Open House  ~:~:~
at Sheepy Hollow Farm & Studio
Friday & Saturday
November 13 & 14, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
 
2009 Shop Hours thru December 20, 2009: Fri, Sat, Sun, 11 – 4
 

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A welcome addition to my fiber ’stash’…

What happens when you love F I B E R and G O A T S ??? You get a goat that’s reputed for its fiber and hardiness, in this case, a P Y G O R  A, which is a breed purposely bred and registered to produce fine fiber for hand spinning. Pygoras are a cross between an [...]

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A New Sheep Shed and Hay Feeder

Athos, my Shetland ram, has a new home! Yeah! A simple lean-to construction, framed with 2 X 4’s, plywood roof and asphalt shingles, exterior cedar siding and 2 X 6 board interior. I’d like to paint the exterior of this shed barn red with white trim…if time and weather permits? After my tragic accident and loss [...]

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Soapmaking tips, but first, a history lesson…

For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been busy in the kitchen –  making SOAP! If you make soap or have purchased and used hand-crafted soap, you know it’s one of life’s little luxuries!  It seems soapmaking at home has become very popular, and nearly every other “artisan” enjoys making soap. It’s one of those ’natural’ farm chores [...]

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Best Buddies!

 
 

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Armada Fair Results…and the winner is…!

Hi all!
Boy, it’s been a wild and crazy two weeks! The Armada Fair is the culmination of months of hard work for 4-H’ers exhibiting both animals and still projects. Katie had a very successful and rewarding show. Her goats were very well behaved while at Fair and ‘on exhibit’ as well as in the show ring: [...]

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Feeding Sheep…for a Clean Fleece

Those of you who raise sheep particularly for their wool for hand-spinning and other fiber arts, know the importance – and value – of a CLEAN fleece! By clean, I mean as free from “vegetable matter”  (what we call VM ) as is possible. It all boils down to HOW we feed our sheep, economically [...]

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I’m back…from Castle Farm’s Fiber Festival!

I’m happy to report I’m back from Charlevoix’s Castle Farm Fiber Festival. It was wonderful to visit old fiber friends and meet and talk with new artisans too! The show was full-up with 60 vendors! There was so much beautiful fiber works and fiber-related art (in many medias…leather, sculpture, rug-hooking, jewelry, etc). Something for everyone to be [...]

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Give us this day…

 
 
 
 

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Jet has a New Home!

Hello my dear friends!
I’m happy to report, Jet, my Alpine wether (that’s what we call a castrated buck), has found a wonderful new home with his new owner, Carl. YIPPEE! Carl is 10-years-old and is quite the helper around the farm! He plans to join 4-H and show Jet in pack and agility! Jet has ‘personality [...]

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