Unleashing Creativity: The Art of Combining Yarns in Knitting
The Traveler Shawl by Drea Renee Knits A sample knit using our two yarn lines combined. Tobacco Root Valley, colors Granite , Madison ,...
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Kami Noyes
Mar 291 min read
Wool Pellets - An Alternative to Commercial Fertilizer?
Research is showing some great results using Wool Pellets as natural alternative to commercial fertilizers... We were asked during a talk...
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Kami Noyes
Mar 222 min read
Sad truth about the Wool Market.
The amount of phone calls, messages, and in person conversations we have had this year with Montana Wool Growers trying to figure out...
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Kami Noyes
Feb 122 min read
Meet the Sheep..
Cora #1721 was born in 2017 she is a pure Targhee Ewe Rey #1819 was born in 2018 she is a pure Targhee ewe. Luna #1828 was born in 2018...
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Kami Noyes
Jan 53 min read
Deep Dive into Wool Pellets
Reid and I were invited to do a presentation for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about wool pellets. After talking it...
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Kami Noyes
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Wool Pellets Analysis
As soon as we had pellets, we reached out to our local extension office for help. With their help we have officially tested our first batch
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Kami Noyes
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Wool Pellets - what they are good for.
Have you heard of a wool pellet?
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Jessica Kelly
May 25, 20233 min read
The Benefits of Crochet for All
The craft of Crochet has been around for 100’s of years. There has been evidence of it further back then knitting even. But more recently...
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Kami Noyes
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Benefits of Wool
Most of us here know wool has a lot of benefits. Such as when we wear wool, we stay warm, wool doesn’t hold odors, it is very durable...
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Kami Noyes
Feb 16, 20231 min read
What to expect from our 2023 raw fleeces
Here's a quick video of a 2023 fleece. I hope this will help.... All of our fleeces will vary. Our sheep do not wear jackets. We do...
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Kami Noyes
May 23, 20222 min read
Getting to know your wool Part 2
I wrote a blog post for the Montana Fiber Shed last month called Getting to know your wool. I would like to continue the topic here....
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Kami Noyes
Nov 3, 20211 min read
All About Color ~Yellow vs Gold
I love to continue learning... Being a dyer I kept running into issues when I was trying to get a certain color that had a mixture of...
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Kami Noyes
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Dyeing Wool with Plants
Learning something new I decided to try Natural dyeing. I dusted off my Rocky Mountain Dye Plants book, downloaded "Picture This" plant...
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Kami Noyes
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Have you ever wanted to own a fiber sheep?
We have been raising our own sheep for 18 years. Through the years we have learned so much about raising a great lamb for multipurpose...
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Pam Allmendinger
May 20, 20214 min read
Are You Ready for Some Prepping? The Tools Part 2
Last time I shared some common tools that can be used when prepping fiber. And while I also shared the common outcomes for using those...
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Pam Allmendinger
May 12, 20213 min read
The Tools, Part One
Are You Ready for Some Prepping? Have you taken the plunge and bought a fleece, or gotten your hands on some washed locks, or maybe a...
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Kate Stowell
May 4, 20213 min read
Consider the source …
Not everyone wants to raise sheep. But I am immensely grateful that many of those who do love to post pics of their lambs and sheep on...
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Kami Noyes
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Cuteness Overload..
Just a few highlight pictures and videos from lambing season. We still are waiting for a few ewes to lamb but things are slowing down...
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Pam Allmendinger
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Exploring different wool fibers
I’ve been spinning about five years. I began with some roving. From that I learned to produce singles and to ply yarn. I really enjoy...
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Pam Allmendinger
Apr 6, 20213 min read
My Journeys Are Connected
Since I was a little girl, I’ve been fascinated with spinning wheels. It began while being read to, or reading – fairytales, I’m sure....
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