Country Life!

God has been so good to us.  He has allowed us the opportunity to live in the country where the grass is green and the air is really pretty fresh.  We have alpacas that live with us and give us fertilizer for our garden and landscape, and wonderful luscious fiber in which to spin into yarn and then knit or crochet or even weave into something very special.

We have been priveliged to host several groups who wanted to learn more about our alpacas and now have been able to host a Spin-In every 2nd Saturday each month.  Last month we had 4 in our Big Red Barn spinning fiber right along side the alpacas.  This past weekend, we had 7 spinning there and even got to watch our newest addition to our alpaca herd.  A beautiful little white suri boy that I have been calling Moses.  He is gorgeous.

We have also been able to attend the Farmer's Market all summer on the 4th Saturday every month where they invite the crafters to sell their wares.  Yes, I take my spinning wheel there too.  It is a lot of fun and we have been able to meet a lot of people and re-connect with some we had lost touch with.

We are preparing for National Alpaca Farm Days, September 24th & 25th.  We will have some flyers and facebook posts as well as some newspaper and radio spots.  We are looking forward to visitors.  Maybe by that time, we will have our 2nd baby for you all to see.  In October we will have our 3rd one if all goes well.  Sometime, this fall, my wonderful husband will travel to Iowa again to pick up 2 more females who are bred and due in late Spring.  Very exciting time here.

Country Life!

God has been so good to us.  He has allowed us the opportunity to live in the country where the grass is green and the air is really pretty fresh.  We have alpacas that live with us and give us fertilizer for our garden and landscape, and wonderful luscious fiber in which to spin into yarn and then knit or crochet or even weave into something very special.

2nd Saturday Spin-In

At our farm we host a “2^nd Saturday Spin-in” each 2^nd Saturday of the month from 10am-2pm.  We hope that you will join us and if you have a spinning friend, please bring them along.  Last month (July) was our first and there were 4 of us spinning fiber into yarn in the middle of our barn with our 10 alpacas.  It was a lot of fun.  We had two Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheels (both had spun for only a year), there was a Kromski Spinning Wheel (she spins at Spring Mill State Park occasionally and has been spinning for 34 years now) and then we had a gal using a drop spindle that just started but has now also purchased her first wheel, a Kromski. 

There were fans and a wonderful breeze blowing right through the barn so  it was a really perfect day for spinning in the barn.  Bo the barn cat even found a nice place to sleep. He had been under my feet while I was spinning until the expert spinner from Spring Mill arrived and then he became her buddy.  By the end of the day, he was inside her Kromski bag in a side pocket sleeping soundly.  I guess he knew she wouldn’t mind. 

There were some really beautiful yarns made that day and I know we all look forward to doing it again on August 13^th.  I will provide drinks but if you would like to bring some sort of snack to share that will be great too.  I really do hope you will join us as we try to revive this lost art. 

Bring your spinning wheel, drop spindle and a chair (I have some white plastic lawn chairs if you forget).  You can also bring your own fiber to spin or I have some carded alpaca batts for sale in our farm store which is also in the barn. 

Directions:
From US Highways 50 & 31 Go north on US 31 approximately 3.5 miles Turn right on County Rd. 900 N. Go two miles to County Rd. 1300 E. (County Line Road)
Turn Left on CR 1300 E./1000 W.
We will be ½ mile on the right.
2500 North County Road 1000 West

Happy Spinning and hope to see you soon,