Awaiting the arrival of the first lambs, I thought it about time to share some farm updates! Of course, these updates come in the form of photographs for me. I am such a visual person, and I think they can tell a better story than my words could. There is lots of general fiber busyness at the moment; skeining, washing and dyeing yarn in preparation for the upcoming Boston Farm and Fiber Festival on February 9th.

I absolutely love dyeing yarn! Because every batch is hand-dyed using either farm-grown, foraged or sustainably sourced botanical or insect dyes, not one is like the other. It keeps the job so exciting and satisfying, and I have such pride in seeing a product from our animals through to its finish as a beautiful skein of yarn.

Farm Yarn - Naturally colored Cormo with Suri Alpaca

‘Phinela’ yarn, ‘Mary’ yarn, and 85% mohair/15% finn yarn all naturally dyed with Avocado pits

Farm Yarn - Natural colored super-soft Cormo with Angora Bunny

Farm Yarn - Natural colored Cormo with Suri Alpaca

A cone of white ‘Phinela’ awaiting skeining.