Comments on: The Skirting of the Wool http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grace Gooding http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-38224 Grace Gooding Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:37:09 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-38224 ulli--not to be a (well, I don't know), but it is my impression that if you are buying yarn that DOESN'T have any vm in it, either the sheep wear little jackets OR the wool is processed with chemicals that actually eat up/break down all of the little bits of plants. Cestari yarn also has little bits of vm in it. I haven't bought any Peace Fleece because I am cheap, but, I thought that was something you might want to know. grace :) ulli–not to be a (well, I don’t know), but it is my impression that if you are buying yarn that DOESN’T have any vm in it, either the sheep wear little jackets OR the wool is processed with chemicals that actually eat up/break down all of the little bits of plants. Cestari yarn also has little bits of vm in it. I haven’t bought any Peace Fleece because I am cheap, but, I thought that was something you might want to know.

grace :)

]]> By: Grace Gooding http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-38223 Grace Gooding Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:31:59 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-38223 Dear Suzanne-- Saw you on Ravelry (I'm goodnessgracious and I don't post much, but lurk on the WV fiber craft whatever and some other forums) and followed you here. Does everyone shear now? I'm wondering about my local friends who raise sheep for meat... Anyhow, what sort of fleeces do you have and do you really want to sell some of them? I am not all that experienced (but getting more so, lol--mostly I buy a pound here and there) at processing wool, but I would hate for you to have yummy fleece just taking up space at your house! lol... I have most of a Coopworth fleece already (mine was got for me by a friend in Maine last summer), but I'm always interested in trying something new, at the right price. I'm in Huntington. :) grace Dear Suzanne–

Saw you on Ravelry (I’m goodnessgracious and I don’t post much, but lurk on the WV fiber craft whatever and some other forums) and followed you here.

Does everyone shear now? I’m wondering about my local friends who raise sheep for meat…

Anyhow, what sort of fleeces do you have and do you really want to sell some of them? I am not all that experienced (but getting more so, lol–mostly I buy a pound here and there) at processing wool, but I would hate for you to have yummy fleece just taking up space at your house! lol… I have most of a Coopworth fleece already (mine was got for me by a friend in Maine last summer), but I’m always interested in trying something new, at the right price.

I’m in Huntington.

:) grace

]]> By: tabbimama http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-38011 tabbimama Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:28:49 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-38011 I want to kiss Annabelle's whole face and cuddle her in my arms and listen to her bah. She is too cute! I want to kiss Annabelle’s whole face and cuddle her in my arms and listen to her bah. She is too cute!

]]> By: Lauri http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37993 Lauri Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:48:24 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37993 How could you not LOVE that little face? I could just stare at her all day! How could you not LOVE that little face? I could just stare at her all day!

]]> By: Lynn http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37981 Lynn Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:43:02 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37981 This is probably a pretty naive question, but please keep in mind I know nothing about farm animals! If the sheep are pets (surely you are not going to eat them right?), can they be groomed on a regular basis to keep a short clean manageable coat like Annabelle’s baby coat? This is probably a pretty naive question, but please keep in mind I know nothing about farm animals! If the sheep are pets (surely you are not going to eat them right?), can they be groomed on a regular basis to keep a short clean manageable coat like Annabelle’s baby coat?

]]> By: Wendy http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37948 Wendy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:03:29 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37948 Suzanne, You are a bad influence on me. All those pictures of Annabelle did me in. Come over to my blog and check out what you made me do. Goatgirl aka lamb-lass Suzanne,
You are a bad influence on me. All those pictures of Annabelle did me in. Come over to my blog and check out what you made me do.
Goatgirl aka lamb-lass

]]> By: Dawn http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37947 Dawn Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:52:46 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37947 You should learn to card and spin and knit and weave and...in-between feeding animals, gathering eggs, raising kids, and writing. :)Just discovered your blog and am enjoying it. You should learn to card and spin and knit and weave and…in-between feeding animals, gathering eggs, raising kids, and writing. :) Just discovered your blog and am enjoying it.

]]> By: Ellen http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37946 Ellen Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:46:18 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37946 one of the really wonderful things about wool fleece is that indescribable lanolin smell and feel. one of the really wonderful things about wool fleece is that indescribable lanolin smell and feel.

]]> By: Laurie http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37944 Laurie Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:18:17 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37944 I just found your blog...I've visited my local sheep farm to get some wool, your wool is beautiful!!! Laurie I just found your blog…I’ve visited my local sheep farm to get some wool, your wool is beautiful!!! Laurie

]]> By: amy http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/the-skirting-of-the-wool/#comment-37943 amy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:42:08 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=7379#comment-37943 I am a spinner :) The wool shots are divine and make my hands itch with want. Find someone local who will teach you to use your wool (spin, knit, weave) in exchange for some. You just have to TRY it! I am a spinner :) The wool shots are divine and make my hands itch with want. Find someone local who will teach you to use your wool (spin, knit, weave) in exchange for some. You just have to TRY it!

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