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Monday, Monday.......

by LaVonne Stucky

Monday, Monday.......

Can´t trust that dayMonday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Yes, it was Monday in every sense, but the day has come to a close and thi...
Posted in animal husbandry, farm, farmtoyarn, hard work, mill, natural fibers, openforbusiness, patience, processing, roving, serenitysheepfarmstay, shearing sheep, shepherd, skirting wool, smallbatchwool, smallbatchyarns, solar energy, spinning, thewoolmill, wool, wool mill, wool prep, wool processing, woollove, woolprocessing, woolyarn, yarn

Picky, Picky, Picky

by LaVonne Stucky

Picky, Picky, Picky

Picky.  Particular.  I used to be a lot more picky about skirting wool.  Skirting is the term that is used for removing VM and tags from the wool a...
Posted in farm, farmtoyarn, natural fibers, roving, shearing sheep, shepherd, skirting wool, smallbatchyarns, spinning, thewoolmill, wool prep, woolprocessing, yarn

How the Wool Comes Off!

by LaVonne Stucky

How the Wool Comes Off!

We last left off with the wool ready to be taken to the mill.  Let's back up a couple of steps and go back to shearer and exactly what he does.  He...
Posted in shearing sheep, sheep shearer, skirting wool, VM

March

by LaVonne Stucky
Time marches on!  Pardon my pun!  It has been a wild ride, learning the ropes of all of the mill stuff.  I have very good and capable people to rel...
Posted in batts, Bozeman, farm, farmtoyarn, Gallatin Valley, lambs, mill, open, openforbusiness, processing, roving, serenitysheepfarmstay, shearing sheep, smallbatchwool, smallbatchyarns, spinning, winter farmer's market, wool, woolprocessing, woolyarn, yarn