A Little Planning Goes a Long Way...
Wool health is a direct result of sheep health. There are small things you can do to improve the cleanliness of your fiber.
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Regina Frahm
- Feb 5
- 3 min
Off to the Mill...
by Regina Frahm Shearing is done, skirting done, now off to the mill. Have you chosen your mill? Better yet, does your mill know that...
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LaVonne Stucky
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Skirting The Issue
Skirting is the term that is used for removing VM and tags from the wool after shearing. VM is vegetable matter. Tags can either be...
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Carol Treadwell-Steitz
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Bringing the Black Sheep Cup Back to Montana
Montana is a great place to grow wool! The dry climate brings out bright colors and shiny luster that hand spinners love. As testament to...
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Kami Noyes
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Getting to know your wool.
So, you raise sheep? Now to learn more about the fiber they grow. Being a producer and wool buyer, I have visited with many people...
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John Steitz
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
It’s the Little Things
We raise colored Merino Sheep for the fiber artist market. We can get into that on another day but I thought I would share something that...
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