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The Profile of a Shepherdess - Real, Raw, and Rewarding
The Profile of a Shepherdess - Real, Raw, and Rewarding

Carol Treadwell-Steitz
Apr 3, 20233 min read
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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.

LaVonne Stucky
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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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...
Regina Frahm
Feb 5, 20233 min read
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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...

LaVonne Stucky
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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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...

Carol Treadwell-Steitz
Aug 15, 20222 min read
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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...

Kami Noyes
Apr 24, 20223 min read
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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...
John Steitz
Nov 18, 20202 min read
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