Fiber farm

Why one family “from away” chose to make their home on a Maine farm with Icelandic sheep & a fiber studio. #mainefarm #icelandicsheep #fiberstudio

10 tips on starting a fiber farm | Successful Farming

Donna Panner was heartbroken when her last, and longest-living, rabbit, Hef, died two years ago. She still hasn’t replaced him. But the 48-year-old Pomona, NY, resident, did figure out a way to kee…

By Mari Stuart, Project Grounded | Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 Fiber farmers stand at a unique juncture of agriculture on the one hand and the world of textiles and clothing on the other. If you are a fiber farmer, you’re already doing important work to promote a more sustainable textile…

Raising Angora Goats can be easy when you have some knowledge and skills under your belt. These beautiful fiber producing goats are sweet...

This soft wool is sourced from Cashmere Goats, and its name comes from Kashmir state in South Asia. Unlike other kinds of yarn, the process of collecting wool from these animals is much more time and labor-consuming. Instead of shearing, cashmere wool is collected by combing only once a year, so that one goat produces much less wool than a regular sheep. All this makes the wool highly valued and expensive. #crochet #howtocrochet #yarntypes #cashmere

What you need to know before you get started raising fiber rabbits on your homestead or backyard farm.

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Congratulations! Rabbits are the perfect choice for a backyard farmer that would like to start producing their own fibers for either resale or crafts.

Here's everything you need to know about how and why you should raise fiber goats - and how to turn it into a side business.

After months or researching how to raise alpacas, it is getting close for us to add a few to our homestead. Here is a breakdown on how much it cost.

Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very absorbent and conducts heat well which is why it’s a suitable fiber for summer clothes. Linen is the strongest off all natural fibers. Natural linen wrinkles, but is also dirt resistant. It has a beautiful natural slub effect.

What's the difference between wool and alpaca?

First Batch of Alpaca yarn from our boys at Bittersweet Farm

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending The New England Flax and Linen Symposium in Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts organized by the Flax and Linen Study Group of Historic Deerfield Mass. This event took two years to put together. It's been almost a week since and I'm still processing all that I learned. Basically, my mind was blown away more than once. As a long time wool person who thrives in this slow process in which I insist in working, I could appreciate greatly all the…

Our Farm Babies Are Here! - Midcounty Journal

Used to seperate the long fibres from the short fibres then spun in various spinning techniques, washed and worn. This was how textiles were made for centuries. This Hackle still works today will our fibre processing at Heritage Fibre Mill.