Harmony Homestead Happenings

A little about the happenings on our Homestead in West Greenwich RI . What keeps us coming and going ,our interests, hobbies etc You may hear about spinning or preparing fiber, an ETSY shop, musical events, pygora goats and their kids, and the trials of refining my practice as an Occupational Therapist, as I try to juggle it all. We have some 2 legged kids too. When they come back to the nest for a touch down visit, I might include some of that fun :)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Fiber, Fiber everywhere!

It is time for the 3rd annual RI Wool and Fiber festival. This means the house and myself are covered with fiber fiber everywhere! Pygora is so soft and fine, it floats around like cotton candy!

I have been busy . The fiber is from 2008's harvest from our goats. It has been commercially de-haired.

I dye it in dye pots and dry it on the clothesline

Then it is carded and blended.

The bundles are then packaged for sale....

The colors are amazing! And the fiber is extraordinarily soft!

I love this part of the process.

The festival is May 16th.. in Bristol at the Coggeshall Farm. I'll take a couple of goats with me and leave at 0 dark thirty!

The next day we leave for Philly for Nicole's graduation form Vet School!

We'll have a house sitter to mind the menagerie here!

More later..... :)

3 comments:

Unknown said...: So many pretty colors! Your hard work shows!; May 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Elaine said...: Thank you :); May 3, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Anonymous said...: Your fiber is beautiful. You have been very busy and your hard work in getting the most beautiful colors shows.

Hope you have a great day at the
Festival!

Love,

Mom; May 4, 2009 at 1:24 PM