Shearing festival at Woods Edge Alpaca Farm in Stockton
I got a nice note from Linda Berry Walker at Woods Edge Alpaca Farm this morning. Apparently, someone saw a blog entry from last year about the shearing festival at Woods Edge and didn't realize it was...
View ArticleLlama Festival at Woodsedge Farm on Saturday
This is edited down from a mailing from Woodsedge Alpaca Farm in Stockton, Hunterdon County. The last two weekends, they’ve been sheering alpacas. This weekend, it’s the llamas’ turn: WoodsEdge’s...
View ArticleI didn’t go anywhere last night
I put the bamboo tank top upside-down on the chair and took this photo, then turned it rightside up. It would be great to finish this sweater today, wouldn't it? I had two perfectly good knitting...
View ArticleLong day
I have a good collection of yarns now from Hunterdon County alpaca farms. It's time to get serious about designing something with them. Today being Friday, I had to put the Sunday real estate pages for...
View ArticleOur visit to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Here we are at the entrance: Lila, Karen and Jung, about to spend a day among the fibers, and sheep of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Bright and early on Saturday morning, Karen Katz, Jung...
View ArticleSetting up yesterday at the sheep festival
Here's Liz with Jake, the husband of the owner of The Brass Lantern, unloading his truck of yarn and furniture. It was my idea to have Liz sell yarn at the Garden State Sheep and Fiber Festival for...
View ArticleNational Alpaca Days this weekend
Alpacas at Woods Edge Wools Farm, probably in 2009. The National Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association has organized its national Alpaca Days celebration this weekend to encourage the public to learn...
View ArticleHappy Alpaca Day
The alpacas and llamas at Albenaki Farms were very curious about all the visitors. I started my Alpaca Day shopping at Abenaki Acres in Stockton. I got a late start on Alpaca Day today because I went...
View ArticleStitches East, My Second Report
In this post, I want to tell you about some of the vendors who stood out to me as I was perusing the aisles of the Stitches East Marketplace on Thursday and Friday. So here in no particular order are...
View ArticleKnitting and spinning at Woods Edge Alpaca Farm
The event barn and shop at Woods Edge Wools Farm in Stockton is a great place for a knitting event. This friendly little guy walked right up to me at the farm, hoping I had some food pellets to feed...
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