Seen At The Auction!

Words of Wisdom!

Here's one bit of commentary that I wanted to post … I spotted this farm supporter at a local auction & had to take a picture!

Lambs & Ewes Out Grazing ...

Wild Rose Farm X-bred Lamb #152 Nibbling ...

One thing is for certain … this has been one of the wettest springs/early summers on record. The pastures are growing like crazy. We've seen some hay that's been rained on & still plenty of fields after the 4th of July not cut yet. Here's what it looked like in June at Wild Rose Farm!

Dorset Ewe #118 Surrounded by Lambs

Grazing in a Sea of Grass! 

Rambouillet Yearling Ewes Foreground 

The yearling ewe lambs are in excellent shape this year. The one in the left of the picture above has a small set of horns ...

Yes, The "Middle" Spring Development Water is Flowing! 

Just Hanging Out!

Wild Rose Farm Ewes Resting 

The weather has been going from hot & sunny to hot & T-storms over the last week or so.  We've managed to get the grazed sections of pasture mowed, but it has been too wet to plow the garden area. Hmmm … not sure when we'll get any veggies, herbs, & flowers planted! The ewes and lambs have started to get out for grazing so we'll have some pictures of them soon.
We paid a visit to the Great Lakes Fiber Show over Memorial Day weekend to drop off and pick up our processed wool items. I'm starting to clean and put together the old Sears & Roebuck 6 harness Hearthside Loom out in the studio … it looks like I'll have to order a couple of reeds and then figure out what the first project will be. This will be fun (I keep telling myself)!

Wild Rose Farm Fleeces For Sale @ Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest!

Our skirted fleeces sold well at the Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest. They are sold with a washed sample lock and the ewe's micron test ... there was a lot of interest in the Rambouillet micron tests this year. The hand spinners were comparing the tests and the "% of Fibers > 30 Microns". Fibers greater than 30 microns are the indicator of the comfort of the wool, since 30 microns is where the famous "itch factor" creeps in & becomes important!  I am planning to go to the Lawrence County Wool Pool next week to drop off fleeces that we don't need for processing this year. This pool pays the day of the pool and they will be grading each fleece out of the bag.

Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Stuff!

2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Shoppers!

Here's an idea of what our Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival customers found from the fantastic vendors!  Lots of yarn of course, but plenty of other goodies ...

Spun Bunny - Gorgeous Colorways & Fabulous Fibers!

Ridgetop Pottery - Porcelain Buttons
A Great Addition to the Pottery & Yarn Bowls! 

Earth Tone Fiber Arts - Hand Woven Shawls, Ponchos, Scarves, & Table Runners!

Anderson Hollow - Goat Milk Soaps & Lotions

2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Booth Awards!

2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest - Best Craft Booth Award

Shepherd's Woodworking - North Fairfield, Ohio

David Shepherd

Here are the winners of the best booth awards from the Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest!  David Shepherd of Shepherd's Woodworking took home the award for Best Craft Booth.  This is just a glimpse of his products … He will be at the Great Lakes Show in Wooster over the Memorial Day weekend, under the Grandstand if memory serves me!

Shepherd's Woodworking - More Stuff!

2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest - Best Fiber Booth Award

Windy Meadows Farm & Fiber Factory - Hamlin, New York

Jill Fielder

Jill Fielder of Windy Meadows Farm & Fiber Factory won the award for the Best Fiber Booth for her display in her first visit to the WS&FF.  Her double booth was stuffed with a huge variety of alpaca fiber goodies …

More pictures are coming from the festival! 

Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Tomorrow!

2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest T-shirt!

Most of the vendors set up today for the 16th Annual Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest this weekend.

Wild Rose Farm will be in Building # 9.

Wow, are there some great new booths as well as most of our wonderful vendors from last year.  

Get over to the information booth in Building #8 for your 2019 t-shirt … not sure how the coral color shows up on your monitor, but it's really sharp!

More Fleeces Skirted!

Wild Rose Farm #153 - Dorset x Rambouillet Ewe & Lamb

The first fleece up on the blog post today is brought to you by WRF #153, a 2 year old crossbred ewe. She is a 50% Dorset/50% Rambouillet ewe.

Wild Rose Farm #153 - Skirted Fleece

We also skirted a group of nice Rambouillet fleeces to take to the 2019 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest this weekend …

Wild Rose Farm Rambouillet Ewe #554 - Skirted Fleece

Wild Rose Farm Rambouillet Ewe #555 - Skirted Fleece

Wild Rose Farm Rambouillet Ewe #556 - Skirted Fleece

& Barn Book With Shearing Notes!

Finally, we finished another x-bred fleece as it was getting dark outside!

Wild Rose Farm #142 - Skirted Fleece

The truck is mostly packed up and ready to go for the festival set-up tomorrow. In addition to the fleeces, combed top, yarns, quilt batts, etc., we've got a really nice selection of vintage/upcycled woolens this year.  Come check out the racks and stacks! Did I mention buttons?