Proud Mo llama with his best ewe lamb friend Little Cow at breakfast this morning. He gave her a little kiss as they shared their hay.

#icelandicsheep #mojitothellama #guardllama #fiberfarm #handspinnersflock

Mo llama gets hand fed afternoon sweet treats but others intervene.

#llamas #spoiledanimals #fiberfarm

Sheep competing to see who can be the silliest yesterday morning. Isabelle (Gotland), Hazel (Gotland x BFL) or Badger (BFL ram lamb). It’s a toss up, honestly.

#sheepfriends #fiberfarm #handspinning #wool

Bouldering with Isha and Laurie yesterday. They love perching on just about anything and were exploring before the storm came along.

#angoragoats #mohair #fiberfarm

Some of the animals this morning enjoying the fresh hay I put in their cart.

#fiberfarm #sheepfriends

Hay wagon time. Family did great. 118 bales off the wagon and into the barn! Hard work but a good feeling! #fiberfarm #farmlife #endofsummer #haywagon #farmraisedyarn #wedidittogether #sheepandgoats #woolandmohair

My shop will be open along with 3 more stops and 3 guest artists. I always look forward to FAST. It’s nice to be part of a community.
#fiberartstudiotour #fiberfarm #yarnshop #farmstore #fiberartist #maryland #sheepandwool #yarn #farmraisedyarn #handdyedyarn

We sponsor a big prize for the Knitting department in Home Arts of the Montgomery County Fair, Maryland. Cheers entrants!!!
#mocofair #maryland #knitting #knitsky #countyfair #fiberfarm #fiberarts #yarn

Afternoon ear scratches and mellow hellos!

#angoragoats #yarn #mohair #coloredangoragoats #fiberfarm #yarnfarm #farmraisedfiber #Farmraisedyarn #luxuryfiber

#avalonspringsfarm #yarn #fiberfarm #angoragoats #crochet #projectbags #tourdefleece #roving #booksigning #mythicalcreatures

Join me for Tour de Fleece. I do have a very casual team. And I organize the team for the Fiber Art Studio Tour.
#tourdefleece #tdf25 #handspinning #roving #farmfiber #fiberfarm

Evening view from the summer studio. Two old cars in foreground, then the flax and hemp plots, then the sheep grazing. The landscape looks nice and green.

A very small red barn, with lower and upper doors open. Lights shining in lower door.

Inside the barn, view of a broadside print by Vermont artist Anna Percy. Red text on a gold background reads: "one for the fieldmouse, one for the crow, one to wither and one to grow."

The upstairs weaving studio in the barn. It's about 8pm, and getting dark outside.

It was pretty at dusk last night.

#farm #fiberfarm #vermont

A Barreto walk-behind tiller in a small, freshly tilled field. A line of trees in the background are still bare, but the grass is beginning to turn green, and the sky is very blue.

A jand holding winter-retted hemp fiber against a backdrop of blue sky.

Tiny hemp seedlings sprouting amongst the detritus of last year's crop.

My body feels like I wrestled a very heavy tiller for hours today, but it felt good to get fieldwork started. Also: winter-retted hemp fiber and so many volunteer hemp seedlings.

#farming #fiberfarm #spring #flax #hemp #letsgrow

Three sheep eating from a pile of hay outside in a dormant field illuminated by golden evening sunshine with more sheep in the background.

Here’s Aubie, Lilac, and Truffle snackin’ on some hay.

We’re all pretty excited that it’s slowly starting to green up out there beyond the winter paddocks!

#sheep #pastureraised #woolsheep #fiberfarm #smallfarm #handspinning #handspunyarn #yarn #wool #fuckMAGA

So happy to post about a new little baby goat. Meet Yule! He is a colored angora goat and his fiber is mohair. On our farm we make very soft and lustrous mohair yarn.
#babygoats #angoragoats #coloredangoragoats #mohair #mohairyarn #fiberfarm #farmlife #goats #yarnmaker

A super floofy rear end with the most adorable fluke shaped distinct to the northern European heritage breed sheep

I'd like to take some time to appreciate a lesser photographed part of the sheep.... let's see your best shot! So we can all marvel at the cuteness of sheep, head to tail #sheepcore #fiberfarm #dairysheep #slowlife #minisheep

Pretty sunrise this morning. On clear days, I can tell the days are getting longer, thankfully. Temps have become so mild. I think today we will reach 50F. A nice dry day before heavy rains sweep in this weekend.

#pnwweather #willamettevalley #fiberfarm

Pretty photo of Gale! We had a bit of snow overnight. She’s a lovely lady and makes great fleece.
#farmlife #fiberfarm #sheep #farmraisedyarn #localyarn

“The Snow Moon, the full moon in February, can symbolize purification, renewal, and letting go. It can also be a time for self-reflection, introspection, and planning for spring. “ ! #2hf #hickoryhillfiberfarm #fiberfarm #farmlife #farmers #farming #snowmoon #mothernature #blessed

Closeup picture of a gray badger face Shetland sheep named Peach #shepherding #fiberfarm #vermontfiberfarm #woolfarm #woollywonders #shetlandsheep #watchandlearn #observationiskey #sheepofinstagram

A brown Shetland sheep peeking over the backs of other sheep to see what the shepherdess is doing #shepherding #fiberfarm #vermontfiberfarm #woolfarm #woollywonders #shetlandsheep #watchandlearn #observationiskey #sheepofinstagram

Peach wanted to see me and be seen (pic 1) but Juniper wanted to see me but not be seen (pic 2)! I love how the sheep have such unique or should I say ewenique personalities! Knowing each of their personalities can make such a difference as I manage my flock.
#sheep #fiberfarm 🧶 #vermontfarm

Woolly sheep playing outside in the snow during a snowstorm.

Romneys sure do love living inside a snow globe! ❄️

Sass (left) and Truffle (right) in the foreground with the rest of the bred ewe flock in the background.

#romneysheep #pastureraised #yarnfarm #fiberfarm #wool #woolyarn #knitting #handspinning #winterscenes #snowy #sheep #sheepsky

Here’s 15 seconds of Poppy (as a goofy yearling last May) plucking and consuming a whole dandelion plant! 😁
#sheep #dandelion #pastureraised #sheepfarm #fiberfarm #wool #romneysheep #knitting #handspinning #pasture #thinkingofspring #sillysheep

Woolly sheep lined up in a row eating hay in a snow covered pasture.

Family style dining 😁

#sheep #sheepfarm #fiberfarm #romneysheep #pastureraised #wool #woolyarn #yarnfarm #knitting #handspunyarn #cutesheep #winterfarming #winterscenes #snowy

BEST Saturday ever at Norsk Mountain Farm & Mill, new local fiber farm! Get the full scoop over at Handmakers’s Haven: open.substack.com/pub/handmake...

#norskmountainfarm #sarahinskeepdesigns #sarahinskeepknits #fiberfarm #wool #yarn #substack #substacknewsletter #substackwriter #knitting

Mack enjoying his favorite meal in his favorite season 🦙

#alpaca #fiber #wool #fiberfarm