Introducing Val Fiddler, in her own words: In the fall of 2004, a little flock of 20 Corriedale ewes and 2 rams came to us at Newland Ranch near Webb Saskatchewan. Life as we knew it would never be the same! The following spring after the first shearing, I wanted to keep the wool rather [...]
Tag: wool
Wool Show and Sale
At the back of the market place in the Festival venue you will find rows of tables holding bags of wonderful raw fleeces. By the time the Festival opens to the public, these fleeces will have been carefully sorted, examined, and judged; and are ready for sale in the silent auction. Ribbons are awarded in [...]
Susie Gourlay of “Knit Natural”
Susie has been with the Festival since the first year, so many of you will already know and appreciate her talents as a teacher, spinner, and designer. She lives in Regina, and we are lucky that she and her husband Jeremy travel to Manitoba regularly for our festival in the fall and the Blue Hills [...]
Prairie’s Edge Wool Farm
Barb Mulock from Prairie's Edge Wool Farm, Kleefeld Manitoba answers our questions this morning. What do you produce and make? I raise Shetland sheep and Angora goats. I sell raw and processed fibre from my animals, including washed fleece and angora locks, batts and rovings of various fibre blends (wool, mohair, alpaca). While I also [...]
Shepherd’s Dream
Janet and Tim Kroeker of Roseau River Manitoba run Shepherd's Dream, selling wool bedding that gets rave reviews from customers. Their products include mattresses, toppers, comforters, pillows, neck rolls, organic sheeting, felts, and even dryer balls. Janet has been sewing and quilting all her life. Her sister started Shepherd's Dream in California and invited Janet [...]
Manjusha
An interview today with fibre producer, dyer and spinner Tammy Ivanco of Manjusha Farm, near Lorette Manitoba. What is your business, and what fibre items do you sell or produce? We go by the name Manjusha for our small hobby farm and kennel. It means box of jewels and totally describes our life. Manjusha has [...]