I finally got to attend a fiber festival this year--the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival in Dickson, TN. I specifically went to look for raw fleeces, and luckily, I found five that I ended up bringing home.
Three of the fleeces were from Jacob-cross sheep (Rhea Range Farm, Middleton, TN) and two were from Shetland Sheep, Eowyn & Macchiato, both from Ballyhoo Farm in Bagdad, KY.
I've started processing one of the Shetland fleeces (Eowyn), so I'm looking forward to spinning it up in the coming weeks.
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Back Row: Jacob-Cross Fleeces, Front Row: Macchiato (Shetland) Eowyn (Shetland) and Jacob-Cross |
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Bottom Left: Macchiato (Shetland), Bottom Right: Eowyn (Shetland) |
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Macchiato (Shetland) and Eowyn (Shetland) from Ballyhoo Farm (Bagdad, KY)
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Eowyn (Shetland) from Ballyhoo Farm (Bagdad, KY) |
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Eowyn (Shetland) from Ballyhoo Farm (Bagdad, KY) |
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Jacob-Cross from Rhea Range Farm (Middleton, TN) |
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Jacob-Cross from Rhea Range Farm (Middleton, TN) |
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Jacob-Cross from Rhea Range Farm (Middleton, TN)
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