May
7
2012

it’s here!
Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
the best wool fest in the midwest
www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org

4 buildings bursting with vendors
music, sheep shearing, fleece competitions
alpacas, llamas, cool sheep and goats

fiber, fiber, fiber
and bunnies!


1 comment | tags: angora rabbits, fiber, mohair, shepherds harvest festival | posted in cvm~romeldale sheep
Apr
9
2012

These light bellied badger kids are for sale.
on the left – “Beans” a black and white reverse badger doeling
in the center is her twin brother – “Bolt” a tri color reverse badger buckling
at 8 weeks of age both are growing nicely with great confirmation and exciting color patterns!
both are for sale
for more information please contact Sandy at fiber@winterwindfarm.com

a hot hot hot colored angora buckling out of a favorite doe “Apple”, she always produces the best bucks!
this little guy has lots to offer – great confirmation, lots of color and mohair coverage
and he’s for sale!
if interested please contact Sandy at fiber@winterwindfarm.com

and two sweet cream colored angora wethers
excellent fiber producers
a perfect addition to any small fiber farm

colored angora goats for sale
contact Sandy at fiber@winterwindfarm.com
1 comment | tags: badger kids, colored angora goats for sale, colored angora kids, mohair | posted in colored angora goats, livestock for sale
Mar
16
2012

They’re here!
new 2012 CVM lambs and one white Romeldale
discovering their legs and March sunshine

Summer’s moorit CVM ram lamb
the warm sun is hypnotizing

ohhhhh, bunnies
9 angora bunnies
13 days old – they’re eyes are just starting to open
soon they will be hopping around with eyes wide open
2 comments | tags: angora bunnies, cvm lambs, for sale, lambing season, moorit | posted in angora rabbits, cvm~romeldale sheep, livestock for sale
Feb
22
2012

Beans and Bolt
January is a little out of season for kidding in Minnesota
just glad they aren’t Snowflake and Blizzard…

“Trouble”
a.k.a Lightning took a stroll one night and…

1, 2, 3, 4, Five… kids later



1 comment | tags: badger kids, colored angora kids, for sale, mohair | posted in colored angora goats, livestock for sale
Feb
10
2012

summer’s moorit fleece

india’s gray cvm fleece

arial - a ewe lamb – can you feel the softness?
1 comment | tags: cvm, fine wool, fleece, gray, moorit, soft | posted in cvm~romeldale sheep, wool and mohair
Feb
9
2012

this is Tim the sheep shearer and that’s Birdie getting a new do
it’s february and time to shear the sheep prior to lambing.
always an exciting day if you love wool.

early morning after shearing day
coats of many colors

2 comments | tags: cvm sheep, fleece, romeldale, shearing day | posted in cvm~romeldale sheep
Jan
21
2012

faded jeans
80% fine CVM wool
20% kid mohair


harvest gold
80% fine CVM wool
10% alpace
10% angora
crazy soft and silky roving in golds with dollops of orange and purple

2 comments | tags: alpaca, angora, cvm, fine wool, hand dyed, kid mohair, roving | posted in cvm~romeldale sheep, roving~yarn
Jan
2
2012

CVM wool/alpaca blend in 3-ply worsted wt.
hand dyed on the farm in a warm mossy green.
this yarn gets nicer the more you work with it,
as the alpaca starts to bloom just a little, a subtle halo developes.
wonderfully soft and warm this yarn will give an extra dimension to your garments.

becoming Lockhart Mitts by Liela Raabe
Brooklyn Tweed Fall ’11

finished


Dill – for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/roubaixwool
1 comment | tags: 3-ply, alpaca, brooklyn tweed, cvm, cvm yarn, liela raabe, lockhart mitts, wool, worsted wt., yarn | posted in roving~yarn
Nov
20
2011

color of the week
Harbor
shades of cold water blues just before the ice forms




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Nov
8
2011



100% American made from the rare CVM~Romeldale sheeps wool to the mill spun
fingering yarn.
This soft and lofty yarn has just the right amount of give to be delicate but is
strong and defined in 3-ply with 15% nylon.
From socks & mitts to hats & scarves, it’s the perfect yarn for your
next piece of art.
for sale on etsy www.etsy.com/shop/roubaixwool
no comments | tags: 3-ply, blue heron, cvm, cvm yarn, fingering, nylon, scarf, sock, yarn | posted in roving~yarn