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Celebrating Distaff Day & Breed-Specific Wools

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Otto

Earlier this month, we celebrated Distaff Day at Wild Skeins, our Local Yarn store here in Hickory, NC. A distaff is a long tool used in handspinning which keeps fibers from getting tangled and dates back to medieval times. Distaffs … Continue reading →

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Fibery Fall Events with Strauch Fiber Equipment

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Otto

Each fall, we close out the year with several fun fiber festival appearances. Today we’ll share some photos from 3 events we recently attended. We hope you’ll add one, some or all of these to your fiber itinerary for next … Continue reading →

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UK Part II

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Otto

We have more photos to share from our trip to the UK! One of the best parts of traveling is meeting new people, and we shared many great times with new friends on this trip! First, some more photos from … Continue reading →

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UK WoolFest Trip

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Otto

Today we’d like to share some of the photos from the first part of our trip to WoolFest and the UK! We also got to visit our exclusive UK vendor, The Threshing Barn! We’ll be posting more about our time … Continue reading →

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Re-ca

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Otto

We had a wonderful time at Maryland earlier this month, and we wanted to share some photos from our trip. We had nine dealers vending at the show, so we were quite busy!          

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American Sheep Breeds

Posted on March 18, 2014 by admin

In today’s post we’ll be talking about some of the common American sheep breeds. Each breed is unique in their fiber, and will produce different batts, roving, and yarn. There are many farms across the United States that are breeding … Continue reading →

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