Chronicles of a yarn farmer, shepherdess, and fiber geek!

Chronicles of a yarn farmer, shepherdess, and fiber geek!
Showing posts with label wool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wool. Show all posts

November 24, 2010

Wool Blankets for Lavender Plants

My six lavender plants now have their wool blankets on for the winter. It's a great way to use the yucky wool that I don't use for anything else. It's the belly and leg wool that is too short or other wool that may have too much VM or manure tags. It will protect the base of the plants against the winter winds and keep them warm and cozy until spring.

Some of the lavender plants with their wool blankets. Also wrapped the indigo plant in the back with wool.
The littlest lavender plant....really hoping it survives the winter. And, yes, llama beans!
Hay hat!
Gusto, our 2010 ram lamb.
Cisco Kid, one of the goat kids. Getting sheared next week. 
Can't wait to get my hands into that kid mohair.
Our newest Lincoln Longwool ewe, Lady Rhinebeck. Came from Larson Lincolns.

 

December 4, 2008

Sheep Cookies Win!

The department taste tested the cookies and voted. They liked the sheep cookies best! Yippee!


How could anyone not like the BFLs? Presentation counted too and everyone liked the frosting wool. There was white sheep, black sheep, and a light brown sheep. Although Bluefaced Leicesters are not light brown one ended up on the platter. I think it was a frosting fluke. All the other cookies and treats were excellent. I think they were all winners :-)!