Blog - Herman Hills Farm

19 Apr 2013

Cormo Fleece Available

posted in: farm, Spinning Fiber, Uncategorized | 2

My Cormo have been sheared and I have a couple of fleeces that have not been spoken for. The sheep were coated all year. This is the prime coated fleece. It is $25 per pound raw. Shipping is extra. (You can estimate shipping at USPS Shipping from 45013.) Fleece is sold by the whole fleece or by the pound. When inquiring about fleece, please send your Paypal email address and zipcode. I will email you a Paypal invoice. If you do not have Paypal account, include your zipcode. I can email you a Paypal invoice. You can pay via credit card through the Paypal link on the invoice. Contact me via the “Contact Us” link on my website homepage. The link is in the upper right hand corner.

Update: All the fleeces have sold. Thank you!

Alicia 7lb 14oz

Alec Ram 7lb 6oz

11 Apr 2013

Spring (Shearing) is Here!

posted in: farm, sheep, Uncategorized | 0

The Cormo sheep have been sheared and I will be skirting fleeces for the next couple of days. Most of the fleeces have been spoken for, but there may be a couple of extras. I will send out a newsletter with information about remaining fleeces (if there are any).

I took the above photo when the ewes came in from the pasture in the evening. The pastures are very lush, so I do not need to feed the sheep grain. I give them a just a little grain to get them to come in paddock near the house at night. The coyotes don’t tend to come too close to the house. My Great Pyrenees does a great job of protecting the sheep from pedators, but I feel better knowing they are not too far from the house during the night…

23 Mar 2013

Ashford Sample It Loom

posted in: Weaving | 2

I bought an Ashford Sample It rigid heddle loom from the Woolery to use for small projects and samples. I also thought it would be nice to have a small loom to take with me on trips. I love this loom! It is small enough to fit on my lap when weaving.

The loom has a weaving width of 8 inches making it perfect for scarves, small projects, and color sampling. The outer dimensions are about 18.5 x 11.5. It is small enough to fit in a tote bag. It comes with a couple of stick shuttle and one reed/heddle. I prefer to use boat shuttles for most projects. The mini Schacht boat shuttle is the perfect size for this loom.

I bought the Weaver’s Idea Book awhile back and plan on using my Sample It loom for some of the pick-up techniques in the book.

My first project was a narrow Saori style scarf. I used Cashsoft for warp and Noro for weft.

Here are a few photos of the finished scarf.

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