So fun to visit Theresa and her beautiful animals. I so enjoyed your conversation with her. The care and passion that goes into her sheep really show in the stunning yarn her farm produces.
Your time with Theresa reminded me of my 8 years of 4-H and raising registered Suffolks. I identified with most of what she had to say, except that my focus was on raising high end breeding stock. Suffolks are not known for their fleece, and I did not think much about it. The only knitter in my small western Montana town who I saw was my girlfriend's mom. She was from England and always knitting baby things. She did teach me to knit, but that did not take off until graduating HS. All the yarn I knew about was Red Heart acrylic. It was not until around 1986, 14 years later, that I went into a real yarn shop and saw wool yarn that I even connected sheep fleece and yarn. I love hearing about and seeing sheep herders, their brands of sheep, and the type of yarn that it creates. I still love seeing baby lambs running. Our lambing was late January and into February.
So interesting to hear about other people's sheep experiences from all over the world. And lambing truly is a special time, right? Thanks for tuning in!
Yes, those 1 or 2 am put on coat over my PJs and pull on the boots, add gloves and a hat to check on the ewes in the shed. Then occassionally staying up to keep watch or help the ewe with lambing. They were famous for twins and one even tripplets.
The peace and awe of that black, starlit sky to leaping Romney lambs!! Soo much goodness in one episode! Your knits are sooo good. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. P.S. Love that your niece is a Gr 1 knitwear influencer. :)
Thank you again for a lovely video. I savor these. I so appreciate the variety that’s here in the crafting as well as the content. I love learning about breed specific fibers. I was incredibly disappointed to not be able to buy some of this shepherd’s yarn online. I live in Arkansas. Not a lot of sheep.😆 I would really enjoy viewing other interviews you might do with additional shepherds.
Dear Kristen, thank you for leaving such a generous comment. There will be more shepherding interviews...have you checked @knittingthestash and her breed specific yarn store? She gets little closer to you in Arkansas I think, she's in Illinois. ;)
So nice to see the interview with Theresa. She and Tim are not only amazing shepherds but some of my favorite humans! Thanks for sharing a great interview.
Thank you Heather, they are pretty amazing aren't they? It was my pleasure to visit with Theresa and dream about other fiber trek ideas with Liberty Hall.
Thank you for your time and for featuring the video with Theresa. It was very interesting and informative. Also, I’m really in love with the bags you made!😊
What a great episode! I am glad to see you on the road again,especially because you came to my neck of the woods….I am fortunate enough to live in Durham( although I work in a school in Maine) and to be able to purchase Theresa’s yarn locally. It is indeed lustrous and even my husband eyes it from time to time. Theresa is a great steward for nature and environment ,not just her flock.
Thank you Francesca, how wonderful you get to be connected to Liberty Hill Farm and all the work they do. I am so glad you enjoyed the interview and it was close to home! Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. I really appreciate the generous feedback.
A great episode Sarah. As much as we have all gone gaga for yarn and wool from all over, I think it is very important to explore what is local to us. Same as what we eat, locally grown products immerse us in our own landscapes. I have been exploring Canadian yarns and wools lately and there have been leaps and bounds in great production. Thank you!
Thank you! So much choice in Canada these days for local wool...it can definitely adventures just getting started in this endeavor but as you say there has been leaps and bounds of growth in great, minimally processed small mill runs
A really lovely podcast full of such an interesting interview. Great your coming over to Scotland & will look forward to your adventures here. Thank you Sarah 🏴
Lovely episode, Sarah. You inspire me to get out the door and into my kayak more this summer. 🌷🌷🌷I loved the sounds of the birds singing with Great Bay Woolworks at Liberty Hall Farm with Theresa.
Thank you Susie, I hope you get some time in the kayak this summer and I hope I get in the canoe! Time goes by so fast! Yes, it was a do or die nature moment, I felt confidant my audience would appreciate the outdoor sights and sounds.
Thank you, Sarah! So exciting to see a Fiber Trek segment again. What a great conversation and oh my, those lovely sheep faces! Your finished projects were all as inspiring and beautiful as ever. xx
I just found your channel. I was so pleased to hear that you are from Maine. I lived in Southern Maine for 50 years then moved to western North Carolina. We couldn't take the winters anymore. Where are you in Maine? You don't have the Maine accent... I enjoyed your video today and look to more. Suzanne
Dear Suzanne, I split my time between outside of Millinocket and New Gloucester. How wonderful to have a Maine connection. Western North Carolina is beautiful as well. No Maine accent for me...hehe, my parents are from PA! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for tuning in
Such an interesting episode! Will be looking forward to seeing what you do in Scotland, there is so much great wool history here and I know I’ve only scratched the surface
Found your site quite by accident and it was truly informative and enjoyable. Pray tell whose music do you use and is it available somewhere? Thank you!
I use a lot of music from Epidemic Sound. The intro and outro music is from LesFM on patreon but I also think you can listen to his work on Spotify. I'm glad you found this space and are enjoying the podcast!
I have only just come across your blog, and so pleased that I did. Your interview with Theresa was so interesting. As a knitter and spinner I found the discussion about Romney fibre fascinating, especially coming from the U.K. and, therefore, very familiar with the Romney Marsh area in Kent, from where the sheep originate. The lustre of the yarn produced by Theresa is beautiful. Does she prepare/ spin/ ply the fibre or, does she send it to a local mill? I am fortunate enough to own some land and would love to think that I could apply myself to raise sheep and produce my own fibre. How inspiring your interview was. Thank you. Lynda (U.K.)
Dear Lynda, I see Francesca was able to give you some insight in to the fiber prep. She does send it out to a mill to be processed. I think you're in the perfect place to explore raising some sheep for fleece! I hope you're able to find more information and recourses in your local area to help you get started! Thank you for your kind comments and for turning in to the vlog!
@@FiberTrek Thank you so much your your comments. I’m considering Alpaca, as there are fewer in our area than sheep, albeit some Mills do not like to process alpaca. 🐑
Yes Pat!!! I hope you go on up! I think I will be at the Fiber Frolic, but sheesh...my weekends at home are nearing an end for a while as my trip to Scotland approaches.
Great insight Sarah! Love your podcasts! I have learned so much about fiber from you. Thanks a bunch! ❤
So happy I found your channel I will definitely be watching your previous episodes.
I'm so glad you did too! Welcome!
Awesome show. Really enjoyed the interview with Great Bay Woolworks. ❤️
Thank you!
Absolutely loved this episode! It was so great learning about the Romney sheep.
Thank you!
So fun to visit Theresa and her beautiful animals. I so enjoyed your conversation with her. The care and passion that goes into her sheep really show in the stunning yarn her farm produces.
Thank you Nicole ;)
Your time with Theresa reminded me of my 8 years of 4-H and raising registered Suffolks. I identified with most of what she had to say, except that my focus was on raising high end breeding stock. Suffolks are not known for their fleece, and I did not think much about it. The only knitter in my small western Montana town who I saw was my girlfriend's mom. She was from England and always knitting baby things. She did teach me to knit, but that did not take off until graduating HS. All the yarn I knew about was Red Heart acrylic. It was not until around 1986, 14 years later, that I went into a real yarn shop and saw wool yarn that I even connected sheep fleece and yarn. I love hearing about and seeing sheep herders, their brands of sheep, and the type of yarn that it creates. I still love seeing baby lambs running. Our lambing was late January and into February.
So interesting to hear about other people's sheep experiences from all over the world. And lambing truly is a special time, right? Thanks for tuning in!
Yes, those 1 or 2 am put on coat over my PJs and pull on the boots, add gloves and a hat to check on the ewes in the shed. Then occassionally staying up to keep watch or help the ewe with lambing. They were famous for twins and one even tripplets.
I just found your channel and I cannot wait to binge all of your content. This was such a fun vlog and I loved the fiber trek so much!
Aw! Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Welcome!
Thank you Sarah. Fantastic episode. I love when your focus is on the wool in the form of sheep, yarn and your exquisite FOs.
Thank you Deb, I wish I had more FOs ;). I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview.
Lovely episode Sarah - your gentle podcasts are a balm for the soul, as well as being inspirational for crafting. Thank you :)
Thank you Nicky, I so appreciate your kind words about the show
The peace and awe of that black, starlit sky to leaping Romney lambs!! Soo much goodness in one episode! Your knits are sooo good. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. P.S. Love that your niece is a Gr 1 knitwear influencer. :)
Thanks Leanne, I can't get enough of those nigh lapses, can't wait to do some in Scotland!
Thank you again for a lovely video. I savor these. I so appreciate the variety that’s here in the crafting as well as the content. I love learning about breed specific fibers. I was incredibly disappointed to not be able to buy some of this shepherd’s yarn online. I live in Arkansas. Not a lot of sheep.😆 I would really enjoy viewing other interviews you might do with additional shepherds.
Dear Kristen, thank you for leaving such a generous comment. There will be more shepherding interviews...have you checked @knittingthestash and her breed specific yarn store? She gets little closer to you in Arkansas I think, she's in Illinois. ;)
So nice to see the interview with Theresa. She and Tim are not only amazing shepherds but some of my favorite humans! Thanks for sharing a great interview.
Thank you Heather, they are pretty amazing aren't they? It was my pleasure to visit with Theresa and dream about other fiber trek ideas with Liberty Hall.
Thank you for your time and for featuring the video with Theresa. It was very interesting and informative. Also, I’m really in love with the bags you made!😊
Thank you! I need to get some more done and see if I can become more efficient with the bag making process.
What a great episode! I am glad to see you on the road again,especially because you came to my neck of the woods….I am fortunate enough to live in Durham( although I work in a school in Maine) and to be able to purchase Theresa’s yarn locally. It is indeed lustrous and even my husband eyes it from time to time. Theresa is a great steward for nature and environment ,not just her flock.
Thank you Francesca, how wonderful you get to be connected to Liberty Hill Farm and all the work they do. I am so glad you enjoyed the interview and it was close to home! Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. I really appreciate the generous feedback.
A great episode Sarah. As much as we have all gone gaga for yarn and wool from all over, I think it is very important to explore what is local to us. Same as what we eat, locally grown products immerse us in our own landscapes. I have been exploring Canadian yarns and wools lately and there have been leaps and bounds in great production. Thank you!
Thank you! So much choice in Canada these days for local wool...it can definitely adventures just getting started in this endeavor but as you say there has been leaps and bounds of growth in great, minimally processed small mill runs
thank you for the beautiful view you've shared
A really lovely podcast full of such an interesting interview. Great your coming over to Scotland & will look forward to your adventures here. Thank you Sarah 🏴
Hello Christine! Thank you. Yes, I can't wait to get to Scotland..just have to manage Heathrow after 20 years! Ai! Wish me luck
Lovely Sarah...I really enjoyed your interview with Teresa and seeing her beautiful flock...georgous yarn to!
Than you Andrea, I am glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely episode, Sarah. You inspire me to get out the door and into my kayak more this summer. 🌷🌷🌷I loved the sounds of the birds singing with Great Bay Woolworks at Liberty Hall Farm with Theresa.
Thank you Susie, I hope you get some time in the kayak this summer and I hope I get in the canoe! Time goes by so fast! Yes, it was a do or die nature moment, I felt confidant my audience would appreciate the outdoor sights and sounds.
Love all the knitting, sheep, and quilting updates❤
Thanks Connie!
Thank you, Sarah! So exciting to see a Fiber Trek segment again. What a great conversation and oh my, those lovely sheep faces! Your finished projects were all as inspiring and beautiful as ever. xx
Thank you Diane! I'm so glad you enjoyed the Fiber Trek segment with Theresa. It was so fun to capture some of those shots with Theresa and her sheep.
What a joyful episode ❤
Thanks Cary...
I just found your channel. I was so pleased to hear that you are from Maine. I lived in Southern Maine for 50 years then moved to western North Carolina. We couldn't take the winters anymore. Where are you in Maine? You don't have the Maine accent... I enjoyed your video today and look to more.
Suzanne
Dear Suzanne, I split my time between outside of Millinocket and New Gloucester. How wonderful to have a Maine connection. Western North Carolina is beautiful as well. No Maine accent for me...hehe, my parents are from PA! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for tuning in
Wonderful interview with Theresa!! Love your wax canvas bags 🤩
Thanks Jennifer!
Such an interesting episode! Will be looking forward to seeing what you do in Scotland, there is so much great wool history here and I know I’ve only scratched the surface
Thank you! I'll be romping around Orkney with a high hope of getting to North Ronaldsay! As you say, there is so much to explore.
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Found your site quite by accident and it was truly informative and enjoyable. Pray tell whose music do you use and is it available somewhere? Thank you!
I use a lot of music from Epidemic Sound. The intro and outro music is from LesFM on patreon but I also think you can listen to his work on Spotify. I'm glad you found this space and are enjoying the podcast!
I have only just come across your blog, and so pleased that I did. Your interview with Theresa was so interesting. As a knitter and spinner I found the discussion about Romney fibre fascinating, especially coming from the U.K. and, therefore, very familiar with the Romney Marsh area in Kent, from where the sheep originate. The lustre of the yarn produced by Theresa is beautiful. Does she prepare/ spin/ ply the fibre or, does she send it to a local mill? I am fortunate enough to own some land and would love to think that I could apply myself to raise sheep and produce my own fibre. How inspiring your interview was. Thank you. Lynda (U.K.)
I think Theresa has her fiber processed in Maine at Good Karma farm( she mentioned it in the episode too).
Dear Lynda, I see Francesca was able to give you some insight in to the fiber prep. She does send it out to a mill to be processed. I think you're in the perfect place to explore raising some sheep for fleece! I hope you're able to find more information and recourses in your local area to help you get started! Thank you for your kind comments and for turning in to the vlog!
@@FiberTrek Thank you so much your your comments. I’m considering Alpaca, as there are fewer in our area than sheep, albeit some Mills do not like to process alpaca. 🐑
Will Theresa be at the NH wool festival? Will You? I hope to go up on Saturday. Love your podcast
Yes Pat!!! I hope you go on up! I think I will be at the Fiber Frolic, but sheesh...my weekends at home are nearing an end for a while as my trip to Scotland approaches.
So nice dear Sarah... how can 42 minutes fly by so fast. Ivana ❤
Thanks Friend
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