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Local yarn: find it, spin it, share it!

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 1 person)   Your rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic

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Locavore Yarn

 

Relying on local sources (such as farmer's markets and CSA's) provides you with fresh food, but it can also provide you with great fiber and yarn!
Meeting the fiber producer can guarantee that the animals are well-treated, the farming practices are eco-friendly and that you are supporting the local community!
Tune in for ways to find local farmers, questions to ask and my experiences at farms all around Appalachia!

A Quest for local fiber 

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Books on Farms, Spinning and yarn 

Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn

Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn

Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

A Fine Fleece: Knitting with Handspun Yarns

Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn

Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

My Local farms 

These are the lovely people that I buy my fiber from!

Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm
Home of the country's first yarn CSA!
Silver Thunder Alpacas
My first farmer-friends, Chuck and Nancy have taught me all I know about alpacas!
Marr Haven Farm
Chemical-free wool in roving and yarn!
Hobby Knob Farm
A beautiful farm in North Carolina, full of happiness and sheepiness!

What do you say? 

Know of local farms? Processors? Other handspinners? Let me know!

badmsm wrote...

Way to go, blondechicken! Welcome to the Fiber Arts Forum!

ReplyPosted August 20, 2008

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Blonde Chicken Boutique is committed to supplying artists with socially responsible supplies and whimsies. To this end, all of our fibers are sustainable and responsible: recycled, organic, chemical-free and/or grown by small, local farmers.

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