Written by Marie Hoff and photographed by Paige Green Shearing is that unique seasonal dance between human and fiber animal. It’s the act that offers us wool and fine fibers […]
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Shearing and Welfare: Why are Sheep Sheared?
To learn more about this critical step in the process from soil to skin, Marie Hoff explored the age-old tradition between fleece and garment.
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Soft Steps & Solid Heart at Rhoby’s Ranch
Written by Marie Hoff & Photographed by Paige Green “I keep getting interested. There keeps being more to learn, so I get more interested, and learn more, and the more […]
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A History of Sheep Ranching at Madrone Coast Farm
Written by May Reid-Marr & Photographed by Paige Green In my first communication with Alison Charter-Smith of Madrone Coast Farm, she emphasized the importance of the farm’s location in Sheep […]
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All of Her Own Making: Designer and Fiber Artist Keyaira Terry
Written by Sasha Wirth and photographed by Paige Green Bark, seaweed, and dried artichokes might not seem like typical materials to pair with soft tufts of wool, but in the […]
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Heavenly Soft Yarn at Valhalla Farms
Written by Amanda Fisk & Photographed by Paige Green Developing High-Quality Fibers from Alpaca Fleece Signe Ostby, the owner of Valhalla Yarns and Valhalla Farms, began knitting as a child. […]
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The Journey of Wool through Woolgatherer Carding Mill
This is the second in a two-part series of interviews and visits to Northern California Fibershed producer members Shepherd’s Dream and the Woolgatherer Carding Mill. While intertwined, these individual businesses […]
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Fully Engaged Farming at Sophie’s Icelandic Sheep
Written by Sarah Lillegard; Photographed by Sarah Lillegard & Sophie Sheppard There is never a quiet season here. Even with the hoop houses cleared of their summer harvest and the […]
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Dreams of Sheep at Shepherd’s Dream
This is the first in a two-part series of interviews and visits to Northern California Fibershed producer members Shepherd’s Dream and the Woolgatherer Carding Mill. While intertwined, these individual businesses […]
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A Family History in Hats
Written by Koa Kalish and Carol Frechette; Photography by Koa Kalish, Lowell Downey, and Paige Green Photo by Koa Kalish In the early 1980s, just north of the Golden Gate […]
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