I have been a fiberholic since I learned how to spin 30 years ago. I had a wool sheep and dairy goat farm (Holly Birch Farm) where I raised angora goats and angora rabbits along with sheep for spinning fibers. I acquired my first loom during those early years to help use up the prodigious amount of yarn I was spinning — about one pound a day of worsted weight. I wove in the winter after the sheep and wool festival cycle and the canning were done. I did the dyeing outside during the spring and summer in the summer kitchen.
I started dyeing and blending my own spinning fibers because I’m persnickety — and if I’m going to spend the time and energy making yarn and knitting it into something, I wanted it to be something that I loved, not something that was just “close enough” to what was in my head. Yes, color and texture are that important to me — and I hope to share that with you!
We are located in Gainesville, Florida.