Jenny Jump Farm- Shearing Day- 17 April 2024
- NJ Fibershed 2024 Barn Crawl is coming back to Jenny Jump Farm – April 27 & 28, 2024
- High Fashion Comes to Jenny Jump Farm
- Fall Festivities – New York Sheep & Wool
- Skirting Fleeces
- Shearing Day Fun and Fiber
- NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl 2023
- Breaking News! Shearing Day is now scheduled for May 16, 2023
- Date Change – Shearing Day May 7, 2023 at Jenny Jump Farm
- Announcing the 2nd Annual NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl
Tag Archives: wool
Fall Festivities – New York Sheep & Wool
All ready for this coming weekend. The Jacob Sheep Conservancy booth is located outside the Breeds display barn (27A). Stop by to say hello and to get your fiber fix.
Fall – Time For Sheep & Fiber Festivals
Cooler weather and the change of seasons makes me think of knitted wooly things. I start to think of knitting and weaving woolen garments. Here are a few photos of fall and wooly things.
Update from the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
I can’t believe another Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is over. It was great seeing old friends and to meeting new friends. The pictures say it all. Can’t wait until next year. Hope to see you there next year. … Continue reading
Posted in Festival, Fiber, Jacob Sheep, Sheep
Tagged festival, fiber, Maryland, Sheep, wool
Leave a comment
Conversations From the Skirting Table
The spring in New Jersey has been unseasonably warm and dry making the job of skirting fleeces and enjoyable experience. I was very fortunate to get a head start on skirting process when the sheep were shorn in March. With the help … Continue reading
Young Farm Visitors Learn About Wool and Sheep
One cool thing about having a blog is I get requests for a farm visits. Recently I had a family from Morris County visit to learn about sheep and wool for a school project. The little girl Ali is in … Continue reading
You always remember the first one… knitting a sweater.
Well, I finally did it! I made my first sweater using wool from my own Jacob flock. It only took me about 25 years since I first picked up a set of knitting needles. The idea I could knit something … Continue reading
Behind Us Now – Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2011
It’s hard to believe the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is behind us now. We had a lot of folks stop by the Jacob Sheep Conservancy booth. However, it was not all work and I had some time to walk around the festival and … Continue reading
Fiber Fans – Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is only days away!
Shearing by a Jacob sheep by hand – Kevin Ford at 2010 Maryland Sheep & Wool Jenny Jump Farm is busy getting ready for Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on May 7 & 8 in West Friendship, MD. The weather … Continue reading