Podcasts about new york state sheep

We're back--we hope you missed us! And we brought scissors, and we are not afraid to use them in spatchcocking a turkey for Thanksgiving. "Spatchcocking?" You may well ask. It's not just a word for removing the spine of the turkey to make for a wonderfully evenly roasted bird in half the time--say goodbye to over-cooked, dry breasts and under-cooked thighs (the turkey's, that is). But it's more than that as chef, teacher and cookbook author Kim O'Donnel explains in "Spatchocking: A Culinary Term for Our Times." Written in 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but perhaps even more resonant today, O'Donnel reflects on her own freedom to make choices that have shaped who she is."The right to decide allowed me to become the woman I am . . . The choices that were mine to make allowed me to forge my own path. They've given me the wisdom to know this: Without safe, legal abortion, this country is spatchcocked."Kim O'Donnel, "Spatchcock: A Culinary Term for Our Times," Lulu Pork Chop, July 3, 2022But what about Rhinebeck?! While other podcasters might broadcast live from the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, we prefer to wallow in the womb of time and reflect on our experience for a month. What did we conclude? It wasn't just fun, it was joyously inspiring. We met so many designers and knitters we admire--Aimée Gille, Vincent Williams, Patty Lyons, Sarah Schira, Jamie Lomax, Bristol Ivy, Gigi Queen of Orange, the Grocery Girls and Rosann Fleischauer. What about Andrea Mowry? Don't worry, her pattern "Framed" clearly caught the collective fancy this year and was everywhere in all colors and sizes. It was magical to see so many people wearing hand-knit their framed garb on the hill for the meet-up.​

Technical difficulties in the last episode meant we lost half of the audio. We're back and announce the winners of the Summer Spin In and discuss project updates. Marsha shares details about her trip to upstate New York and the New York State Sheep and Wool Show. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android Marsha's Projects Auckland Bound: by Maddie Mo. Finished. Used Alaskan Yarn Company DK in colorway Spruce. Auckland Bound: by Maddie Mo. Finished. Used Hazel Knits Cadence DK in colorway Wonderland Trail. Emotional Support Chicken: by Annette Corsino. I've knitted a bit on my chicken. Decided to make a rock climbing chicken for Ben. Found tiny carabiners online. Sockhead Slouch Hat: by Kelly McClure. Using Done Roving Yarns Frolicking Feet in colorway Irish Moss. Hibernating. Why Knot?: by Rachel Illsey. Using Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Carroll in colorway Westport Treasures. This project is on hold. I cast on and ripped out twice as the unusual stitch patterns made me completely confused. Hibernating. Graphito: by Heidemarie Kaizer. Using Purls Before Swine Robusta in colorways Good Jeans (blue) and Toxic (pink). Cast on just before I left for New York. Got stuck on the brioche. Too much drinking and talking. Now that I'm home I'm back on track. Ames Beanie: Stephanie Larson. Using Purls Before Swine Hometown Worsted in colorway Seaglass. Kelly's Projects Finished Desert Lavender socks out of Smirligan's yarn. I'm thinking about starting a new pair for watching the election coverage. Purl2W2 Coconut Tree.  I've split off the sleeves and finished the body of Graphito by Heidemarie Kaiser. I still have to try it on before I decide to start the bottom ribbing or knit it a little longer. The yarns are Seismic Yarns Butter Silk as the contrast yarn and Invictus Yarns Seraphic as the main yarn–both fingering weight.  I started the Maple Vest to have something to knit in the car for the reunion trip. Interesting pattern. I joined under the arms and then split again after about two inches. I'm all the way down to the ribbing on the front panel. Had to rip back a couple of rows this morning because I made a mistake on the cable crosses in one of the pattern repeats.  Winter Weave Along Nov 3, 2024 - March 31, 2025 Join in with your weaving! Share on our Ravelry group! Marsha's New York Trip October 9-22, 2023 New York and the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival Cornwall Yarn Shop The Endless Skein Storm King Art Center Springwood (FDR house) Culinary Institute of America The Dia Beacon Shady Glen Lyndhurst House Sunnyside (Washington Irving House) Manitoga (Russel Wright House) Staatsburg House Vanderbilt Estate Walkway Over the Hudson Val-Kill Cottage (Eleanor Roosevelt Home)  

It's time for a talk – a Shepherd's Talk, that is.  Every year, the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival has this popular segment available for shepherds, wannabe shepherds, ecologists, historians, and people who are just plain interested in fiber production from the ground up.  Today's talk is with Erin Bradt, of Helder Herdwyck Farm, where she talks about not just these fantastic little primitive sheep, but also about importation limitations, disease issues in livestock, and…well, more than we have time for in the intro. We'll be bringing you more of these fantastic seminars in the upcoming months.  If you'd like to see the visuals on this one (just like you're sitting on a hay bale in Rhinebeck), head over to the Backyard Green Films YouTube channel for this video, and much more.Links:https://helderherdwyck-farm.square.site/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-57015478www.sheepandwool.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLz9Oj_oVkg Support the Show.

Andrea Tibbets of Clover Brooke Farm is our guest on today's podcast.  We usually see her at the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival (Rhinebeck), but since at that fine event we see her running the Camelid Barn and running the Leaping Llama contest and running the Spitters' Club and…well, just plain running, we decided it was way past time to visit her home turf.  For a walk.One of the most peaceful things you can do, we found, is to take a hike through Hyde Park with a llama on a leash.  It sounds like something for people with way too much time on their hands, but were schooled about 10 minutes in, when Zen and an overall feeling of wellbeing descended.  We are converted, and will recommend a camelid stroll to anyone who just need a little bit of peace.  Peace, with a tippy tappy song in our hearts, that is. Links:https://cloverbrookefarm.com/https://sheepandwool.com/events/competitions-shows/leaping-llamas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Bluehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Support the show

It's time for the mashup!  The Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers' Association once again hosted 30,000 (plus) attendees at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, and we were there to see (and interview, and livestream, and…everything) all of it! Maybe lots of it.  Part of it.  Okay, so we got what we could again this year, but this is the kind of wonderful occasion that we still haven't seen most of, no matter how much we run or how many relatives we co-opt to help out.You can visit the Backyard Green Films YouTube channel to see the livestream part for yourself, and we'll be posting new videos for you to see as we edit them in the upcoming year.  We're working on cloning editor Rick, but still can't get the copy right yet (get it?  Copy?  Editor?  Still jet lagged, we think).Links:https://www.dcswga.org/https://sheepandwool.com/https://greatbaywoolworks.com/https://www.daisyandcloverdesigns.com/http://www.helderherdwyckfarm.com/index.htmlhttps://www.dreareneeknits.com/Support the show

Our podcast guests today are Jeri Robinson Lawrence and daughter Irina Lawrence Matthais.  This hardworking mother/daughter team has contributed a few soundbites in between Points A, B, C and X in the rush of the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival every year, but as they're the ones that everyone needs something from at all times, a relaxed moment has been hard to come by with these two.So we went to the mountain (so to speak, although it's southern Pennsylvania just west of the Susquehanna River, so there were a few hills in there).  They have plenty of things available on their website for anyone who might want some delicious shades, colors, and types of fiber, but the physical location of the farm and shop known as Flying Fibers is a place for the senses.  Sheep (mostly Shetlands, with a few Leicester and Wensleydale in the mix), chickens, dogs, cats, toddlers, and what seems like every other creature in Noah's Ark are napping, creating, munching, gamboling or just sitting picturesquely on this little homestead, with green pastures surrounded by waving wheat and banks of bee-covered lavender.  We don't know how they trained all the critters to perform so beautifully for the cameras (but not the husband, I'm afraid – he ran when we pushed “record”), but the visuals were absolutely lovely.  The scents were fantastic too -- lavender AND lanolin included.Our Shetland mascot, Jane, could not have a better home with better people.  And the world is a better place because of pretty much everything connected with this little spot of heaven.Links:https://www.flyingfibers.com/https://www.shetland-sheep.org/https://sheepandwool.com/Support the show

In a special spontaneous episode, Cidiot takes you live to the New York Sheep & Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds (October 21-22, 2023). Mat has no idea what he's looking at but luckily Rachel Zive and her partner Sam Barnett are there to guide us all through the fabric and the animals. We learn so much including advice for beginners, celebrity knitwear designers, and terms from the fiber folk community. Links mentioned in the episode: New York State Sheep & Wool Festival Andrea Mowry Andrew Mowry on YouTube Tessellated Vest pattern on Ravelry Bleu Belle Bijoux Copyright 2023. Cidiot® is a registered trademark. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/support

It's the season!  Okay, so it could be many seasons, but the Easter holiday is upon us and everything is bursting with life, so we'll concentrate on the cute stuff like Spring and fluffy sheep.  And the one we have today is definitely fluffy, but only if unshorn.Today we're talking with Erin Bradt of Helder-Herdwyck Farm about the Herdwick Sheep.  This sturdy little creature has a different look, a perpetual smile, and some serious survival creds.  Viking lore, Beatrix Potter, the National Trust, the beauties of The Lake District and more are connected to this breed over in Jolly Old England.  We met up with Erin at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, where she is doing her part to bring attention to this fascinating animal.  Establishing a new breed on this continent is no small thing, and we tip our collective cap to her.We'll bring you more on this animal and others this Summer, straight from their homeland.  Stay tuned, because after years of saving and hoping, Backyard Green Films is going to trace some of our favorite heritage breeds to their source in person this time - British style. Links:http://helderherdwyckfarm.com/index.htmlhttp://www.helderherdwyckfarm.com/our-american-herdwick.htmlhttps://www.herdwick-sheep.com/https://sheepandwool.com/https://www.visitwales.com/things-do/nature-and-landscapes/national-parks/mountain-ranges-waleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooly_Willyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herdwickhttps://www.rbst.org.uk/watchlist-overviewhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Herriothttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/britain-lake-district-immortalized-beatrix-potter-beloved-landscape-180968736/Support the show

Today, we're speaking with Christy, who is an old friend of mine. This podcast came into being, because last October, Christy and her son Luke met up with us in Rhinebeck for the New York State Sheep and Wool festival.  On one of the evenings when we lifted our tired feet off the floor, we had a conversation about taxes and accounting, as often happens, and it migrated into the joys of the Schedule F – Farm Income, and went from there. I hope today's content is a little bit interesting even to those of you who do NOT actually file a farm return, because it turns out that climate issues, drought, and economic pricing unsurely are not the only challenges in agriculture. You have to deal with retirement issues in ways many others don't.Links:https://www.irs.govhttps://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs-search?search=Fhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i990sf.pdfhttps://www.halterproject.orgSupport the show

The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival was just last month, and it's Thanksgiving already.  We've got a podcast for you from the wild and wooly, festive and colorful event. If you're in a work truck or jeans ad with all of those good looking farm people tossing bales of hay around, you might get the impression that anyone who produces food or fiber in America is…well, pretty vanilla.  And considering how many of our ag products are an amalgamation of cultures and peoples throughout our history (corn, beans, pigs, horses, cattle, turkey, cranberries, squash…), maybe we'd be smart to stop and think about how diversity has made us strong.The BIPOC booth at Rhinebeck represented a slice of an underrepresented category in most of the visible ag press these days, and we were glad these delightfully different took time out from the crowd questions to answer some of ours (the gorgeous combinations of fiber and an aqua-color to (hand) dye for were developing right there in their breed barn booth.  Delicious).  BIPOC is an acronym that stands for Black, Indigenous and People of Color, and though some might wonder if this podcast will be politically correct – not so.  We hope you hear it and do your own thinking about why representation is so important to agricultural diversity of all types.  Our strength in humanity is in our many shapes sizes, and colors, and we hope you celebrate them all with us.  Links:https://sheepandwool.com/IG:        @theknottycatIG:        @viva_acresIG:        @anne.choihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MayflowerSupport the show

We're (almost) all back from the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, aka “Rhinebeck,” to those in the fiber universe.  It was (largely) a success, as our Livestream event went (mostly) as planned.  You can watch the workshops, shows and other snippets for yourself on our YouTube channel if you missed the lively weekend, and see the fantastic Fall colors that were on display as a backdrop for the Camelid and sheep parades and cashmere goat judging (or was the cashmere goat jumping?  Nope – that was the llamas).  Equipment auction?  Got that, too.  We hope you tune in to see a little bit of all that for yourself.  Want to volunteer for the 2023 show?  Follow the links to be included in the ranks of the brave, hardworking people that have kept this thing going since 1980.  On the podcast today we have a conversation with one of the main movers and shakers of this undertaking. Claire Houlihan is President of the Board of Directors for the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association, a fantastic nonprofit that focuses on education and promotion of all things fiber.  We think that there's no better way to do that than the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, and we hope to see you there in 2023.(Minus the urgent care visit next time, though, if possible.)Links:https://www.dcswga.org/abouthttps://www.dcswga.org/https://www.dcswga.org/volunteer-your-timehttps://sheepandwool.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/BackyardGreenFilms/featuredhttps://battenkillfibers.com/https://www.cornwallyarnshop.com/https://hvtextileproject.org/history/https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/michelle-hincheyhttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-new-york-textile-act-strengthen-new-yorks-manufacturing-industry#:~:text=Legislation%20%28S.8741A%2FA.9649A%29%2C%20named%20the%20New%20York%20Textile%20Act%2C,animal%20fibers%20that%20are%20grown%20in%20New%20York.Support the show

This past weekend we attended the NY State Sheep and Wool Festival, also known as Rhinebeck...which of course is in Rhinebeck, New York. It has become an annual pilgrimage for Rick and I.  We love coming back to the Hudson Valley this time of year, there's a brisk in the air, the fall colors are beautiful, and the sheep people are in town...not only the sheep people, but the goats, angora rabbits, llamas, musk oxen, and alpacas too.  It's just wonderful! Today's guest is Mary Badcock. Fiber artist, handspinner, and wool judge. She is an extraordinary person, who has traveled the world in the name of fiber, and has been attending Rhinebeck for over 35 years.If you're not familiar with this event, here's a little information about it. The first festival was held in 1972 and it's been held every October since at the Dutchess County Fair grounds. It started out with just a few people wanting buy, trade, and sale there fiber products and animals and has grown to have an annual attendance of 35,000 plus people.Links:https://sheepandwool.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Sheep_and_Wool_Festivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_arthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_spinningSupport the show

It's my recap of the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, also known as Rhinebeck 2021. There's an exciting few months ahead in Kino Knits land, so sign up for the Kino Knits newsletter at KinoKnits.com/newsletter so you don't miss a thing! Full show notes and photos are at KinoKnits.com/blog/096. Recorded Friday, November 5, 2021.

Wait – I thought knitting was relaxing.  Now we have to do math?!?  Well, that's especially true if you knit for a living, which is hard to do if you want to survive.  Because if beautiful handwork becomes something that's just a pastime, then “past” will become the key word.  Then the cost will be immeasurable.  It is a skill we cannot lose, so Elara is doing her part, and faithfully buying a hand-knit sweater.  And a hat.  And shawl.  And fingerless mittens.Join us on our podcast, when we speak with Lis Barsuglia-Madsen, knitter extraordinaire, straight from the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival 2021.  What does a bookkeeper talk to a knitter about?  Debits and credits.  Cost.  And in the end, the bookkeeper completely ignores the bottom line and buys the gorgeous thing anyway.Wool:  $100Buttons:  $14Keeping the skill of knitting alive:   priceless.   Links:http://scandinavianweaveandknit.com/ https://www.virtual.sheepandwool.com/41 https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/newtons-cradle.htm https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/business/container-port-record-backlog/index.htmlSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

Before heading to the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival 2021, we did a farm visit to speak with one of the participants of that grand event.  Siri Swanson (sheep shearer, farmer, butcher, educator and overachiever, among other things) gave us a tour of Yankee Rock Farm.  When she and her partner Colin are not running around the country shearing sheep, she plies her farming trades on three or four different sites near the Green Mountains of Vermont.  She has to do multiples in order to make it work, and “work” is the operative word.  The beautiful four-legged residents she raises include both Border Leicesters and Finn Sheep, and (speaking of multiples) we learned some interesting new ways to increase the sheep population quickly.  For this one we had to think intensely to remember what comes after “quads.”Rhinebeck is over, but the interviews are not.  This one is one that gives us hope for the future of agriculture, and the new generation of people who do it.Links:https://www.yankeerockfarm.com/https://www.virtual.sheepandwool.com/41https://web.archive.org/web/20130718022110/http://hhr.highlands.com/default.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Riverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tear_of_the_Cloudshttps://darrp.noaa.gov/hazardous-waste/hudson-riverhttps://www.epa.gov/superfund/what-superfundhttps://www.nps.gov/places/hudson-river-valley-national-heritage-area.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

It's that time of year again, and we can hardly wait.  The super extravaganza known as The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is back in 2021.  Okay, so we just call “Rhinebeck” because, after all, it's tons easier than remembering the acronym.  But it's here!  Running up and down the aisles of the livestock barns was one of the joys of our filming lives, and the people we spoke with were fascinating.  One of those moments was our conversation with Kim and Jack Mastrianni from Maple Frost Farm in Langdon, New Hampshire.  Not only was Jack wearing a deliciously chunky sweater (do not touch the personal textiles, Elara), but Kim has a history connection that is truly something to speak about.  And, of course, there was that gorgeously soft and fluffy Leicester Longwool sheep standing there.  That one was safe to pet, even if the sweater wasn't.We're whetting your appetite by bringing you a podcast that will help tide you over until October 16th and 17th, when Rhinebeck comes alive in the virtual realm - and in-person.  You bet your sheep it does.Links:https://www.virtual.sheepandwool.com/41https://www.leicesterlongwool.org/new-page-1http://www.maplefrostfarm.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

No, we're not in India for this one, if you wondered about that after that title.  We're closer to Rhinebeck, New York for this week's podcast.  On October 17-18 the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival will be held – albeit virtually – so we're taking you back to remember the fun from last year.  We're celebrating all things fiber, including the beloved cashmere sweater.  Okay, so this podcast is not so much focusing on the sweater (that's Elara's vote), as it is focusing on the goat.  That is a slang term for the Greatest Of All Time to many, and we think the cashmere produced by some breeds of goat is pretty amazing, at least when it comes to that wonderful feeling you get when you wear it at just the right dressy occasion.Our guest is Pam Haendle, of Hermit Pond Farm in New York.  She brought a wonderfully educational booth and the sweetest little goat to Rhinebeck for the mad gathering.  She was gracious enough to speak with us about her goats, her kids (ha), and what on earth cashmere and pashmina are, anyway. It's all about the marketing.We have a book to recommend as well, for all of you fiber people out there (no, we're not paid for this, but we have high hopes eventually).  Ever wondered what all that corgi hair might look like in a cable knit?  Corriedale?  Buffalo?  Yak?  We found out.  We kid you not -  we bought the book.Remember that we're posting daily on the Backyard Green films YouTube channel, so tune in for more visuals from the livestock barns, arenas, and vendor halls at Rhinebeck 2019.  Or you can join us on the 17th and 18th as we follow the virtual version of the New York State Sheep & Wool festival 2020.  Think on the bright side - no traffic this year!Links:https://sheepandwool.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pam.haendle https://hermitpondfarm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hermitpondcashmeregoats/ https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/ https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashmere_wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelidae https://threadcurve.com/types-of-sweaters/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_(song) https://www.google.com/search?channel=tus2&client=firefox-b-1-d&q=kashmir+lyrics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Spafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_Well_with_My_Soul https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543790/?ref_=nmls_hd https://www.storey.com/books/the-fleece-fiber-sourcebook/ https://www.amazon.com/Fleece-Fiber-Sourcebook-Fibers-Animal/dp/1603427112/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=fleece+and+fiber&qid=1601245442&sr=8-2 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

Gail talks with some of the people that are working to make the 2020 New York State Sheep and Wool Festival a virtual reality. To keep informed about the festival: www.DCSWGA.org www.sheepandwool.com On Facebook:  NYS Sheep & Wool Festival - Official

Here's a list for you:-HobbitsOttersWedding shawlsRagnorDogsKiller WhalesArcheological ruinsOilPuffins80's rock bands (okay, this one is a little loose)The Ikea catalogPoniesSo, what do these things have in common?  This podcast, and the Shetland Islands, way, way (way) North of the North Scotland mainland (Did we mention it was up North?).  In fact, the Vikings - Scandinavians, if you're politically correct – made a pit stop in the 8th and 9th century on their way to Iceland, and dropped off people and animals to this beautifully remote island chain in the North Atlantic.  One of the many hardy animals that adapted to the lifestyle there over the last 1,000 years is the Shetland Sheep, one of the cutest little animals we've seen so far (Paloma the ewe's tail was wagging like a dog when we met her, and that kept going for anyone that might pet her over the next hour).  With super soft and very fine wool, they are very docile, petite, and thrifty on the feed requirements. This primitive breed is a keeper, especially for those that don't want a lot of upkeep in the keeping part.  If you're a textile person, you can spin the finest of shawls with this one, with sheep and wool in practically every Viking color you can think of.Judy Lehrhaupt is the owner of two flocks of sheep and a few sheep dogs as well, and she not only does the raising, herding and shepherding, but she's a master spinner and a fleece judge.  Ewe Can Do It is her farm, where she spins/spends her off-time when she's not teaching school.  We met up with her last Fall at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, and hope you enjoy listening to her as much as we did.The little sheep from the Big Country (yes, couldn't resist another 80's music reference). Links:https://www.bing.com/maps?q=shetland+islands&FORM=HDRSC4 https://www.britannica.com/place/Shetland-Islands-Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace https://www.bing.com/maps?q=shetland+islands&FORM=HDRSC4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.history.com/shows/vikings https://www.rbst.org.uk/Pages/Category/sheep-watchlist?Take=27 https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/shetland https://www.shetland.org/ https://www.wildlifeworldwide.com/locations/the-shetland-islands https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/free-knitting-pattern/ https://www.shetland.org/#videos-2Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

  The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, held annually in Rhinebeck, New York.  One episode is not quite enough.  Twelve episodes wouldn't cover it either, but two is all we're giving you.    We continue the adventure with Amy Corey, who has managed to develop the most gorgeous charcoal colored sheep ever.  Okay, so maybe the Gotland sheep breed has been around in Sweden for a bit longer than Amy has been alive, but we'll give her credit for owning some beautiful sheep.    Next we meet with Angelo Ponce.  His company, Lanart, supplies fair-trade products from Peru using mostly alpaca fibers.  His felted animals were just about as cute as any we've seen.  And where are you ever again going to see different breeds of livestock guardian dogs in 4 inch pocket versions?    Pam Haendle of Hermit Pond Farm showed us a few of her cashmere goats, then taught us a bit about the difference between cashmere and pashmina.  We learned something new about fiber (and the effectiveness of good industry marketing) on this one.    Paula Garner lives in Connecticut, and raises one of the most endangered animals we have seen yet.  The tiny Santa Cruz sheep hail from the Channel Islands off California, and The Livestock Conservancy says that there are only about 150 left in existence.  Paula has risen to the challenge of military life, and represents a growing segment of farming today – veterans and their families.    We hope you enjoy Part 2 of Rhinebeck.  We're still tired.  And happy.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

It's my first Rhinebeck! Listen to a recap of my trip to the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. I met some cool people, wore some beautiful stuff, and engaged in a little woolpiggery. Visit kinoknits.com/022 for full show notes and pictures. Recorded on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.  

The Two Ewes record together this week since Marsha is visiting Kelly for the NoCKRs retreat (last weekend) and the Big Sur 21-miler (coming up this weekend).  You'll hear about what inspired us at the retreat, the progress we've made on our current projects, and our plans to meet more listeners.  We also talk about the idea of Spirit Yarn. The retreat was a great way for Kelly to get miles of spinning done! She worked on more of the yarn for her mother's Shibui Axis vest.  Two large bobbins were filled and that should end up being 4-5 ounces of yarn once it is plied.  Kelly also knitted on the Funky Grandpa cardigan that she is making out of handspun.  Both of these projects turned out to be great social projects.  Marsha worked on her Fairfield Cardigan by Michele Wang.  She also started the Shetland Crescent shawl by Kieran Foley, but made better progress on the sweater.  The projects at the retreat were so fabulous that Kelly was inspired to immediately queue the Mesa by Yumiko Alexander.  It is a versatile garment that can be worn as a cape or as a shawl or as a poncho.   She is also planning to make the Cancun by Erin Kate Archer.  This boxy sweater is essentially a lace sampler.  The version at the retreat was tunic length and very flattering! Marsha was inspired by the colors at the retreat.  California knitters seem to use more colorful yarns than knitters in the Pacific Northwest. One item in particular caught her eye.  It was a beautiful version of the Stephen West shawl Exploration Station.   She was also inspired to one day take a trip with Kelly to Rhinebeck,  aka New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. All that inspiration has led to some big plans!  Kelly plans to make the Edie Tee since Marsha's finished project looked so fantastic on her.  Kelly bought yarn that would be suitable while visiting the Continental Stitch in Morgan Hill just before the retreat to take advantage of the discount that they were offering NoCKRs participants.  Marsha has plans to make Ricky for All Seasons by Vera Sanon Both of the Two Ewes purchased the custom dyed retreat yarn from Duren Dye Works. Kelly is thinking of making the two-color shawl Sjø by Katja Löffler.  Marsha is considering the Daydreamer Shawl by Janina Kallio.    Marsha and Kelly enjoyed the de-stash room at the retreat and came home with lots of Spirit Yarn. These are yarns that have been loved at one time, but now need good homes.  They contain such spirit and potential that just looking at them provides so much inspiration for projects to come. Going to the Black Sheep Gathering?  If so, we have a meet-up planned for the afternoon/evening of Saturday, June 25.  We hope you can join us.  Listen to the show for more details.

My Rhinebeck Sweater was with me in spirit as I experienced the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival for the first time. Kindly sponsored by Quince & Co . I am also a Craftsy Affiliate. Please consider visiting my web site before purchasing a Craftsy class or materials as I receive credit for it. Thank you! Use KPKnitvent15 for 15% off the CuriousHandmade Knitvent 2015 Collection. 6 designs! One released each week starting Nov 5. Code good until Nov 30, 2015. Show notes are found at www.knittingpipeline.com. Haste ye back!

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