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art yarns with a different twist to them all i enjoy what i do and it is how i make my living i am in charge of all the animal husbandry once a year the sheep are shorn by a sheep shearer then i hand process the fleeces myself preparing them for spinning and dyeing my yarns may be viewed and purchased at www pamsfiber etsy com or here on the farm from the li l red barn farm shop which is open by appointment most anytime give us a ring 203 736 2630 i also teach spinning and i hold an authorized asford spinning wheel dealership i offer fiber arts classes and welcome all inquiry s check out my tutorials free on you tube under dream come true farm and pamsfiber view my complete profile blog archive 2015 4 05 17 05 24 1 finn fleece to woven pillow 04 26 05 03 1 03 22 03 29 2 2014 5 06 08 06 15 1 04 27 05 04 1 04 06 04 13 1 03 02 03 09 1 01 26 02 02 1 2013 18 11 24 12 01 1 10 20 10 27 1 10 13 10 20 1 09 29 10 06 2 07 07 07 14 2 04 21 04 28 1 03 31 04 07 1 03 10 03 17 1 03 03 03 10 2 02 24 03 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06 20 1 06 06 06 13 3 05 16 05 23 1 05 09 05 16 2 04 25 05 02 2 04 11 04 18 1 04 04 04 11 2 03 28 04 04 2 03 21 03 28 1 03 14 03 21 3 03 07 03 14 1 02 28 03 07 1 02 21 02 28 1 02 14 02 21 1 02 07 02 14 2 01 31 02 07 1 01 24 01 31 1 01 17 01 24 3 01 03 01 10 3 2009 86 12 27 01 03 2 12 20 12 27 2 12 06 12 13 1 11 29 12 06 9 11 08 11 15 3 11 01 11 08 1 10 25 11 01 4 10 18 10 25 1 10 11 10 18 1 09 27 10 04 1 09 20 09 27 1 08 16 08 23 1 07 26 08 02 5 06 21 06 28 10 06 14 06 21 1 05 03 05 10 3 04 26 05 03 1 04 19 04 26 4 04 12 04 19 3 04 05 04 12 2 03 22 03 29 13 03 15 03 22 1 03 08 03 15 1 02 22 03 01 4 02 08 02 15 1 02 01 02 08 2 01 25 02 01 8 monday may 18 2015 finn fleece to woven pillow hey all i have been washing all my fleeces over the past month and everyone is done its such a great feeling i thought id share a short post on the entire process with some photos who you are seeing here is my finn sheep rosie she was a bottle 4 h lamb so she is extremely friendly get into your lap friendly rosie has a wonderful fleece that needs to be shorn twice a year all my sheep and goats are fiber animals that need to be shorn twice in a year so i get double the fleece from my animals rosie grows a fantastic finn fleece with lots of crimp so it is next to the skin below is the process that one of my fleeces go through once off the sheep from sheep to woven pillow in pictures raw newly shorn finn fleece 6 months growth gorgeous crimp rosie peek a boo heeeeheee one months new growth washing the fleece drying the fleece newly washed spinning the fleece into yarn sample skein woven pillow xo posted by pams fiber from dream come true farm at 3 20 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday may 1 2015 may blog post from dream come true farm hi everyone im going to share a quick blog post to tell you all what has been going on at the farm first we are thrilled that spring made an appearance it was a long winter spring brought with her baby chicks to our farm we are thrilled to welcome a number of babies and some pullets those of you that know me well know that i love my chickens and their eggs our choice of breeds are heirloom or specialty rare breeds we love the beauty and differences in appearance and personalities that these birds offer us not to mention the color assortment of eggs we expanded our chicken coop to a really big space for our birds our eggs are starting to come in by a dozen a day and more expected to start laying in the fall we have been lucky enough to now be working with the all american general store in seymour here in ct to sell our eggs so if you are in the area pop into the general store for some home grown with love chicken eggs of all colors big news we are in the process of adopting two ducks from the majestic waterfowl next news shearing is done all the critters have their winter coats off so i have been washing and spinning fleeces like crazy now im spinning them and listing them in my etsy shop as i go along take a peek www pamsfiber etsy com i have also been weaving pillow toppers they too are listed in my etsy shop the spinners notebook has taken on a new look again lots of new contributors with some awesome new actual fiber samples a supplement is available to those who already have the book we will be offering lots of brown bag fiber samples through my etsy shop which are brown bags with 2 4 oz of wonderful fiber samples often from our shepherds who contributed the fiber sample in the spinners notebook also in my etsy shop garden is in and growing with cool weather crop tomatoes are next patio plants planted along with a huge pot of lavender fairy garden is in looking forward to the spinning retreat that im part of offering at the yellow farm in ny oh what a weekend that will be follow me on fb under pam blasko for farm updates specials and news all about the spinners notebook i post daily and would love to friend you through my page you can access my etsy and the spinners notebook page for all updates ect i just posted my tips on setting your handspun yarn so please stop on by i hope your spring is going well and is productive ill be back soon to post pics as soon as i can figure out why im having trouble with blogging its either me or blogger has an issue youve got the news from the farm anyway oh one more thing the farm shop is open now by appointment all most anytime happy spring folks posted by pams fiber from dream come true farm at 12 20 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday march 26 2015 we re bahhhhhhhhck where to start it has been such a busy 2014 that our blog has suffered terribly its been a long winter and hard to manage the farm as well but here we are all the critters from the farm to say we re baaaaahck so lets begin by telling you that we survived the winter whew it was not easy plus mom had hand surgery over the winter which made things really hard we did our best to help her out we have increased our chicken flock and get about 12 eggs a day yup its egg heaven over here we enjoy watching the chickens we find them quite entertaining occasionally we chase them but shhhh don t say anything we are being shorn this weekend yay we are so ready but of course its going to be a cold weekend we dont worry though because mom will cover us and give us lots of fresh straw to help us stay warm so there will be a finn fleece 2 wensleydale fleeces 1 teeswater fleece and 4 pygora fleeces im sure mom will share some in her etsy shop www pamsfiber etsy com so let us think oh yes the spinners notebook has been updated with 5 more pages its grown nicely with some amazing fiber samples and we hear that this year there will be a newsletter a few times a year another update with more supplements and some surprises that we are not allowed to tell you about and mom will know because she now has an eye in the sky on us 24 7 a sheep cam watches over us we also hear that there in going to be a retreat that mom ashly from ashlyannshands and virginia from yellow farm are going to offer you will all be updated on that very soon its going to be awesome lots of great fibery things farm visits yoga for spinners and more stay tuned we are all glad at dream come true farm that spring is hear and we hope that you all survived the winter months with ease and the big news for now is that mom has promised to update our blog on a regular basis again with lots of good fibery stuff news about us of course and share all kinds of goodies with you all so take a peek at our pictures to see how good we look and know that we have missed you all love all of us at dream come true farm xo posted by pams fiber from dream come true farm at 11 23 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest making and spinning rolag video tutorials making a rolag on a drum carder tutorial spinning from a rolag tutorial enjoy xo posted by pams fiber from dream come true farm at 10 58 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday june 13 2014 spring update on dream come true farm and pamsfiber helloooooo everyone its complete and ready to ship the big update is the news about my spinners notebook for those that are unfamiliar its a three ringed binder that is put together here on the farm fro fiber artists a book all about wool with actual fiber samples from the sheep who s shepherds participated they each wrote clear and informative information on their breeds and send us the actual fiber samples which is fabulous to be able to touch and feel the breeds they all offer fleeces and yarn for sale through their farms their contact info is supplied in the book we also had some of who i consider awesome fiber artist who may or may not have farms write some awesome article for the book the book has been around for over 12 years but now has completely been re done an awesome book and very exciting for me a must have book for any new fiber artist or a seasoned one that would like to record their experiences with fleece dyes etc if interested please take a look and learn more about in my etsy shop where it sells and is pictured also i have page on facebook that works as an extension to the spinners notebook tips texhniques and more shared daily dream come true farm and pamfiber or visit me on fb pam blasko www pamsfiber etsy com take a look in my etsy to see all the fun things i have been creating lately weaving making fiber vassals wall hangings woven wrist cuffs knitted wire wrist cuffs awesome handspun yarns and kits and so much more it s been an awesome busy spring shearing fiber trips fiber fairs and new chickens i m going to try and just highlight what has been happening so as not have this post be a novel so let s see april we had the wool wench suzy brown visit with arlene thayer from spin artiste on line publication suzy is an international instructor of art yarns and she did a workshop here on the farm with 25 women it was spectacular to say the least i was a vendor in ct sheep and wool festival in april as well we had our goats and sheep shorn early may so you know what that means fiber fiber and more fiber ashlyann and i went to the spin artiste studio in maryland and took a workshop with girl with a hook who is an adorable free form crochet instructor it was an awesome workshop we also attended the md sheep and wool fest yup more fiber and for both april and may we added new chickens to the flock and created a new space for them we call their space coop town usa i adore all these chickens and could spend hours watching them it s actually a bit of an addiction believe it or not chickens are very interesting to watch while they interact with one another mike added onto our back deck it now wraps around the side of the house and over looks the entire barn yard it s like heaven plans to spend the summer on it spinning and weaving upcoming next week is jazzturtle spin to weave workshop 2nd annual workshop here on the farm should be an awesome time new deck to spin and weave on i m excited there may be a space or two still open so if interested contact me dctfyarns aol com so check out my etsy shop to see all the new things i have been creating i must say ive been very busy the creative juices are flowing summer is next week i hope your gardens are in your porch furniture is out and ready to enjoy the sunshine i know i am here in the new england off to be creative xo sneak peak at the spinners notebook already working on a large supplement to be added to the book in the fall posted by pams fiber from dream come true farm at 11 09 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday april 30 2014 chicken news and small batch dyeing tips and techniques from pamsfiber small batch fiber dyeing hi everyone i m back to share what i did the other morning here on the farm i spent the entire morning doing some small batch fiber dyeing we are having quite the event here on the farm this weekend i mentioned it in the previous post but it s worth mentioning again suzy brown aka wool wench is coming to the farm to do a workshop on blending fiber art yarn spinning and plying suzy is from the netherlands and is teaching on the east coast a few workshops we were to have some fibers dyed and ready to go so this morning i got out my goodwill purchased crock pots and did some small batch dyeing to add to a color scheme that is in my mind how i do my small batch dyeing is what i thought i would share with you today tools needed 1 crock pots that will be used for dyeing only i found all of mine in goodwill for only a few dollars each 2 i use country classic dyes they are a one step dye power they can purchased on line 3 water 4 fiber 5 wooden spoon step 1 wet the fiber in a sink with hot water for 20 minutes this is to allow the dye to be absorbed with ease step 2 fill your crock pots with hot water and turn them on high step 3 add your dye according the instructions on the jar step 4 take out your fiber and add it to the crock pots making sure it is all covered you can press it down ever so gently with a wooden spoon i say gently so the fiber won t felt step 5 cover your pots in 15 minutes turn the temp to low and set the timer for 30 minutes do not uncover step 6 when your time is up take one pot at a time and dump it into the sink be careful it will be hot then fill the sink up with hot water for a rinse after about 10 minutes drain the sink and repeat until sink water is fairly clear try not to change the temp of the water by much in between the rinsing again so as not to felt the fiber when the water is fairly clear or completely clear pick up the fiber and gently give it a light squeeze to drain some of the water from the fiber transfer it to a screen to dry a screen will allow air flow from the top and bottom drying the fiber quicker if you do not have one you can 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