Depleted inventory at end of the weekend.

Shepherds Harvest display including new sign.

I wasn’t sure my operation was large enough for a solo booth yet, but made the leap as a learning step and a hedge against the forecasted rain.  It worked out well partly due to the thoughtfulness of Jessica Anderson who stopped over to give me a break each day. Having repeat customers search me out in spite of my drastic relocation tells me the word on the wonders of Babydoll wool is getting out there! I had a great time talking to dozens of creative, adventurous folks – women especially.  I’m loving seeing the younger generations get drawn in to working with fiber.

Once again I am sold out of prepared colored wool (except for yarn), so I am happy my flock produced an abundance of black lambs this year – 23 out of 28.  I have rams in abundance so will carry them through the winter for their fleeces, then market them for meat if they are not scooped up for breeding stock.

One anecdote I heard that is very exciting… a woman who makes felted booties said she had tried using Babydoll wool and was unable to get them to shrink in spite of multiple passes through the agitation and hot water in her washing machine.  She now refers to them as the Superwash breed!  As someone who isn’t a fan of hand washing – I’m thrilled!