I meant to blog about this sooner but...
While I was at the Shepherd's Harvest Fiber Festival in May I learned that Minnesota had one Fiber CSA and of course I wanted to join immediately. I like the idea of having raw fiber mailed to me every couple months for two reasons:
1. I can learn how to process the fiber from beginning to end. I got the spinning part down but now I can learn how to wash the wool and card it, all without the need to own any sheep.
2. I get to experiment with different types of wool, different colors, and in different stages. Some of whats been sent to me is raw and some is all ready to spin.
I received my first bunch of fibers in June (also included was a nice knitting pattern for a wool sweater). One bunch of fiber was a wool/mohair mix, colored beautifully and ready to spin. The other bunch was raw lincoln long wool.
If anyone is interested in a Fiber CSA the one I signed up with is Kindred Spirit Farm. They send a variety of fibers (some dyed and some not) every two months beginning in April. I missed the April deadline so I was sent my April and June portion of fibers together at the end of June. Generally the fibers arrive at the end of the month (April, June, August, October, December, February). Right now I'm waiting for my August shipment. I've been pretty busy with other things so I haven't processed or spun any of the fibers but I'll be working on that next week :D
Does anyone else have a fiber csa near them? I'd be interested in signing up for others - the more variety of fibers I can work with the better.
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