Join us at the Windswept Acres Sheep Shack in Pittstown for your fiber fix.  Last Open Farm for 2023 is Dec. 9th 10AM to 2PM. We’re doing demos/ talks which walk you through the fiber creation process from shearing to final products.

-August was shearing (Sue’s son Chris flew in from Montana to shear 4 sheep and explain the process as he worked, to the delight of visitors of all ages).
-September was skirting (the fleeces shorn in August) and washing.
– October was making .Fleece Acorns
– December 9 will be skirting (by popular demand!) as well as hand carding and combing.  Informal demos/ talks at 11AM and 1PM.

• Cornerstone farms vending and organizing guests, demos and classes are:

Windswept Acres – fleeces, roving, yarn & sheepskins from Sue’s flock of natural colored and white Romney and Dorset sheep, plus NJ Blankets.  And meet the sheep!

Dancing Waters Farm – natural colored and hand dyed mohair/ wool roving, tops & yarn from Andrea’s Angora goats and sheep, plus catnip and NJ Blankets.

• Other NJ Fibershed members vending include:

G.P.K Woodcrafts & Restorations – Gregg’s locally made cutting and charcutier boards as well as wooden vases (made from locally sourced hard woods -maple, ash, walnut)

Willow Pond Farm – Sue’s raw natural colored and white fleeces (Gotland, Jacob)

• Plus other local products (farm and artisans):
  • Glass artist – Bonnie’s handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pressed glass sun-catchers

• • Honey
  • Used fiber equipment for sale
    • Louet Nilus Loom

Guests, demos and classes will be announced via Instagram (@windsweptsheep) and on Dancing Waters Farm website (https://mohair-fiber.com) as they are scheduled.

Please stop by and come talk fiber! Our goal for opening the Sheep Shed is to connect local to local.
Address: 173 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown, NJ 08876
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