Ananda Hills Farm
Jennie Watkins
553 Embody Road
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
jewatkins@olypen.com
Ananda Hills Farm is a small and cozy place located in the hills above Beaver Valley. The owner, Jennie Watkins, specializes in raising organic eggs and Shetland Sheep, a diminutive breed originating in the Shetland Islands that produces an amazing amount of beautiful wool in a variety of different colors.
At Ananda Hills Farm, all the farming activities have a symbiotic relationship. The hens scratch up the manure left behind by the sheep allowing it to dry up faster resulting in cleaner pastures. The bedding from the both the chickens and the sheep is turned into compost that enhances the soil in the vegetable gardens.
During the Farm Tour, Jennie will have an assortment of raw fleeces for sale as well as roving prepared for spinning. She will also be featuring hand-spun, hand-woven blankets made from her own wool.
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Jacob's Fleece During the Farm Tour, Jan has invited several friends to join her:
Jan Gillanders
693 Big Leaf Lane
Quilcene, WA 98376
www.jlgillandershorseandfiber.com
thenest@embarqmail.com
Jacob's Fleece Farm is a little off the beaten track but well worth the adventure. Located on 40 acres in the hills above Quilcene, Jan's flock is primarily made up of Jacob Sheep, a unique breed known for its black and white spots and for its multiple horns. Jan sells roving
and yarn that she has hand-spun from her own wool. It comes in a variety of natural colors (just like her sheep). She also has created her own line of unique knitted and felted purses.
There will be ongoing weaving, spinning and knitting demonstrations.
~Karen Rose of Rose Bud Ranch and Fiber Studio in Port Townsend will be there selling fleeces and custom spun and 
dyed yarn made from her llamas and alpacas. These yarns are incredibly sophisticated and you won't find them in your local yarn shop! This year Karen will also be demonstrating triangle looms.
~For anyone who appreciates hand-weaving, Ann Norton will be at Jacob's Fleece selling woven items for you and your home.
~Mary Gese will be bringing her mixed media art and jewelry
Victoria Stewart will be back this year from Salsa 101. Victoria raises salsa ingredients and makes wonderful goat's milk soap.
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Compass Rose Farm Compass Rose Farm is a beautiful 40 acre farm located in the Snow Creek valley. Kateen Fenter and her Mother, Bev, have owned the property in partnership with the Jefferson County Land Trust since 2007. To see what they started with, check out this article in the Port Townsend Leader.
Kateen Fenter
Bev Fairing
1463 West Uncas Road
Port Townsend, WA
mailto:mkfenter5@gmail.com
In a few short years, the family has established an extensive market garden, an apiary, a herd of Icelandic sheep and llamas, a flock of chickens and extensive hay fields.
During the Farm Tour, Kateen and Bev will be selling raw Iceland Sheep fleeces in a variety of colors. They will also have roving prepared for spinning for sale.
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Spring Hill Farm
Gary and Margaret Walters
3723 Beaver Valley Road
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
www.springhillromneys.com
Gary and Margaret Walters have been raising purebred Romneys for over 25 years. They have successfully shown their sheep all over the United States and have won many ribbons and awards in recognition of the quality of their sheep and wool.
Their farm is located in Beaver Valley where Margaret has developed an extensive line of products made from her own sheep's fiber. She has an array of combed and carded wool as well as several weights of yarn, all in beautiful natural colors. If you are a spinner looking for a raw fleece to work with, Margaret has many beautiful fleeces to choose from. She also has flat felt for sale, wool socks, comforter batts and blankets.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Walters will have shearing demonstrations at 11:00, 1:00 and 3:00
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that is shared with a horse and a llama. Barry has had extensive experience processing wool in Australia and on the East Coast of the United States. He has used that experience to develop his own successful wool carding business. Visitors to Barry and Linda's farm will have the opportunity to view the processing equipment (Barry will be giving demos during the Farm Tour) and to learn more about how raw fleece is turned into beautiful dyed roving. Barry and Linda will have a wide variety of roving available for purchase during the Tour. Beth and Kevin Hansen of Chimacum, owners of HansenCrafts, will also be at Taylored Fiber Farm during the Farm Tour. HansenCrafts produces the miniSpinner - an attractive, compact, light, and portable electronic spinning wheel. According to hundreds of happy owners, it also spins beautifully. The HansenCrafts miniSpinner is powerful, yet is as quiet as a conventional treadle-drive wheel. The Hansen's will have miniSpinners available to take for a test spin or purchase. You can also preview these e-spinners on their website: www.hansencrafts.com Haden Starbuck will bring her multiple talents to Taylored Fibers with hand-crafted jewelry featuring stone, glass and pottery. She will also have hand dyed, woven, spun and felted wearables and hand-dyed yarn and roving. Wet felting will be demonstrated. You can see her products at mysticbeachstudio.com.
Taylored Fibers
Barry and Linda Taylor
1671 Dabob Road
Quilcene, WA 98376
tayloredfibers@waypt.com
Barry and Linda Taylor raise an assortment of sheep bred for wool and for meat on 10 acres of property
Frances Clements Fawcett is a fiber artist, printmaker and deligh detective who creates are in a vibrant array of textures, shapes and colors - all designed to inspire, delight and enhance your colorful life.
On Saturday, she'll be stitching up colorful felted slippers from recycled sweaters and inviting visitors to sign up for one of her fiber workshops offered at her Port Townsend studio this autumn. Preview her work at http://www.francesclementsfawcett.com/.
Diana Cronin will also be joining the Taylors on Saturday only with her creative, one-of-a-kind pottery. You can check out her work at Egg and I Pottery.
This year, the Taylors are also welcoming Amelia Read Garripoli to give two classes at their farm during the tour. Amelia is an instructor, author and blogger known as "Ask the Bellwether". If you are interested in either of her classes, you can register on her website: http://www.askthebellwether.com/calendar.html
Saturday: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Andean Spindling $40 includes materials
So, how do the Andean natives spin yarn? Their very basic bottom whorl spindles and washed fleece are used to create durable yarns in livable quantiities. We'll cover their fiber, spinning methods, plying methods, and yarn management so you too can go and spin on windy hillside...or indoors.
Skill Level: Adventurous beginner/Intermediate, able to spin a stable yarn on a spindle or a wheel (either one). If you have some Andean spindles or other bottom whorl spindles you have questions about, feel free to bring them. Class fee includes fiber, handouts, and use of tools.
Class Size: Maximum of 10 students.
Saturday: 2:00pm - 4:00 pm E-Spinning Workshop $40 includes materials
In this class we will explore e-spinners and cover how they differ from spindles and wheels, fine-tune our e-spinners, and fine-tune our skills for e-spinning.
Skill Level: Adventurous beginner/Intermediate, able to spin a stable yarn on spindle or wheel (either one). If you have an e-spinner of any make or model, bring it. If you are a spinner curious about e-spinners, contact me for availablility of loaners - a few Hansen miniSpinners will be available to try.
Class Size: Maximum of 10 students
Ranie Keithahn designs colorful greeting cards and fabric squares for quilting. She will join the Taylors on Sunday only. To learn more about her work go to
http://www.raniekeithahn.com/
Kim Thomson who creates felted dolls, felted vessels and felted wall pieces will be at
Taylored Fibers on Sunday.
Janice Speck will return to Taylored Fibers for the 2011 tour on Sunday only. She creates wet, flat felted scarves, wall hangings, goves, hats and nuno silk scarves. You can preview her work at her shop on Etsy.
Angie Bickerton will be joining the Taylors for the first time this year. She makes needle-felted figures as well as tea cozies and dolls made from recycled wool. For more information go to her blog at:
http://islandhearthandhandicrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/wool-dolls-at-fiber-farm-tour.html
Also joining the Taylors for the first time will be Debi Breitbach-Glass from Port Angeles. Her company, the Shepherd's Fold speciallizes in hand-spun and hand-woven products, especially hats and rugs. She will also custom spin your dog's hair so if you have any that you would like made into yarn, bring it along with you! You can see Debi's products at her website: http://www.handspunhandwoven.com/.
