One of the reasons I’ve been dragging on the blog posting lately is that I’ve been so busy with new opportunities arising in the Wool and Fiber Arts area.
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SEKSPA, Southeastern Kentucky Sheep Producers Association, which I have been a member of for years has started a new chapter for Wool and Fiber Arts producers. Being a fleece producer rather than meat, I have been in the minority. It is so fun to finally have a local resource for connecting wool producers. We have only just gotten started but I’ve met some great people and see some fantastic potential in what we can do together.
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In conjunction with SEKSPA’s new chapter I learned that Fibershed was starting a new Kentucky/Tennessee chapter. Fibershed is an amazing organization and I’m very excited to see how this will help the fiber producers in our area to grow.
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And on a more local level, a new homemaker’s club began at our County Cooperative Extension Office called Yarn Spinners. There are only a couple actual ‘spinners’, most are crocheters or knitters. It’s been fun to get together with them to work on projects and just to have a reason to stop work on the farm and get some spinning done.
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Many new opportunities!
2024 is going to be a great year to create exciting things. #atthefarm