Fiber Resources
Bitterroot Wool Growers
Patterns to share
Knitted String Bag – Make a string bag to take to the market and avoid using plastic bags! Pattern courtesy of Karen G!
Knitted Knockers
Guild Project – Hats for those in need:
Simple Ribbed Toque
Marled Rib Hat
Two by Two Hat
Soft and Cushy Hat
Instructional Videos
How to Felt Soap with Wool
Making Roving from a Batt with a Diz
How to Spin Cashmere
Sarah Anderson Navajo Plying
How to Change Colors and Weave in Ends
Links of Interest
Shepherds’ Alpine crossing straddles history, borders – AOL News
Apps
Knitters Toolbox is a collection of knitting calculators: buttonhole spacer, gauge widget, shaping spacer, pickup calculator.
http://www.amyherzogdesigns.com/tools/knitters-toolbox/
Stashbot works well for estimating yardage for a project.
http://knitbot.com/stashbot/
Shearer List
Leroy Sikorski
Hamilton, MT
406-363-3732
Busy sheep shearer throughout Western MT and adjoining states. Does both large and small flocks. Gentle, reasonable rates. Will shear some camelids and goats. May be retiring!
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Pete Connelly
505-231-2058
Livingston, MT
Shears camelids; not sure about sheep or goats. In spring of 2016 he worked with another adult and youngsters who were good helpers. Per Molly, “he was reasonably fast, helped with some basic skirting. We plan to have him again.”
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Erick Stedje
Bozeman, MT
406-212-7691
stedjeshears@gmail.com
Shears sheep; others unknown. Spouse raises Nigerian Dwarf goats, and was very pleasant. (Self-referred at Ravalli County Fair 2016.)
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John Picher
381-8391
A ranch hand with Joan who has, “gone to sheep shearing school. Worked with Leroy, and is smart and hard working.”
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Correy McAtee
Oregon
Per Suzanne, a possible shearer, if we coordinate schedules to validate a road trip for her. She shears in OR, WA, ID, and has visited our Fiber Fest.
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