Fiber farm

Are you considering raising fiber rabbits on your homestead? They can be a great addition to your livestock and a favorite of crafters!

Why one family “from away” chose to make their home on a Maine farm.

Here's everything you need to know about how and why you should raise fiber goats - and how to turn it into a side business.

Basic Facts About Raising Angora Goats When I was a girl, I was fascinated with the process of spinning yarn. I’m not exactly sure where the notion came to me. I faintly remember watching a children’s program that showed the process, maybe Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood? I remember taking the dog’s 2 slicker combs […]

Raising Angora Goats can be easy when you have some knowledge and skills under your belt. These beautiful fiber producing goats are sweet...

Congratulations! Rabbits are the perfect choice for a backyard farmer that would like to start producing their own fibers for either resale or crafts.

In this video filled post, I show you how I process alpaca by hand beginning with washing, then carding, spinning, followed by plying, I finish with instructions to complete a detailed yarn tag. This shows the entire process from raw fiber to spun yarn!

I would raise fiber goats whether I made money on them or not. I love our goats, and I love working with fiber in all its forms. It is incredibly interesting to me to work with a product from its very roots (the goat) to a finished usable product, (a pair of socks, sweaters, blanket […]

There's more to these camelids than you might think; what a variety!