Fiber

Here at Blackberry Blossom Farm, we use the fleece from our Pygora Goats and the wool from our Shetland Sheep, as well as other fibers, to make one-of-a-kind, luxury products. Making our items requires many steps, and is truly a farm to yarn endeavor.

Blackberry Blossom Farm handspun yarn, homegrown and ready-to-spin fiber (batts and roving), knitted items, kits, and notecards with our adorable animals on them are now available at Northfield Yarn (Northfield, MN) and Tinker and Makes (Harmony, MN). If you are interested in our fiber products or notecards and aren't able to get to either location, please contact us! I may also consider custom orders or bulk pricing, just let me know!

Steps to Processing Shetland Fiber

Step 1- Shearing

We use clippers to cut through the dense shetland fiber, once a year.

Step 2- Washing

The fiber is washed with special soap and in small batches in order to scour the whole fleece.

Step 3- Carding and Blending

We put the fiber through our carder, to align the fibers and make it into a batt. This step also includes the adding of other fibers into our batt, whether for color, texture, or both!

Step 4- Spinning

Next we hand spin the batt into yarn. This yarn is a soft and durable yarn with tons of memory! We usually choose to spin single ply.

Step 5- Dyeing

Sometimes we will dye the yarn using special fiber dyes to add lots of beautiful color!

Step 6- Knitting or Crocheting

The last step is knitting or crocheting the yarn into a one of a kind garment if we choose not to sell the yarn as is.