DeGoatsnSheep Ranch
Wensleydale sheep angora goats
Jim and Linda Smith
9397 CR 502 Bayfield, Colorado 81122
970-884-0502
smjam9@aol.com
The dye garden: calendula, rose madder, indigo, tansy, zinnia, and a few Hopi black dye sunflowers.
DeGoatsnsheep Ranch is an organic-oriented, working ranch located near Durango, Colorado. We are committed to sustainable living with our gardens, greenhouses, animals, and home in coordination with the natural environment.
Come stay with us. Learn handspinning, knitting, or various aspects of fiber processing. Or just relax and enjoy the peace and beauty of our ranch. Learn about the maintenance and production of animals, fiber and food.
March 2012
Shearing all those sheep and goats was backbreaking work, but it is done, hooves are trimmed, shots have been given, and clean coats are on. Also, many fleeces are already sold! We do have 5 more; call if you need one. We should have anywhere from 12 - 16 lambs in April, and 2 - 4 kids. Yipes!!!
Onions are now started from seed; Japanese indigo wlll be seeded next week along with some other plants. We place seedlings under lights with heat mats. Then they graduate to the greenhouse before going into the garden--long process but worth it!
The four ewe lambs (shown with their mothers) were born in April 2011 and are now weaned and ready for sale. All are registered 90% Wensleydale.
Yarn dyed with rose madder from our garden.
Water color felting is a way to create a picture by making a prefelt and attaching blended color fibers to the surface to create an image. I used a combination of Romney, Wensleydale, and other fibers to make this critter!
