roving - Flying Goat Farm

roving to make beautiful yarn

by Gusman | Dec 16, 2019 | spinning

Pick some of these awesome rovings to make beautiful yarn or felt projects. Rum Raisin BFL Dewberry Alpaca Roving Polwarth Silk Roving in Apple Orchard

another successful mohair shearing in the books

by Gusman | Sep 2, 2019 | angora goats, mohair

Waiting for their turn with Emily It’s the best when the goats just lie back and relax. This is Ethel. All done and released into the “wild”. Here’s Ethel again! She is asking for more graham cracker treats! And curious about where her friend...

Be the Curator of Your Collection–a free ecourse

by Lisa Check | Jun 27, 2017 | Curate your Collection

It’s summertime. It’s hot. It’s sticky. The last thing you want to do is knit. And when it is so hot outside, you may not be thinking about doing anything with your yarn. I know that I don’t want to spend anytime outside in the humid hot air. My hair...

Why You Should Use The Good Stuff

by Lisa Check | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, knitting

“I’m just learning, so I’m going to use cheap yarn/roving until I know what I’m doing. I don’t want to waste it.” I hear those words all the time in my spinning and knitting classes. I even said it myself when I was learning how to...

The Year of Stash Appreciation–WOOL

by Lisa Check | Jan 2, 2015 | wool

The theme of FGF blog this year is a celebration of your stash. I want you to get to know what is in your stash. I want you to be able to make good decisions about which yarn should be used for which project. So I will be writing about the types of fibers and what...