Moving

It has been way to long since I came here with an update. I am going to set a goal of blogging once a week as my  life is filled with major changes. Over the past few years I have been feeling burdened by all the work here at the farm. The time has come to simplify our lives.  We are now planning a move to Oregon later this year. Our oldest son lives in Portland and our other son is living in Seattle. We will be listing our farm for sale in the next few weeks. This is an amazing opportunity for someone looking to start a fiber/ vegetable form in the Iowa City area. 
            As I plan a new life on a 1/4 acre I am both terrified and trilled depending on the moment and the day. I have only lived a few short years of my entire life in town. I will be taking all my studio equipment with me, a LOT of fine fleeces and my flock of angora rabbits.I trust my animals, my spinning and my passion for color will  help me through this transition.  
          I can not even begin to express how much I will miss my community here. To continue my connection with the Iowa City fiber world I will be offering two Fae Ridge Farm clubs.
         Spinners club: each member will pay $100.00 and will get a delightful 4 oz bag of fiber 4 times a year. These will be my signature blends that many of you have been punching for 20 years. I will also include a tiny surprise gift. This could be everything from stitch markers to a free pattern. Members can let me know any colors they refuse to let into their stash and any fiber they are allergic to.  I will  be making  large batches of these fibers, so  if you love a blend I have sent out you can order more for a big project. I will be working up a sign up sheet and hope to have it  ready for my next two fiber shows.
                I will also be offering a skein club for my knitting and crocheting friends.  This club will be set up much like the spinners club. I will create skeins by a variety of creative methods including dyeing,painting, natural dyes, and spinning.  Members will pay $100.00 for a year if skeins. They will get 4 shipment of fun yarn plus a tiny gift in each shipment.Yarn club members  should let me know  what type of yarn they like to work with:worsted, sock yarn lace weight ect.   
  
               I am trying to keep in mind that western Oregon is a fiber rich world. Lots of amazing fiber festivals and a great variety of  flocks. I am already in touch with a spinner group out there. It will be a whole new creative life searching for new fleeces in a region filled with new and exciting breed of sheep.