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The New Year
Published: 1/1/2010
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2010!
The sky is gray and dreary and it is cold outside while I write this column. But inside it is cheery. The Christmas tree is still lit, the newly organized house is still relatively un-cluttered, and I smell bread baking. My studio is definitely not organized but I have a brightly colored (purple, teal, blue) king-sized blanket on the loom and lots of audio books waiting for me.
There is a lot to look forward to. Lambs in late February. The brilliant yellow blooms of the acacia tree within the month. Daffodils and redbud blooming. Blossoms on the wisteria I planted at the corner of the shop.
More immediate anticipation...SOCKS! I had hoped for this order to be finished before Christmas. They were, but not in time to actually get them here. One batch of socks is knit from Jacob wool and one from black Rambouillet wool. What luxury!
LAMBSKINS. There is also a new batch of lambskins on their way to me. I always love opening the box and getting the smell of new leather. Is that strange?
Speaking of new things...Are you ready to try something new in 2010? Learn to weave? Learn to spin? Learn needle-felting? We offer classes in all of these in the next two months. Click on Classes to find out what is available.
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Meridian Jacobs Farm Shop is Open
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The Meridian Jacobs farm shop is open every Thursday from 10:00 to 6:00. You can come to the shop to purchase fiber, yarn, books, and handwoven items. We carry felt kits and have the newest Knitting Pure & Simple patterns. We sell Ashford and Schacht spinning and weaving equipment and gadgets and much more.
I will make every effort to post here if something urgent comes up and I have to be gone for awhile on a Thursday. Please check before you drive a distance or you can call me at 707-688-3493 to make sure I'm here.
Dates for Spinners Night Out (SNO) click here.
Find out about fiber events, products, etc. Sign up for our on-line
newsletter
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Shearing Day at Meridian Jacobs 2009
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See photos of Shearing Day by clicking on the photo below.
We sheared 67 of my sheep, about 2 dozen other sheep and a dozen goats. The fleeces are all strong and clean and I will post them for sale soon. Saturday was a beautiful sunny day and we had a lot of visitors. I very much appreciate all the help that old and new friends provided!
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Join the Farm Club!
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Do you want to select your own fleece as it comes off the sheep? Do you want to know exactly where your food comes from ? Do you want to get dirt under your fingernails? Or maybe you'd like to walk in the sun, photograph flowers, and visit with friendly sheep. The
Farm Club just may be for you!
Click here to be redirected to the link mentioned above.
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Don’t miss the latest farm news, class updates, events and sales and specials. Sign up for our on-line
newsletter
. You can choose one or more of four newsletters: Fiber Friends, Sheep, Gourmet Lamb, or Farm Club (for members only). You can also read my
blog to see photos of what is happening on and off the farm.
You can also join us on-line at Ravelry and Weavolution . Join the Meridian Jacobs groups! Look for the running lamb photo.
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That most photos on this site can be enlarged by clicking on them?
That your Jacob wool item might be featured in a Photo Album if you send me a photo?
That when sign up as a Customer you can specify which e-newsletter you’d like to receive?
That eventually I’ll have all my handwoven items, lambskins, horn buttons, and Ashford and Schacht products, etc. photographed and available through the website?
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