Welcome!
If you are interested in sheep and the wonderful things made from their wool, or watercolors of them, you’ve come to the right place!
These sheep have led us down a Path Less Traveled, a path full of twists, turns, and rich experiences. Their wool inspired us to learn many new crafts; hand processing fiber, dyeing, carding, spinning, knitting, and weaving.
If you are eager to see our ongoing fiber and art journey, you may want to go straight to Our Shops.
But if you want to start at the very beginning, with the sweet creatures that started everything, read on:
Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep
Our farm is located in southwest Missouri and is home to a flock of “Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep”. For such a long name, they are actually quite short. Their roots are from a heritage breed that has been around for a very long time!
My adventure as a shepherd began in 2005. We had been searching for an organic solution for grass and weed control in our vineyard. Although we started with the sheep for a practical reason, before long they had woven their way into my heart.
Between 2006 and 2019 the sheep produced many lambs that were sold as barnyard pets. In this website, I’ve written a lot about their care and especially about lambing, to hopefully benefit others.
In 2020, my daughter and I decided to concentrate our focus on their wool (rather than producing lambs). We will miss the sweet little lambs each spring, but are very excited to continue on our woolly adventure with our sweet friends. Our”fiber flock”.
