Calluna Farm » Handspun http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress Life in the Valley of Virginia Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:13:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Interview with SpinArtiste http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=385&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-spinartiste http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=385#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:01:01 +0000 callunafarm http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=385 Continue reading →]]> Share

CF - Self + BillBill and I were recently interviewed by Arlene Thayer – Spin Artiste! Enjoy a peak of life on Calluna Farm.
“This week we are featuring Candy Hargett and Bill Kimsey of Calluna Farm Studios, unapologetic “Boomers” who are actively creating the type of life for which many of us yearn. So, in a sense, this post feels like a bit of a “how to” which I think you will enjoy!“

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Please join us at these upcoming Fiber Festivals.
We will have a large selection of handspun -one of a kind- yarns and
hand-knit and hand woven fashions.
We also welcome farm & studio visits by appointment.

  • April 20th and 21st  2013
    The 2nd annual “Sheep Shearing and the Journey to Fiber Arts”
    Cabin Spring Farm
    70 Cabin Spring Ln. Lexington VA 24450
    Admission: Free
    Calluna Farm Demos include Corespinning Yarn and Triangle Loom Weaving
  •  Saturday, April 27, 2013
    Powhatan’s Festival of Fiber
    10:00am – 5:00pm
    3920 Marion Harland Lane
    Powhatan, VA 23139
    Admission – $5.00
    Children 12 and under free
    Calluna Farm Demos include Corespinning Yarn and space permitting Triangle Loom Weaving

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Make sure to visit Calluna Farm Studios at the Olde Liberty Fibre Faire
in Bedford, Virginia this weekend!
I will be sharing a space “inside” with the Leicester Longwool Ladies.
I will have a large selection of my one of a kind handspun yarns sale.
And demonstrate spinning – space permitting.
Enjoy a celebration of dyeing, felting, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting and
all things fibre-related.

Saturday, April 14, 2012
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bedford Lion’s Club Community Center
1577 E. Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike
(aka Route 460 East)
Bedford, VA 24523

Beautiful Fleece = Beautiful Yarn!

 

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]]> http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=261 0 Leciester Longwool & Alpaca http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=193&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leciester-longwool-alpaca http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=193#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:16:54 +0000 callunafarm http://0326ca3.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=193 Share

Leicester Longwool & Alpaca -
“Wow ‘ is what my husband said when this came off the spinning wheel.

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Spring Landscape detail by candyhargett
Spring Landscape detail, a photo by candyhargett on Flickr.

Spring Landscape …detail
Redbuds, dogwood, daffodils, spring greens…

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Spring Landscape by candyhargett
Spring Landscape, a photo by candyhargett on Flickr.

Spring Landscape – Hand dyed Leicester Longwool and Alpaca hand-spun with coils and spirals… lovely texture

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When our grand daughter saw this yarn on the spinning wheel -
she declared it’s “spring pearls” …

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Our Fiber Flock is starting! Last week we visited with Bev at  Ore Hill Farm Alpacas. What a wonderful breeding facility; clean, organized and over 400 alpacas! It took all our restraint to not bring home 20 young “fiber boys” – we do have 5 due to arrive on Calluna Farm just before Christmas.

Our goal is for 3 Leicester Longwool Sheep, 5 Alpacas, and 2 Mohair goats… Guess we’ll have to add a Llama to guard them…
The horses are starting to wonder if this is still a horse farm…

 

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Spinning with a View close up of grey Wool, Mohair & Sparkles

Wool – Alpaca – Mohair – Silk —- oh my!
Everywhere I look I see fiber to spin into beautiful art yarns. After far too many years of being away from my studio, I am excited to discover I still know how to spin!

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