What's Happening Around the Mill

  This year the Mill will be participating in the Great Northern Yarn Haul for the first time. The Great Northern Yarn Haul is a self guided tour of participating yarn stores in Vermont, New Hampshire…

        Laine Magazine, Issue 7  In Stock at the Mill now! Issue 7, Kouta, includes: · 140 pages · 12 knitting patterns from a talented group of designers: Lærke Bisschop-Larsen, Kiyomi Burgin,…

I think it is safe to say that I, Kelsey, am now a Picking Master. The picker is one of the machines that I run most often and I have become quite a whiz at placing the fiber on the belt just so and conditioning…

Happy 2018 fiber folk! It’s Kelsey again and I’m back at the mill in possibly the coldest place in the world right now (just kidding!) Experiencing the recent bomb cyclone weather in Vermont has been…

Lessons from a Fiber Mill I had so much fun working at the mill these past few weeks and I came away with much more than I had anticipated. Of course, I learned how to operate the machines, how much conditioner…

Hi there, Kelsey again. Last month, Susan and I headed down to Massachusetts to represent the Woolery at the NEWS—New England Weavers Seminar. I’ve never been to a fiber festival before so I was eager…

Day 1:  “Farm-to-Fiber” Hi! I’m Kelsey and I will be helping out at the mill for the next few weeks. During that time, I’ll be writing this guest blog to keep you updated on what I’m up to. Here’s how…

MRW's Dye Garden

Spring has sprung, its shearing season and the Sheep and Wool Festivals are getting into gear.  Hopefully, some of you made it down to Maryland Sheep and Wool.  It’s on my bucket list.  And this weekend…

Properly skirting your fleeces is one of the most important jobs to do before bringing the fiber to the mill.  We get lots of questions about how to properly skirt and since its shearing time it is a good…