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Thank you very much for a wonderful fall fiber festival season. We are filled with gratitude and warm wooly memories of meeting friends, squeezing skeins, and enjoying some really impressive show and tell. Our booths were visted by very accomplished crafters! It brings us such joy to see all that you’ve created with our yarns. It is just as much fun as helping you plan for future projects.

As hard as it is to believe, summer is on the wane. But for us knitters, that’s good news, right? The first of the fall fiber festivals is coming up in early September, and after that, it’s fast and furious. We hope you’ll join us at a festival near you. See the list below for festivals we plan to attend.

We’ve added two new colors to our Cozy Cotton line! Say hello to Kelp and Pacific (center top and right). We thought you may want to dip your toes into something cool this month and these two refreshing shades fit the bill. Our Cozy Cotton is our worsted weight version of our best selling DK weight Cotton Comfort.

High heat got you feeling a little crabby? You’re not alone, and why not have some fun with it by treating yourself to a new project! We hope that your summer plans include a getaway or two, perhaps even a yarny adventure that could have you headed our way! Details of this year’s I91 Shop Hop have been announced and there is even a new webpage with links to each of the 8 shops that will be participating.

Today we are reminiscing that 32 years ago, as we were washing our wool from our local shepherds with our used Maytag ringer washer, the Rural Development arm of the US Department of Agriculture was offering low interest loans to companies engaging in activities that support local farming.

2023 brought more new visitors to the Mill than ever before. We’ve shared with them the history of our co-op from its founding in 1981 to our newest yarns that are still on the bobbins.

Their enthusiasm for our process and our products reminds us afresh everyday that making beautiful yarn is important work. In your hands, the gorgeous skeins of yarn that we spin from natural fibers become cherished keepsakes. They warm and comfort your family, friends and members of your community.

There was a distinct bite to the air this morning as we arrived at the Mill and that tells us that Fall is coming and our festival season is near! We imagine that very soon local nurseries will be filling up with mums and folks will start craving pumpkin spice in their coffee. We are hard at work spinning up a storm of fresh skeins so that we and some of your favorite fiber producers and indie dyers will have fresh inventory to share with you in the coming months.

On January 12 of this year our remarkable Elizabeth (Libby) Mills passed on at the age of 94. As one of our original founders, she embodied the love of natural… Continue reading