What a year it has been! Here at the Green Mountain Spinnery we are under a blanket of fresh snow and enjoying the calm and quiet that comes between the… Continue reading
Spinnery News
Meet the Designer, Eric Robinson
Today we would like to introduce another very busy member of the Spinnery Cooperative. “Eric” Robinson (still known as Judy to her family) is responsible for many different areas at… Continue reading
Spotlight on Capricorn Yarn
Capricorn, our beautiful bulky weight yarn, is the result of an effort to find a wider use for an often overlooked ingredient: the fleece of mature angora goats. Like humans,… Continue reading
Eucalan & Green Mountain Spinnery
The goals of Green Mountain Spinnery are simple: to create yarns of the highest quality, to help sustain regional sheep farming, and to develop environmentally sound ways to process natural… Continue reading
Go Team!
Do you root for the home team or are you a lone fan in enemy territory? The broad color palette of Green Mountain Spinnery yarns can help you show your… Continue reading
November Knits Blog Tour: Market Jacket & Thayer Street
What comes to mind when you think of fall? At The Spinnery, in Putney, VT, we think of leaf-peeping in early October, hiking with great views in great… Continue reading
Early Fall Pattern Round Up & Inspiration!
Wool season approaches! While the days have been pleasant, when the sun sets, you can feel the hint of a chill in the air. It is refreshing and makes many… Continue reading
Meet the Designer, Maureen Clark
Like most Spinnery Cooperative members, Maureen Clark does a variety of jobs. She is in charge of our shipping and inventory systems, assists with our 1916 carding machine, works with… Continue reading
Spotlight on Cotton Comfort
Wool, like all the animal protein fibers, has the natural ability to retain heat. This makes it a natural choice for cold weather garments and accessories. When the weather turns… Continue reading
Spotlight on Simply Fine
In our last blog post, we told you about the mohair used in several of the Spinnery yarns. In this post we will shine the spotlight on Simply Fine. This… Continue reading
Mohair & Joe David Ross
Joe David Ross has supplied GMS with mohair since the mid 1980s. We met him through local farmer Deb Pamplin, a mohair grower in Wethersfield, Vermont. Deb had introduced the… Continue reading
Meet the Dyer, Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson has been working with the Spinnery since the beginning. She learned to weave at the Putney School from Libby Mills, one of the Spinney founders,… Continue reading