We went to the Vermont Fiber Mill this morning to pick up Maria’s Bedlam Farm wool, now skeins of yarn and some roving.

We were both knocked out by these colors, some of which we’ve never seen before. The colors are never the same each year, because of the colors and the dyeing.

Maria is sorting the yarn out today and figuring out how much to charge for the skeins and the roving. She doesn’t knit or weave in the making of her art, but she loves working with the sheep and developing this beautiful line of yarn.

She also has a list of people who asked to have their names on the yarn list, she’s contacting them to see what they want to buy.

The yarn will go on sale tomorrow, Labor Day, on Maria’s Etsy Studio. The price hasn’t been determined yet.

If you have any questions about the yarn – Maria is very happy about it – you can e-mail her: [email protected].

When I got the sheep more than 15 years ago, it was to learn how to herd sheep with my border collies. That was great fun.

With the death of Red last year, the focus shifted, as it has been doing for several years, to Maria’s yarn.

We love having sheep, and who knows? A border collie might come into my life again. I loved doing herding demos with Red and Rose at our Open Houses.

But Maria and I both love having sheep and shearing them, cleaning them,  turning them into yarn and roving has become one of the sweetest rituals on our farm. It reminds me of the joy and meaning of having a farm brings to our lives.

In fact, we’re recording a podcast on this subject this afternoon.