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Fire
Ant Ranch Since 1992 and going
strong! 170
Young Ranch Rd.,
Wool
& Mohair prepared by a Hand Spinner! Featuring fiber and fiber
products from Black Welsh Mountain, Shetland and Gulf Coast Sheep, mohair
from Texas Angora goats, and a few other favorites. What isn’t fiber from my years of raising
them comes from specially selected flocks I’ve known personally.`
The flock is all sold and the
Black Welsh Mountain Sheep are in Canada, giving the breeders there a much
needed infusion of great genetic material due to this and an earlier sale by
Desert Weyr. I’ve had to purchase much more
wool than I ever could raise for a long, LONG time – a mark of success for my
fiber work. A big THANKS to all of
you who love my fiber and keep coming back for more! CONSULTATIONS on the
Business of Fiber and Fiber Animals begin at $250/hour and are evaluated on a
case by case, limited basis. Our favorite sausage is still
from the one and only Louis Mueller Barbecue place in Taylor, Texas! Bobbie Mueller passed away recently, but
his family will carry on the tradition!
It will remain our favorite as I seriously doubt there’s a BBQ place
in Georgetown to rival that chipotle sausage!
I will say that we DO enjoy Duke’s BBQ in Georgetown. We’re holding at
13 cats at the moment, yes that’s one less again, losing our most senior cat,
Miss Kitty, a very short while ago.
She was an amazing 19-1/2 years old and still hopping up on the bed
just hours before we had to have her put to sleep after a stroke. Kaylee, the young Shire draft mare IS
a true partner. Not only is she
talented in dressage, but she is great on the trails! She actually has been shown – to CTDS Intro
Champion (walk/trot) in 2007! And
she’s small enough that my saddle fits her.
She’s been to Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera, TX, Parrie
Haynes Park, Berry Springs Park and to Old Settlers Park now. She takes it ALL in stride. We just completed a 3-day clinic with Dr.
Thomas Ritter in February 2009 and we BOTH learned a lot! Riding with him again in November
2009. Hope to get lots of practice in
before then, but with this record-breaking summer we’re having………hey, it’s
HOT!!! Sierra, the Mustang mare, has a gal friend again in Kaylee, although even after 18 months she is still playing the “Boss Mare” more
than she is “Mare Buddy”. My lovely 40”Gilmore 4 shaft
loom is still here, as are the Auto Knitter Sock Knitting Machine, the
Brother bulky flatbed knitting machine, the mid-gauge machine, and the wet felting machine. |
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The Studio “Shop” is Open ONLY by Appointment on a limited basis
– fiber shows, chores and equine activities notwithstanding! PLEASE FEEL FREE to shop via website and email at any time! I’ve decided to put some of the Fibers and Yarns up on ETSY to make it easier for
you – look for that shop announcement soon! The fibers and yarns will be
listed here as well, and spinning tools and equipment will stay here. I’ll still be travelling to
various Fiber
and Art Festivals during the year to market my finished goods,
equipment, fibers and handspun yarns. These festivals include the Estes Park
Wool Market in Colorado, Destin Spin In Retreat in Florida, SRS Retreat in
New Mexico, Kid ‘n Ewe in Texas and others.
Festivals in the past have included Taos Wool Festival (a 15-year
participant) Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival in New Mexico, and the Dfw Fiber Fest in Texas. I’ve published & sold
designs in Knitter's Magazine, Lion
Brand Yarns and Knitter's Digest, as well as other publications. I also do custom knitting of Kilt
Hose and other items of clothing and home décor. Your
Austin and Central Texas source for: ERTOEL ROBERTA ELECTRONIC
SPINNER – That Australian Technologically Advanced Beauty of a
“powered” Spinner! Absolute BEST
Electronic Spinner on the market. STRAUCH Drum Carders, Hand Cards and really BIG
Ballwinder (these are fantastic), HITCHHIKER ROADBUG Wheels from the Merlin
Tree – even better, the new double
treadle ROADBUG model! I still emphasize products I
would and DO use myself, and specialize in technologically advanced spinning
equipment that doesn’t look very traditional.
That’s me, and that’s my taste. I’m always celebrating something
– ask about specials. Check the Fire
Ant Ranch Collectible Items featuring the Knitting Ant Logo! FARM FIBERS & YARNS My hand dyed and hand processed wool & mohair products (Austin Batts, Ant Mounds and Ant Trails) are
very popular. My mohair locks (Ant Mounds)
have many repeat customers who know that if a certain color way hasn’t been
dyed up yet, they can request it. My
handspun yarn, classic and exotic, is still popular. Knowing that something you’ve designed
yourself also pleases others is a really, really good feeling. |
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