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My friend, Patti Haring, helped me set up this website.  She's an IT consultant, and her business is Bidwell Nalley, Inc.
 
 
 
Here are some national fiber-related organizations:

  

    The Spinning & Weaving Association, www.spinweave.org/

 

    Handweavers Guild of America, www.weavespindye.org/

 

    The Knitting Guild Association, www.tkga.com/

 
I like wool.  Here are some websites with great sheep/wool information:

 

    American Sheep Industry Association, www.sheepusa.org/

 

    Oklahoma State University, breeds of sheep, 

     www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/

 

    Sheep 101, www.sheep101.info/sheepbreedsa-z.html

 

Here are a few of my favorite fiber sources:

 

    Cotton Clouds, Irene Schmoller.  Safford, Arizona

    Exceptional source of cotton yarns!

    www.cottonclouds.com/index.asp

 

    Ewephoria Farm, Tina Ulbrick.  Lawrence, Kansas

    My preferred source of raw fleece from natural colored Merino

    www.ewephoria.net/

 

    Hidden Valley Farm & Woolen Mill, Carol Wagner.  Valders, Wisconsin

    Excellent source of Coopworth fleeces and rovings!

    www.hiddenvalleyfarmwoolenmill.com/

 

I'm a proud Michigander, so I'd like to point you to various fiber links in Michigan:

 

    Organizations

 

        Michigan League of Handweavers, www.mlhguild.org/index.html

 

    Fiber Festivals

 

        Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, www.michiganfiberfestival.info/

 

        Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch,

        www.lambandwoolfestival.com/

 

        Fiber Arts Festival at Castle Farms, Charlevoix, www.castlefarms.com/

 

        Fiber Festival, Old Art Building, Leland, www.oldartbuilding.com/

 

        Midwest Weavers Conference 2011, Hancock,

        www.midwestweavers.org/conference.htm

 

        Fiber Expo, Ann Arbor, www.fiberexpo.com/page/page/4831882.htm

 

        Mt Bruce Station, Romeo, www.sheepstuff.com/Festival.html

 

    Fiber Processing

 

        Frankenmuth Woolen Mill, Frankenmuth, www.frankenmuthwoolenmill.com/

 

        Pufpaff’s Fiber Processing, Nashville, fibermill.yurtboutique.com/

 

        Stonehedge Farm and Fiber Mill, East Jordan, www.stonehedgefibermill.com/

 

        Zeilinger Wool Company, Frankenmuth, www.zwool.com/

 

    Handpainted Fibers and Yarns

 

        Chris Roosien, Briar Rose Fibers, www.briarrosefibers.net/

 

        Elizabeth Koeppen, Elizabeth’s Designs, www.elizabethsdesigns.etsy.com

 

    Fiber Shops (spinning, weaving, knitting, and more)

 

        Fiber Whims, Chassell, www.fiberwhims.com/

 

        Gloria’s Happy Hooker, Sault Ste Marie, gloriasquilts.com/

 

        Heritage Spinning & Weaving, Lake Orion,

        www.heritagespinning.com/main.html

 

        The Spinning Loft, Howell, www.thespinningloft.com/

 

        Woolderness, Hessel, woolderness.blogspot.com/

 

    Yarn Shops in NW Lower Michigan:

 

        Inish Knits, Cedar, www.inishknits.com/

 

        Interquilten, Interlochen, www.interquilten.com

 

        Lost Art Yarn Shoppe, Traverse City, 231-941-1263

 

        The Yarn Market, Beulah, www.theyarnmarket.com/

 

        The Yarn Shop, Glen Arbor, 231-334-3805

 

        Thistledown Shoppe, Suttons Bay, www.thistledownshoppe.com/

 

        Yarn Quest, Traverse City, 231-929-4277

 

   Sources of Fiber in NW Lower Michigan:

 

       Bella Vita Farm, Bear Lake, http://www.bellavitafarm.com/

 

       Darnit Char's, Kalkaska, http://www.darnitchars.com/

 

       Fehrenbach Farms, Karlin, http://www.fehrenbachfarms.com/

 

       Northern Dreams Alpaca, Empire, 

       http://www.alpacanation.com/farmsandbreeders/03_viewfarm.asp?name=11254

 

       Sweelake Farm Yaks, Lake Ann, glenbride@aol.com

 

       Verdant Farm, Copemish, http://www.verdantfarmwool.com/

 

       Windspun Farm Fibers, Bear Lake, hilliardc1957@yahoo.com

 

       Windy Knob Farms, Northport, http://www.windyknobfarms.com/