


Fiber Artist Rachel Peck has been very busy! In addition to being the mother of 8 children and running her shop: My8KidsMom she's opened another shop to support her growing flock of sheep! Counting Sheep Farm has loads of farm fresh goodness for you to peruse!
You should really try her Jacob fleece! It is an easy-to-spin wool with very interesting natural colors!
Help Rachel with her grand opening! She's giving away this beautiful 3.9 oz Firestar/Alpaca/Silk batt to a lucky commenter here! Visit Counting Sheep Farm, find something you like, and post about it in the comments section below this post! We'll draw for a winner on Saturday so don't wait to visit. Also, remember to let everyone else know about Counting Sheep Farm through twitter, facebook, plurk, Ravelry, your blog etc and we'll count those networking pings as extra entries- just let us know you did it!
Rachel, we're so honored to have your talent in our box!
I want Pink Sparkles & Mermaid, together. Stripes, maybe. RTed @millarca
ReplyDeleteI want to try spinning the undyed mulberry silk. Wow. Gorgeous
ReplyDeleteoooh i love the undyed mulberry silk!!! that looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love all of Rachel's work. She is just amazing. I twetted.
ReplyDeleteLove the mermaid yarn aNd the seaweed batt! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI think this is my year for browns...Chocolate Cormo Cross Roving Fresh from the Farm 4 Ounces
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Wow...the farm fresh angora looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI not only love the undyed mulberry silk, I just bought it!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking this morning how online fleece and roving doesn't tempt me quite the way it used to. but I guess some things still do!
Thanks, Rachel
Sorry, everybody else!
Looks like a short blog post coming up!
Looove the Firestar farm fresh batt. It has just the right amount of sparkle to it.
ReplyDeletewow, that Cormo, Alpaca and Tussah blend might just have to be for my very first dyeing adventure....and I llluv it when I know the names of the animals my fiber came from!
ReplyDeleteSeaweed and Purple Banana!
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So many pretty pieces! I like the pink batts (Lovely and Pink glow)and the Leah batt. And who could resist the cormo/alpaca/silk blend... mmm...
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in the handspun mermaid yarn.
ReplyDeleteDefinitley the Purple Banana batt and the combed top!!! Lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!
ReplyDeleteI like the Purple Banana batt.
ReplyDeleteFarm Fresh Hand Spun PINK SPARKLES Shetland, Alpaca and Firestar 228 yards
ReplyDeletethis one is such a lovely muted pink. and i love the purple banana one too. such a memorable name!
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ReplyDeletethe angora looks heavenly!
ReplyDeletelove the Glitz and Leah batts. Very pretty!
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I love the Pink glow batt! its gorgeous and what a lovely blend of yummy fibers!
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with the Farm Fresh Batt in Seaweed color it's my favorite, but I love everything too!
ReplyDeleteI love the undyed como/alpaca/silk top... it looks amazing. I have wanted to try my hand at dyeing roving and that may be the ticket.
ReplyDeleteOooh. I love the fresh farm fiber. That Finn looks lovely, and I love the photos of the lamb & ewe where it came from!
ReplyDeletePrices aren't bad either!
Congratulations on the new shop! I love the name. If forced to pick one item, as hard as it was, I picked the Farm Fresh Batt GLITZ Cormo, Milk, Bamboo and Firestar 1.8 oz.
ReplyDeleteI love the Cormo/Alpaca/silk blend top. It looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteSeaweed batt, yum-o!
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Seaweed is just gorgeous :-)
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I would love to get my hands on some of that alpaca/cormo/silk combed top. I imagine that would be a brilliant experience to hand dye!
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The Seaweed batt is my favorite. I love its earthy colors, which I find funny considering it's called "Seaweed." Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like the "Lovely" Batt. Aptly named!
ReplyDeleteGood for her! It seems like she only just opened the My8kidsmom shop.
ReplyDeleteI am most tempted by the combed top. The handspun is also lovely.
Ooohhh the seaweed batt is lovely. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe mermaid handspun is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe angora sampler pack makes me want to nuzzle my nose in it!
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The Seaweed batt colors are perfect for fall. Very pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just really need some chocolate right now- Chocolate Cormo Cross Roving that is!
ReplyDeleteHer "Farm Fresh" Seaweed Batt is just luscious. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteI really must quit reading this blog though, some of these folks have such wonderful things that I can't help but buy fiber! Hi, my name is Lisa and I have a fiber problem...
The Farm Fresh Batt LOVELY BFL, Silk and Firestar looks just lovely. And the prices in this shop are quite affordable. I also loved the Undyed Mulllberry Silk.
ReplyDeleteFarm Fresh Batt SEAWEED Merino, Nylon and Bamboo 2 oz
ReplyDeleteThe colors of Leah are just really interesting. I'd love to see how it spins up.
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THe Farm Fresh Batt SEAWEED Merino, Nylon and Bamboo looks amazing! Great colors & fiber combo.
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I just love the SEAWEED batt! The colors were "woven" just right and I know it would spin up luciously!
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Kisses,
jules
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such a nice variety. i like the naturalness of them! here was my fav though: Farm Fresh Batt Leah CormoX, Alpaca and Soysilk 2 oz
ReplyDeleteUnDyed Mulberry Silk looks so bright and shiney white.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for purple and Purple Banana Farm Fresh Batt 1.7 Ounces is no different! Can't beat it with a name like that! Great!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the Seaweed batt.
ReplyDeletei would love to try to spin the mulberry roving! it looks awesome! although i also like cormo/alpaca/silk roving as well!
ReplyDeleteThe seaweed batt is gorgeous. I am on a huge hiatus from buying yarn & fiber. =(
ReplyDeleteOh, wow...that GLITZ Cormo, Milk, Bamboo and Firestar is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteJen
I really love the Glitz and Seaweed batts. They're so pretty!
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i am digging the seaweed batt!
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purple banana batt is really lovely!
ReplyDeletePink sparkles is ridiculously beautiful! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI love her mulberry silk and as soon as I have room and money, I'm buying some! The colors of her batts are wonderful and that mermaid handspun (which is now sold) was fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by this Farm Fresh Batt Leah CormoX, Alpaca and Soysilk 2 oz. I'd love to watch those little bits of color forming against the dark background.
ReplyDeletei love the seaweed batt very nice vbarton24 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletetwittered http://twitter.com/morgaine24/status/3759859342
ReplyDeleteIts a toss up between the mulberry silk and this Farm Fresh Batt SEAWEED Merino, Nylon and Bamboo 2 oz
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff.
I would love to have any of her Farm Fresh Batts, especially the Glitz or Seaweed. It would be fun to spin any of these batts with their exotic fiber combinations.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the Jacob roving would knit up? Could it be separated into strands similar to Icelandic plutlopi?
ReplyDeleteRachel is so terrific!
ReplyDeleteI really love the "Farm Fresh Batt Leah CormoX, Alpaca and Soysilk" -- added it to my Etsy favorites...
Wow! I want to try the purple banana farm fresh batt. Never spun banana fiber. HMMMM!
ReplyDeleteI love the natural colors in fiber and I'm truly a Jacob gal. I just love the Jacob.
ReplyDeleteOh! Forgot to mention I love the Seaweed or Glitz....drool drool!
ReplyDeleteGlitz, although Pink Sparkles is calling to me too.
ReplyDeleteSeawood is delicious looking.
ReplyDeleteThe Leah CormoX, Alpaca and Soysilk make me want to learn how to spin :0) I love the color!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the mulberry silk.
ReplyDeleteNeon Bomb!
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