Farm Feature: Color by Nature's Studio in Grenville, South Dakota

Connie Wagenaar-Henning
Color by Nature's Studio
(North Eastern South Dakota)
Grenville, South Dakota 57239
Phone: 605-486-0035
Website: www.colorbynaturesstudio.com
Email: colorbynaturesstudio@yahoo.com

Some more information from Connie...
I am Connie Wagenaar-Henning, my business is Color by Nature's Studio and I raise natural colored sheep, from birth to natural colored batts for spinning!

I have approximately 70 ewes of all colors, including white, and lots of different breeds. Some of the breeding is: merino/cormo, rambulee, borderluster, finn, icelandic, blueface, lincoln. I started with 8 mixed breed ewes... and love them all! They all have names! All the wool sold, has the name of the girl that provided that wool! The wool that is dyed, is only dyed with natural dyes, found in nature. Some I collect, some is purchased.

All of the steps involved in this operation is done by my self. From birthing, feeding, vaccinating, washing fiber, dyeing fiber, carding the fiber with my Patrick Green Exotic Fiber Mill, that turns out beautiful batts for spinning or felting. In the spring, I have a support-a-lamb program, where for a set fee, you can receive monthly info on your chosen lamb, that lambs fleece in what ever form you chose, i.e.. as it comes from lamb, washed and ready for you to dye yourself, or dyed,carded and ready for you to spin. Lambs are for sale, for those wishing to start their own flock. Visits to my farm/studio are always welcome. Just be sure to call ahead, as I do go to various Fiber Festivals through out the year.

MFC Fiber Farm Feature: Breezy Ridge Alpacas LLC in Perryville Missouri

Connie Blechle
Breezy Ridge Alpacas
Perryville, MO 63775
Phone: 573-547-2217




Web-site: www.breezyridgealpacas.com
Specializing in Suri Alpacas and Alpaca Fiber Products

About the farm...
I just fell in love with the suri alpacas when we went alpaca shopping a few years ago. So we decided to jump right in and bought a few and then added 2 more girls almost a year later, and we now we have 12, with 2 more due any day. The fiber part of the business has taken right off with the luxurious and silky suri alpaca I offer. I card, spin, knit, crochet and felt items for sale. Visit my website at www.breezyridgealpacas.com or www.alpacanation.com and go to my store page where it takes you to my online shopping site. Not all of my items are listed as I am adding things constantly. I do several craft shows during the year and have a blast doing them. If you are in the area and want to see the alpacas or the things I make, please give us a call.