Alice Acres
Ridin' The Range
She is most stunning in her vest!! 
Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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bonbean01
Herd Master
Sorry you missed it all...life on a farm with critters, eh?
The vest is pretty cute
The vest is pretty cute
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
The sheep in the vest is funny? Does she really need it? Just wondering. 
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
StrawHat you're back 
You were missed 
NEW PROJECT
So I have to take a little break from what I am doing because it's a bit frustrating. I have a new project I'm working on: Sheep blankets!
So I decided that 1) I want to keep my newly sheared sheep warm (and yes I think they do need it StrawHat because they are shivering) and 2) I want to try and keep their wool clean, which is something I've been wanting to do.
So instead of buying sheep blankets, I am trying to sew some. The only reason it is cheaper than just buying some is I happen to have a whole bolt of Waverly decorator fabric. Yes, Ruth had given it to me a while back because her nephews were going to pitch it. Now don't think I've gone all Martha Stewart on you! Yeah, it's flowery. Yeah, it's outdated. Yeah, it's pretty loud like flowered 1970s curtains. 
My sheep will look MARVELOUS! And hopefully when Ruth comes over later she won't get mad. She might laugh. OR she might not remember at all that it was hers.
But my sewing machine is testing my patience at the moment, and the thread keeps breaking. Not sure if it needs to be oiled or what. I have a heavy duty brand new needle in it, and brand new thread. I have no patience when it comes to things like this. If I can't do it fast then forget it!
But I hope to at least get one or two done today so I can take a picture for you guys. And you thought the down vest was funny!
Just wait.
XMAS PRESENTS
So I bought something kind of big for Tim for Xmas. I got him a pneumatic nail gun and a 4 lb. compressor. He actually has symptoms of carpal tunnel in his wrist and hand from nailing things all the time. Every night I have to rub his hand and wrist! So I am hoping this will help alleviate that pain. And he and Lencho have been working on the new garage/shed they are building. This nail gun should really come in handy for that! Not to mention fence boards, etc.
In other news, Tim sold the buggy we had that I was going to use for my produce cart. It's okay, we discussed it and since I never got it going and we didn't have a place to store it over the winter we were afraid it would get ruined anyways. So now I'm thinking maybe he found another type of wagon that he is getting me for Xmas? Maybe. The problem with the buggy is it didn't have a canopy so I wouldn't have put anything good out there to sell, like yarn, or felted items.
FARMER'S MARKET
Tomorrow is the last holiday craft farmer's market and I am debating bringing some things up there to sell. I finished the elf, he just needs a base if Tim can get to it today. And I have 3 more felted chicken ornaments. I have one ferret left. But that's about it. I may drop off the stuff and go Christmas shopping at the outlet mall.
So, that's the report for now! Later!
You were missed NEW PROJECT
So I have to take a little break from what I am doing because it's a bit frustrating. I have a new project I'm working on: Sheep blankets!
So I decided that 1) I want to keep my newly sheared sheep warm (and yes I think they do need it StrawHat because they are shivering) and 2) I want to try and keep their wool clean, which is something I've been wanting to do.
So instead of buying sheep blankets, I am trying to sew some. The only reason it is cheaper than just buying some is I happen to have a whole bolt of Waverly decorator fabric.
Yes, Ruth had given it to me a while back because her nephews were going to pitch it. Now don't think I've gone all Martha Stewart on you! Yeah, it's flowery. Yeah, it's outdated. Yeah, it's pretty loud like flowered 1970s curtains. My sheep will look MARVELOUS! And hopefully when Ruth comes over later she won't get mad. She might laugh. OR she might not remember at all that it was hers. But my sewing machine is testing my patience at the moment, and the thread keeps breaking. Not sure if it needs to be oiled or what. I have a heavy duty brand new needle in it, and brand new thread. I have no patience when it comes to things like this. If I can't do it fast then forget it!
But I hope to at least get one or two done today so I can take a picture for you guys. And you thought the down vest was funny!
Just wait.XMAS PRESENTS
So I bought something kind of big for Tim for Xmas. I got him a pneumatic nail gun and a 4 lb. compressor. He actually has symptoms of carpal tunnel in his wrist and hand from nailing things all the time. Every night I have to rub his hand and wrist! So I am hoping this will help alleviate that pain. And he and Lencho have been working on the new garage/shed they are building. This nail gun should really come in handy for that! Not to mention fence boards, etc.
In other news, Tim sold the buggy we had that I was going to use for my produce cart. It's okay, we discussed it and since I never got it going and we didn't have a place to store it over the winter we were afraid it would get ruined anyways. So now I'm thinking maybe he found another type of wagon that he is getting me for Xmas? Maybe. The problem with the buggy is it didn't have a canopy so I wouldn't have put anything good out there to sell, like yarn, or felted items.
FARMER'S MARKET
Tomorrow is the last holiday craft farmer's market and I am debating bringing some things up there to sell. I finished the elf, he just needs a base if Tim can get to it today. And I have 3 more felted chicken ornaments. I have one ferret left. But that's about it. I may drop off the stuff and go Christmas shopping at the outlet mall.
So, that's the report for now! Later!
Southern by choice
Herd Master
hi bridge,
usually that is a tension issue. Check the tension and see if that helps. (for the thread)
please don't put flowers on the boys!
usually that is a tension issue. Check the tension and see if that helps. (for the thread)
please don't put flowers on the boys!
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I can't wait for pictures of the sheep sporting their new outfits
Alice Acres
Ridin' The Range
RE: sheep coats
When I was in 4-H, we made covers for our show sheep to keep them clean. Like you, I had leftover floral material (initially way back, it was leftover flour sack material my mom had saved!), and my sheep were just stunning....
When I was in 4-H, we made covers for our show sheep to keep them clean. Like you, I had leftover floral material (initially way back, it was leftover flour sack material my mom had saved!), and my sheep were just stunning....
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Ohhh those flour sacks were so cute!
OK so my sheep blanket project was a total FAIL. After my frustrations with the machine, and I did experiment with the tension, I couldn't even hardly get it sewn. This is a relatively new Singer machine, a cheap one though. I'm not sure if it is cut out to do heavy fabric. There is a knob for the tension that says AUTO, +1 +2 +3 and -1 -2 -3. I would assume +3 is for the thickest fabric? Well, nothing really worked.
So I basically had it stitched, and brought it out to try it on Marge to see if it would at least fit before I finished the lining. I put it on her, it fit over her head like it was supposed to! It was about the right length, but was a little long on the sides. It looked JUST LIKE she was wearing a flowered TABLECLOTH Pretty hideous. Well, I definitely have to put some elastic band to hold it around her legs, because it started sliding off to the side and I was chasing her trying to get it off of her and it got dragged through the mud and she broke the stitching around the neck and there it sat in the dirt as she trampled over it. 
By this time it was 50 out and I was having a hot flash and so was the sheep!
And that's the way it went. So I folded it up, put it in a plastic bag and it will sit there until I decide to give it a go again.
OK so my sheep blanket project was a total FAIL. After my frustrations with the machine, and I did experiment with the tension, I couldn't even hardly get it sewn. This is a relatively new Singer machine, a cheap one though. I'm not sure if it is cut out to do heavy fabric. There is a knob for the tension that says AUTO, +1 +2 +3 and -1 -2 -3. I would assume +3 is for the thickest fabric? Well, nothing really worked.
So I basically had it stitched, and brought it out to try it on Marge to see if it would at least fit before I finished the lining. I put it on her, it fit over her head like it was supposed to! It was about the right length, but was a little long on the sides. It looked JUST LIKE she was wearing a flowered TABLECLOTH
Pretty hideous. Well, I definitely have to put some elastic band to hold it around her legs, because it started sliding off to the side and I was chasing her trying to get it off of her and it got dragged through the mud and she broke the stitching around the neck and there it sat in the dirt as she trampled over it. By this time it was 50 out and I was having a hot flash and so was the sheep! And that's the way it went. So I folded it up, put it in a plastic bag and it will sit there until I decide to give it a go again.
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Oh, it probably isn't that bad. Got a pic? Hey if you have the talent to even sort of make something like that, it can't be a failed attempt. I wish I had the gift you have.
Hey if you have the talent to even sort of make something like that, it can't be a failed attempt. I wish I had the gift you have.
