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Local Fiber Farm Market at the Sheep Shed – Pittstown NJ

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Local Fiber Farm Market at Windswept Sheep Shed

Saturday November 29, 10AM to 3PM, Pittstown NJ

Celebrate Small Business Day with us!

Come to our local Farm Market to talk or learn about fiber and meet the sheep (they eat animal crackers!) & farmers/ artisans. Plus many great gift options that also support local farmers & artisans.  Windswept Sheep (Romney & Dorset wool) & Dancing Waters Farm (mohair & wool) products (yarns, sheepskins, roving, fiber fertilizer pellets, NJ Blankets), plus other local farm & artisan products available (honey, charcuterie boards, bird houses, hand pressed glass sun catchers and more). Rain or shine – products inside the Sheep Shed, sheep outside!

 

 Looking for a unique holiday gift or local NJ fiber products? Come to our Local Fiber Farm Market!

How about a blanket made with 100% NJ wool in a NJ Fibershed created design? The NJ Blanket!!!

Other locally made products available are wool fleeces, mitt kits, local honey, charcuterie/cutting boards and bird houses made from local hardwoods!

#windsweptsheep #localfiber #localfiberfarms #localfiberarts #localfiberfarm

Items that will be at the upcoming Local Farm Market

Location:

173 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867

 

    Cornerstone farms vending and organizing guests, demos and classes are:

    Windswept Sheep -NJ Wool fleeces, roving, yarn & sheepskins from Sue’s flock of natural colored and white Romney and Dorset sheep and NJ Blankets.  Plus meet the sheep!

    Windswept Sheep Display at the upcoming Local Farm Market

    Dancing Waters Farm – natural colored and hand dyed NJ mohair/ wool roving, tops & yarn from Andrea’s Angora goats and sheep, plus catnip and NJ Blankets.

    Dancing Waters Farm Yarn Roving Tops and Mitt Kits Display at the upcoming Local Farm Market

    Other NJ Fibershed members vending include:

    • Willow Pond Farm – Sue’s raw natural colored and white NJ wool fleeces (Gotland, Jacob)
    Willow Pond Farm Gotland and Jacob fleeces

     

     

    Plus other local products (farm and artisans):

    • G.P.K Woodcrafts & Restorations – Gregg’s locally made cutting and charcuterie boards, and bird houses (all made from locally sourced hard woods – maple, ash, walnut)
    GPK Woodcraft Cutting Boards and Bird Houses at the upcoming Local Farm Market
    • Glass artist – Bonnie’s handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pressed glass sun-catchers
    Hand Designed and Made Glass Sun Catchers at the upcoming Local Farm Market
    • Honey – Mountain Valley

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    You can also find us on Instagram @windsweptsheep      @dancingwatersfarm

    and Facebook: windsweptsheep     dancingwatersfarm 

    Location: 173 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867

    #localfibernj #localfiberarts #localfiberfarms #windsweptsheep #dancingwatersfarm

     

     

    NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl 2025

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    2025 Barn Crawl Logo

    Join the fun again this year by visiting one or all

    participating NJ Fibershed Farms!

    The Barn Crawl allows farm-fiber lovers to learn about our local fiber production, while visiting farms, meeting fiber animals, and shopping for locally-sourced products. The NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl is a community-building event with the goal of promoting the awareness of local fiber production and use throughout our state.  June 7 & 8. 10am – 4pm, Rain or Shine, both days.     NO TICKETS NEEDED – FREE EVENT

    Dancing Waters Farm will be participating at host farm Windswept Sheep Farm in Pittstown NJ

    Dancing Waters Farm Display Please stop by to talk fiber and meet the sheep (they eat animal crackers)!  Our goal is to connect local fiber producers, artisans and those interested in learning about or supporting local fiber based businesses. Updates will be announced via Instagram/ Facebook (@windsweptsheep) as well as here on Dancing Waters Farm’s website (https://www.mohair-fiber.com).

    Vendors at host farm Windswept Sheep Farm:

    NJ Fibershed Members:

          • Dancing Waters Farm – natural colored and hand dyed mohair and wool roving, tops, yarn, corespun yarn, fiber dye kits, mitt kits
          • Windswept Sheep Farm – Romney & Dorset fleeces, sheepskins, roving, yarns and fiber fertilizer (wool pellets)

    Other Local Vendors:

        • G.P.K Woodcrafts & Restorations – Gregg’s locally made cutting and charcuterie boards, wooden vases and bird houses (all made from locally sourced hard woods – maple, ash, walnut)
        • Glass artist – Bonnie’s handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pressed glass sun-catchers.  Graphite molds were hand carved using graphite sourced from local Asbury NJ graphite mill.
        • Honey – Mountain Valley

    Dates: June 7 & 8 10am – 4pm both days – Rain or Shine

    Address: Windswept Sheep Farm, 173 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867

    Windswept Acres Display

    This is a field event, with field parking (uneven ground, possibly muddy), no rest rooms.  Vendors will be inside barns if the weather is bad.

    More Info on the Barn Crawl (other participants, etc.): NJ Fibershed website and on Instagram (@nj_fibershed)

    #localfibernj #localfiberarts #localfiberfarms #windsweptsheep #dancingwatersfarm

         

    North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival 2016

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    Had a great time at the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival in Ridgewood this week. I met so many interesting and kind people (vendors and attendees!).  Here’s a pic of my setup thanks to Wendy “Clay” who does gorgeous clay buttons and yarn bowls!

     

    Dancing Waters Farm Booth at NJFAF 2016 Ridgewood NJ

    Dancing Waters Farm at NJFAF 2016 Ridgewood, NJ

    I got to show quite a few youngsters (and their parents) how to make yarn starting from a sheep/ goat haircut.   Lots of felters and a few hand spinners attended.  Weather was gloomy outside but we were pretty lively inside the building!