Ideas to pique your creativity
Lots of ideas to use Lambs Tales goods.
Use your Lambs Tales Farm products for More
Have you ever been on a weekend drive and found some place that is really unique, fun; some place you want to keep a secret?
Here are a few slightly less obvious uses for our products. This is not a comprehensive list! Let us know about your creative uses for our products and we might add them to next year’s version of this list!
Animals:
Wool roving & yarn make some amazing handicrafts possible. Felted needle project are quite the current rage among crafters. Re-usable coffee cup sleeves in custom team or company colors are a great gift idea, are “green” and work well!
Did you know that goats can eat poison oak, ivy and sumac without any ill effects? And they love Himalayan blackberries if you have noticed your blackberry canes multiplying. Maybe you want to start a goat rental company to eradicate rashes among your neighbors. Goats will eat practically anything so supervision is definitely required!
Herbs:
Rosemary is known as a tick & mosquito repellent. We can’t guarantee it’s effect, but it smells much better than bug spray! It also adds a lovely mild smell when hung to dry in attics or other potentially musty areas.
And if Rosemary fails to repel all the mosquitoes, just rub a little bit of lavender on it to kill the itch and reduce your stress levels at the same time!
Fruit:
Pressing Apples into cider is a fun fall/winter activity. Wait for the first frost and then track down a cider press. The flavor is amazing in fresh cider!
Ready to try your hand at natural dyes? Blueberries and cherries provide a soft, fully natural dye option. Perfect for tie-dye enthusiasts or if you wanted to turn a soft cream roving into a beautiful blue or crimson yarn!
Check out our Roving
Roving and yarn are here
Have you ever been on a weekend drive and found some place that is really unique, fun; some place you want to keep a secret?
Our sheep were shorn earlier this summer and we have plenty of wool roving available and a few skeins of Jacob yarn!
With limited entertainment options, why not tackle a Navajo-Churro roving felting project? Or get ambitious and tackle an entire rug. You can even enlist the help a family member or close friend (Within CDC recommendations of course!)
Want to see how you’d survive in a cold winter with your woolen sweaters, mufflers, hat, gloves and socks? Better start working your Jacob roving into yarn now! Or contact us about our current supply of yarn in natural colors. We look forward to providing local crafters with roving, but we can also ship yarn when available.
Once you’ve mastered spinning, knitting or crocheting, and found a good pattern, the possibilities are limited only by your free time and our supply of roving & yarn!
A quick Google provides plenty of inspiration for felted needle projects & rugs and just as many great knitting patterns for clothing and accessories.
Please browse through the photos on our Wool page or contact us and let us know exactly what color you’re looking for and we’ll try and find it for you!
Farmers Market’s are Open
Gaston’s Farmer’s Market may be cancelled but other local Farmers market will be open.
Support Local Farmers & Vendors at a Farmer’s Market near you
Have you ever been on a weekend drive and found some place that is really unique, fun; some place you want to keep a secret?
Summer’s bounty is all around us here in the Willamette Valley!
Our closest farmers market has unfortunately decided not to open this year. We will eagerly be looking forward to summer 2021 at the Gaston Farmer’s Market!
Thankfully, many of the surrounding towns and communities’ Farmer’s Markets have been able to open with safety guidelines & precautions.
Local Farmers (including Lambs Tales Farm) & Vendors need all the support they can get, so please check out one of these markets or call a farm and ask about purchasing direct from them with no crowds involved!
Forest Grove Farmers Market is open!
Wednesday evenings 4-8pm
http://www.adelantemujeres.org/forest-grove-farmers-market
Newberg Farmers Market is open!
Wednesday evenings 4-8pm
https://www.facebook.com/Newberg.Farmers.Market/
Carlton Farmers Market is open!
Saturdays 10am-4pm
https://www.facebook.com/carltonfarmersmarket/
Gaston Farmers Market:
Cancelled for 2020. Coming 2021! https://www.facebook.com/GastonFarmandArtisanMarket/
Hours & Safety precautions may change through the summer. Please check Facebook or websites before visiting to confirm.