Orchard Acres Textiles

Growing up my mom and grandmother taught me many things about handy work.    I grew up longing to carry on the traditions of these crafts.  In the process I wanted our farm to tie us to the past, taking on Teeswater Sheep that are facing threatening low numbers.  Working to bring this farm back to life, as it sat empty for many years.   Farming is a new adventure for us, but one that has been in my past, my great grandfather was a shepherd in Spain long ago.  I feel privileged to have Teeswater Sheep with their calm personalities, and their sweet mothering skills, and fiber that shines wherever it is carried.  As a knitter and natural dyer, I have always been taken with the wonder of fiber...that first glimpse of what can be created, the feel, the smell, the joy in your art. Fiber has been with me in my greatest successes and joys and in my greatest sadness.  I am happy that our small farm is working towards bringing back what once was; Teeswater Sheep, the art that fiber creates and a better understanding of the environmental footprint we carry.