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Sam (She/Her)

@crittersam.bsky.social

Small farmer, shepherdess, wool slinger, fibre artist, mom, massage therapist, queer and polyamorous. Stitchandsteelhomestead.com

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That’s why I like to shear a couple weeks before lambing. Keeps moms cleaner during delivery, babies can find the teats easier and no wool break from birthing/nursing

20.02.2025 12:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I few things to improve upon but generally I like it! Started working on a rust coloured linen version today #crafting #selfdraftedpattern #pinafore #handmade

14.02.2025 02:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thicker seems to leave more options open. I can split it if I want to or pre draft… and I find the mini mill roving in bumps tends to get felty when it sits (but this may also be a fibre content thing since most braids seem to be fine wools and milled stuff more medium wools, in my stash anyways)

13.02.2025 13:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Look at how bright and healthy and perfect those look!! 🤩

11.02.2025 17:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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My toxic trait is believing it’s faster/easier to draft my own pattern entirely from scratch than print one off and follow someone else’s directions. Working on a pinafore dress today

11.02.2025 16:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Shop update at 9pm et tonight! Previews up now at stitchandsteelhomestead.com

07.02.2025 21:05 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Still really feeling like poop but I managed a little bit of wool work today…

06.02.2025 22:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dove is too! Love romneys

04.02.2025 00:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Hoping to get around to posting a shop update tomorrow or Wednesday!! Lots of funky weird experiments in this bunch but they should be fun to spin!

04.02.2025 00:08 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I imagine this is what my ewe lamb Dove will look like when she’s all grown up lol. What breed?

04.02.2025 00:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Winter makes wool-Being outside instead of cooped in a barn in the winter encourages longer staple lengths and denser fleeces. And under 5+ inches of wool right now, the sheep barely even feel it!

24.01.2025 14:08 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Snowy ponies munching breakfast

23.01.2025 17:42 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Red sky at night…

23.01.2025 12:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I don’t really like change. But I don’t like Meta more. So I’m trying this new thing and I hope it sticks. Please enjoy the icy majesty of the view from my driveway.

21.01.2025 12:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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